Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

What can we expect in 2016 from the intersection of technology and education? And the MOOC numbers look like they’re rising. Unless the worm turns globally, I’d expect planet MOOC to keep growing in 2016. That should extend into 2016. I expect to see numerous stories along these lines in 2016.

Trends 40

Trends Technology MOOC Education 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

This is the last public talk I’ll deliver in 2016, and I confess I am relieved (I am exhausted!) ” – 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. Apple sold just 50 million iPads.

Trends 40

Trends Report iPhone Software 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Stories From Previous Years: Here are some of the stories that got us to where we are today: The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2016. Beyond the MOOC. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs. Mobile Learning. Wishful Thinking. The Compulsion for Data.

Technology 58

Technology MOOC Trends Khan Academy 58

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations. You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

.” Via NC Policy Watch : “ Ethics questions raised on DPI’s $6 million iPad purchase.” Prior to the department spending $6 million on iPads, Apple spent more than $5300 on meals and lodging for state Superintendent Mark Johnson and five other education officials to visit the company’s HQ. .”

Education 41

Education Social Media Company Data 41

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. Amazon Inspire.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

This year feels different too than the previous years in which I’ve written these reviews because education technology – as an industry – sort of floundered in 2016, as I think my series will show. Beyond the MOOC. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs.

Trends 40

Trends MOOC Khan Academy Maker Movement 40