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4 K-12 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2018

EdTech Magazine

From learning analytics tools providing students with instant feedback on their work to virtual reality facilitating field trips to faraway lands to 3D printers filling makerspaces, the classroom looks quite a bit different than it did just five years ago. Learning Analytics Tools Provide Real-Time Feedback. CDW Segment.

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Higher education technology predictions for 2014

Mark Smithers

Well I missed out on writing a review for 2013 so I thought I’d get in reasonably early and write some predictions for what might happen in 2014. It will get louder in 2014. Expect MOOCs to continue to be the most high profile focus of academic angst in 2014. In 2013 I learnt a lot by completing learning activities this way.

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Higher education technology predictions for 2014

Mark Smithers

Well I missed out on writing a review for 2013 so I thought I’d get in reasonably early and write some predictions for what might happen in 2014. It will get louder in 2014. Expect MOOCs to continue to be the most high profile focus of academic angst in 2014. In 2013 I learnt a lot by completing learning activities this way.

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Many New Ideas are Quite Old

Mistakengoal.com

I feel an obligation to bring closure to the historical work I began a few years ago so I will be spending the next several months working with primary sources and reworking old drafts into publishable articles. Faculty wonder if their jobs are being increasingly outsourced to MOOCs and learning analytics funded by the Gates Foundation.

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'Education Technology's Completely Over'

Hack Education

” In 2014, Prince signed a deal to get his masters back. You can request a copy of your articles from academic publications. Students often find themselves uploading their content – their creative work – into the learning management system (the VLE). His ­acceptance speech at the event: “Prince.

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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

Hack Education

You can receive updates from Hack Education via email if you prefer to read articles that way.). The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2014. Learning to Code. Education Data and Learning Analytics. The series kicks off on Saturday, 2 December. Wishful Thinking. The Politics of Education Technology. Beyond the MOOC.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” Um, they do.) It’s that their parents are opting them out of exposure to these technologies. Course Signals.

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