Remove 2015 Remove Guidelines Remove MOOC Remove STEM
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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

Hack Education

” Microsoft acquired Minecraft in 2015 – which probably speaks volumes right there about its progressive potential – and in January of this year, Microsoft bought TeacherGaming, the maker of a Minecraft version aimed at classroom usage. And what does that oft-repeated phrase “ learn to code ” even mean ?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via CNET : “ Trump signs laws to promote women in STEM.” “Obama administration guidelines for LGBT student protections under Title IX remain in place, and the student codes at Liberty and Bob Jones Universities appear to violate them,” says Inside Higher Ed. (I’m The cause : a typo. million total.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Republicans are made because the Department of Education issued guidelines about how ESSA should be implemented. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “The Future of MOOCs Might Not Be Free ,” suggests Education Week’s Market Brief with an observation that many of us made back in 2012.