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Education Technology and the History of the Future of Credentialing

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2016 was, as the president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation wrote earlier this month in Inside Higher Ed , a “ Pivotal Year for Accreditation.” ” MOOCs for credit. I guess 2016 didn’t really turn out the way I wanted though. Agents of Accreditation. Keep Away From Coding Schools.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Lots of details this week as tech executives testified in front of Congress about Russian interference in the 2016 election. Via Techcrunch : “Sony reboots Aibo with AI and extra kawaii.” .” Apparently watching CD-ROMs isn’t sufficient training for driving Navy destroyers. Who’d have guessed?!

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs'

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” 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. Sony’s in the business. These have all been separate articles in each series. “More Americans just need the right training.” Training Ed-Tech.