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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

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The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. Coursera (online education) –- $64 million.

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The Top Ed-Tech Trends (Aren't 'Tech')

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An advocacy for libertarian politics – think Peter Thiel (a Stanford graduate) now advising Donald Trump. In 2012, I chose “the platforming of education” as one of the “top ed-tech trends.” The software – students are all issued computing devices – track the clicks. A fierce embrace of the new.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I And “free” doesn’t last. Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless.

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