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.” 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”)

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

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. ” he asks. can make political donations.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

A bit of history: Around the turn of the twentieth century, folklorists – many most academics at the time – became particularly enthralled with creating classification systems. Not a list of titles; a classification system of tale types. The Clever Fox. The Quest for a Lost Bride. The Magic Ring. The Golden Goose.

Technology 0

Technology Education Robotics System 0

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

The quotation is from 2012. Indeed, according to the latest statistics from the Department of Education – now granted, this is from the 2012–2013 academic year – there are 4726 degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States. The very next day, Apple shares hit $97.80, an all-time high for the company.

Trends 40

Trends Report iPhone Software 40

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Sponsored this year by JAR Systems and SAP Concur , the program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation. The company was sold to Jostens, Inc. in 2012 and the platform continues to serve districts across the nation as School Way.

Education 127

Education Learning EdTech Data 127

ProfHacker

DECEMBER 9, 2015

And if for some reason you need more ideas than what’s here—or if you’re just feeling nostalgic, as is befitting this time of year—take a look at our lists from 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , and 2009. I am also much more satisfied with their customer service than I was with the other company. Board Games.

Exercises 40

Exercises System Software Comparison 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

She assumed that Canadian and American school systems would have supplemental resources for online learning, but found few, and they lacked quality and variety. “I She spent $19 to host a website and contacted software companies for free licenses. This story also appeared in The New York Times. – CAYLA BAMBERGER. percent to 49.6

Education 109

Education Online Learning Report Elementary 109

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Previously, she was a Technology Integrator at Sacred Heart teaching robotics and programming to 5th through 7th grades and supporting the faculty''s technology and integration needs. In the past, he turned his interest in technology into several successful online companies, including MyDesktop.com, which sold to Internet.com in 1999.

Conference 59

Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Via Mother Jones : “How the Justice Department Is Trying to Dismantle Georgia ’s Segregated Special-Education System.” Chopra worked at the CFPB and, while there, “sued two for-profit-college companies – ITT Educational Services Inc. ” asks Fast Company. (I’m and Corinthian Colleges Inc.

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

” Via The New York Times : “Judge, Citing Inequality, Orders Connecticut to Overhaul Its School System.” The company said that the Department of Education’s decision to bar it from federal financial aid forced it to do so. Employees claim they were not notified that the company would be closing.

Khan Academy 40

Khan Academy Education LMS Company 40

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2017

In December 2012 – we all remember 2012 right? But as it turned out, the zeppelin company had gone out of business – I imagine that many people, like myself, could only think about Christopher Walken and Grace Jones’ characters and opted not to go. Let me begin with a story. ” ( Machines have no wants.).

Education 40

Education Robotics MOOC Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

.” Note the significant difference in language in this headline from The Verge , for example – “ Harvard’s Root robot teaches kids how to code ” – and the way in which Seymour would describe the LOGO Turtle – that students would using programming to teach the robot.

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

” The reason given: the registry used “‘rapidly aging technologies’ that do not mesh with other systems” – which is odd for what I thought was largely a metadata project. the nation’s third-largest student loan servicing company.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 52

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

” Via the Argus Leader : “A former official with National American University has accused the South Dakota based for-profit system of defrauding the United States government out of millions of dollars in a student aid program , a lawsuit unsealed Thursday in federal court alleges.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Lenovo 51

Lenovo Education Facebook MOOC 51

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

Monica Crowley , Trump’s pick for director of strategic communications for the National Security Council, has decided to not take a position with the new administration following revelations about her plagiarizing her dissertation and her 2012 book. ” The company in question: Dipont Education Management Group.

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

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.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Via The Atlantic : “Two radically different bills aim to overhaul [ Detroit ’s] beleaguered school system. Thiel was one of the biggest financiers of Ron Paul's super PAC in 2012. Why Don’t All School Systems Do This?” Will the legislation do more harm than good?” ” “ U.S.

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Among other things, they say, their work could lead to the kind of robotic exoskeletons imagined in the movie Aliens. Compare that to the public university system in Illinois, which has cut its higher education budget so deeply that Moody’s downgraded seven universities, including five to junk bond status. Sign up for our newsletter.

Industry 84

Industry Trends System STEM 84

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

That would have brought everything—email, online testing, cloud-based records systems and student research—to a halt. The great irony is that the multimillion-dollar cable was planted in the Arctic by an Anchorage-based telecommunications company thanks, in large part, to global warming. A plan to link Alaska to the world.

Broadband 82

Broadband Report Accessibility Video 82

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

officials approve new rating system.” Via The USA Today : “Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ ” The kids were from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis. More on racism at a robotics competition in the immigration section above. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

Solocron Education LLC , a company whose entire ‘education’ business is filing lawsuits, owns U.S. 6,263,439, titled ‘Verification system for non-traditional learning operations.’ ’ What kind of ‘verification system’ does Solocron claim to have invented? From MIT President L.

Education 40

Education Company Report Data 40

Hack Education

APRIL 7, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Congressional Republicans and the Trump White House appear poised to bring back year-round Pell Grant eligibility , which the Obama administration and Congress nixed in 2012 over cost concerns.” And then more money pours into other technology companies that promise to fix “ news literacy.”

Education 47

Education Coursera Robotics Broadband 47

Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

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.”

Education 45

Education Sakai Udemy Report 45

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

But the struggling sector’s political giving is down since peaking in 2012,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Department of Education Announces Requirements for New Federal Loan Servicing System.” The company said that it would keep the Vine website online, but you should probably download anything you’ve got there.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40