Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. Remember Edmodo? They’re amazing.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

“Over the next few years, textbooks should be obsolete” – Arne Duncan, 2012. ” – Thomas Friedman, 2013. ” Robots are coming for our jobs. The robots of education technology, like many of education technology’s monsters, privilege speed and efficiency. Or so we’re told.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

.” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity. The quotation is from 2012. 2012 – the phones too big for their pockets. A 46% increase since 1980.

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Trends Report iPhone Software 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs are back in the headlines again. Via Edsurge : “The Second Wave of MOOC Hype Is Here, and It’s Online Degrees.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” “ Cyber Charters in at Least 5 States Face Closure. .”

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Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless. Bonus if you can charge parents money for this sort of peek into their kids’ worlds.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The administration said it will phase out the program, which was established by President Obama in 2012, after a six-month period to give Congress a chance to act on legislation that could restore the program.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” More on the announcement from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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