Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity. In 2011, the analyst firm Gartner predicted that annual tablet shipments would exceed 300 million units by 2015. The quotation is from 2012.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Much of what Meeker says in this year’s report about education is placed under her category “gaming.”

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billion, matching the previous high for the single-year funding total of this decade, set in 2015. There’s a notable difference between 2018 and 2015, however. In 2015 there were 165 deals, versus just 112 in 2018. Once upon a time, she notes, “MOOCs were supposed to displace higher education. Last year, U.S.

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Instead of pouring cash into charter schools, accountability measures and tech-based software solutions, Dintersmith spends his time traveling to schools across the country. Ted Dintersmith : There was a massive gush of enthusiasm for MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), with some conviction it would revolutionize higher education.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 19, 2016

One of the big stories this week: the US Department of Education ’s announcement about which “non-traditional providers” ( MOOCs , coding bootcamps ) will be eligible for financial aid as part of its EQUIP experiment. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Education Politics.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

” That’s Joel Rose ’s School of One software. “ Purdue-Kaplan online university one step closer to reality,” the Journal & Courier reports. “ Iowa State University seeks 7 percent annual tuition hike for each of next 5 years,” The Des Moines Register reports. ” Holy s**t.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

“The Trump Administration Has Revoked A Federal Directive On Campus Rape ,” Buzzfeed reports. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “Peter Thiel May Finally Get His Flying Cars, Thanks to a New Udacity Nanodegree in 2018.” (National) Education Politics. Percent Return.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

” It’s been over a decade since comedian Stephen Colbert introduced the word “ truthiness ” on The Colbert Report – his attempt to describe political arguments, particularly those made by conservatives, that need no facts or evidence because they “just feel right.” Or MOOCs even. Hype wanes.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

” 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. .” Only “1.86 unique users have enrolled 4.1 The rate nationally: 16%.)

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Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2017

“The Year of the MOOC” – I was summoned to Palo Alto, California for a small gathering to discuss the future of teaching, learning, and technology. Perhaps with this data, the MOOC providers can build a map of professional if not cognitive pathways. Let me begin with a story.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “A Product at Every Price: A Review of MOOC Stats and Trends in 2017.” ” There’s more MOOC news in the certification section below. I’m also putting some MOOC news in the job training section.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Pokémon Go, a free augmented reality game developed by Niantic (a company spun out of Google in 2015), became the most popular mobile game in US history this year. I’ll look more closely at discrimination by design – in software and in algorithms – in the final article in this series.) funding) and outputs (e.g.,

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

” asks The Hechinger Report , with the hellish-scenario game we get to play for the next four years. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “In a report released on Wednesday, the U.S. Via The Center for Investigative Reporting : “ McCain assails Pentagon for being too harsh on for-profit college.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” More on the teacher prep law from The Hechinger Report. ” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. More from Quartz. ” Meanwhile on Campus.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

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Hack Education

JULY 15, 2016

million from a business that pulled in almost $1 billion in revenue in 2015 – with no fines, penalties, or admission of wrongdoing. million as compensation for problems that derailed a spate of its assessments last year,” Education Week reports. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

The Department of Education’s Chief Privacy Officer Kathleen Styles has been “reassigned,” Education Week reports. ” The Wall Street Journal reports that the Trump Administration might limit the number of visas available to Chinese students. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2016

” The Wall Street Journal reported in April. Funnily enough, many of the very publications who consistently made fun of the offerings from Trump University rarely offer any critical analysis of the structure or content of MOOCs or coding bootcamps. According to the Clinton’s tax forms, he’d earned $16.5

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

.” “More than 150 House and Senate Democrats sent Education Secretary Betsy DeVos a letter Monday that objected to her department’s recently announced shift in how it chooses the contractors that service federal student loans ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. State and Local) Education Politics. Via Reuters : “U.S.

