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(This Is Not a Morphology of) The Monsters of Education Technology

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“Over the next few years, textbooks should be obsolete” – Arne Duncan, 2012. ” (This time, of course, with an Android phone strapped to their face.). ” Robots are coming for our jobs. The robots of education technology watch our clicks and analyze our preferences. Or so we’re told.

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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. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. And “free” doesn’t last. 3D Printing.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Lots of reporting on various court filings in the Trump University case, particularly those about the company’s “ playbooks ” detailing how former employees sold its course packages, targeting vulnerable populations. ’” More via The Wall Street Journal. ” Via The Atlantic : “The Art of the Swindle.”