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “ Betsy DeVos was asked to address education reporters at their annual convention. She and her husband also donated $200,000 to AFC’s charitable arm in 2014 and 2015 through the Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation. She said no.” school lottery.” ” asks IHE blogger Joshua Kim.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 5, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ CSU signs deal to record, broadcast classroom lectures,” says the San Francisco Examiner. ” The coding bootcamp Springboard will guarantee jobs for its graduates, Edsurge reports. ” More legal maneuvering in the for-profit higher ed section below.

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Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

The allegations center on reports that Paris, through inappropriate means, asked legislators to provide state funds to the college, a Christian institution in Arkansas.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Inside Higher Ed on online education at Simmons College. ” Accreditation and Certification.

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Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Via Broadly : “ Betsy DeVos to Meet with Men’s Rights Groups , Reports Say.” On the US House of Representatives’ proposed budget : “$2 Billion for Teacher Training, Salaries Eliminated in House Budget Plan,” Education Week reports. ” (State and Local) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

. “A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a transgender student ’s challenge to a Wisconsin school district’s policy limiting his restroom usage – a big win for those seeking to advance transgender rights in the courts,” Buzzfeed reports. However will they cope. The Business of Job Training.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Senate ’s education committee on a party-line vote Wednesday advanced the nomination of Carlos Muñiz for general counsel at the Department of Education ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” Via The Hechinger Report : “ India tries coding camps, craft centers and all-girls schools to fight illiteracy.”

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AUGUST 5, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” asks The Hechinger Report. Via The Hechinger Report : “Strapped for students, nonprofit colleges borrow recruiting tactic from for-profits.” “ Atlanta Public Schools debut new police force,” WSB-TV reports.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. These have all been separate articles in each series. “More Americans just need the right training.” The Business of Hiring.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 18, 2017

.” “ Tennessee ’s former education commissioner called on Betsy DeVos to resign as the nation’s education chief Thursday because of her boss’s ambivalent response to racist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia,” Chalkbeat reports. ” (Other State and Local) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Did you share this Raw Story story – “Education officials expect ‘ineffective’ Betsy DeVos to step down as her agenda collapses: report” – or this Salon story – “Expert: Expect DeVos to resign from Trump administration”? ” asks The Hechinger Report. For-Profit Colleges.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” The Hechinger Report asks , “What can Betsy DeVos really do?” Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.” ” Via the BBC : “ Facebook Reports BBC to Police Over Investigation Into Child Sex Images.”

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Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

.” “The University of Michigan has agreed to pay $165,000 to settle what was left of a lawsuit over a graduate student’s dismissal from an engineering program in 2011,” the AP reports. ” “ Carthage Goes Test Optional on Admissions,” Inside Higher Ed reports. From MIT President L.

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

The governor, a Republican elected in 2015, announced on Friday that he had disbanded the university’s current 20-member Board of Trustees. University of Texas at Austin , related to features unique to that university,“ Inside Higher Ed reports. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ”). .”

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Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

Dan Patrick (R) told reporters on Tuesday that he is sending letters to every superintendent in the state advising them not to follow the Obama administration's recently issued guidance on transgender students.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via the Huffington Post : “ Texas Lt.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2016

” “ Elon Musk and the chief executive of Uber are now advising Donald Trump ,” The Washington Post reports. Via The Hechinger Report : “ Mississippi ’s early ed shakeup: State reorganizes key child care services, launches new family tracking system.” ” The Trump administration? Not so much.

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Hack Education

JULY 22, 2016

On the Republican Party platform and presidential ticket: “ Trump plan would base student loans on employability,” the Hechinger Report says. Following a failed coup attempt in Turkey , some 15,000 education staff have been suspended, the BBC reports. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

“ Trump Education Secretary Pick Has Indirect Stake in Student Lender ,” The Wall Street Journal reports. “Obama Administration Mistakes Threaten Student Loan Relief Programs,” Buzzfeed reports. “The 2015 PISA Results: What Do They Mean?” ” Inside Higher Ed reports. Virginia A.

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