Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

” Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson to Lower Cost of E-Books, Textbooks.” ” More on Pearson’s business in the business of ed-tech section below. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via Campus Technology : “ Clemson U , Carnegie Mellon to Develop Robots for Advanced Manufacturing.”

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

” Also via Techcrunch : “ Primo Toys rolls out Cubetto, a wooden robot that teaches kids to code.” Data and “Research” Analytics software Tableau offers its report on “The State of Data Education in 2016.” Via Techcrunch : “ Google launches App Maker.”

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. For more news about robots not taking jobs, see the HR section above. Creative Commons has released its State of the Commons 2016 report. “Why the U.S.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

“High school students will be allowed to carry mace in the 2016–2017 school year after the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education agreed to remove prohibitive language and amend its policy,” the Salisbury Post reports. — Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) May 10, 2016. From the HR Department. Don’t do this.

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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 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. Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless. Amazon Inspire.

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JULY 1, 2016

“ Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us.” “Heard, Overheard and Announced at ISTE 2016 ” by Edsurge (which mislabels ISTE as the biggest ed-tech conference in the world). But oh look, Pearson – which wants you to buy its proprietary badge system, Acclaim.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Founded by former Pearson exec Larry Singer , the company will offer openly licensed resources to schools. percent in 2016 to total $208.6 ” Via Education Week’s Market Brief : “Global K–12 Market for Personal PCs to Contract in 2016, Experts Project.” .” Robo-advisory, yo.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

.” That’s because the stories told this year to keep us hustling and to keep up imagining a certain kind of future are almost all about robots. Over and over and over and over and over and over and over again we were told “robots are coming for your jobs.” Pearson filed a patent for badges.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Kassner created Proctor U in 2008 with colleague Jarrod Morgan while serving as president of Andrew Jackson University (now known as New Charter University), and left the company in 2016.” Via Techcrunch : “ Pearson is adding LittleBits kits to its STEM curriculum.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

” According to Edsurge , Knewton is now a courseware company and not a “robot tutor in the sky.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” There’s some robot news in the privacy section below. Loss In 2016.” ” Knewton has raised some $157 million in venture capital. (

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Hack Education

MARCH 31, 2017

” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Here’s Pearson ’s annual report for 2016. Via the BBC : “Pearson boss sees pay boost despite firm’s struggles.” Technology ‘Disrupting’ Teaching , Part 1 and Part 2 " by Larry Cuban. and Tough Choices for Teachers.” million total.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Indeed, the World Bank issued a report in January arguing that digital technologies – not just robots in factories – stand to widen inequalities as well, “and even hasten the hollowing out of middle-class employment.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

Via Zion Market Research : “ Massive Open Online Course Market : Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016-2024.” Robots and Other (Ed-Tech) Science Fiction. Via Edsurge : “​Are False Connections with AI Robots Putting Your Student’s Emotional Health at Risk?”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2016

” “ The Most Popular Courses of 2016 ” on Coursera. “Could robots be marking your homework ?” ” “ Ed-Tech Research That Mattered in 2016,” according to Education Week. Royal Roads University’s George Veletsianos on Pearson ’s release of its learning design principles.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via Getting Smart : “Using Robots to Teach Elementary Students About Human Nature.” ” Getting Smart’s Tom Vander Ark on a new report from Pearson : “ The Future of Skills : Employment in 2030.” ” “ NCTM and the Math Forum ” by Tracy Zager.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Pearson has added Snap chairman Michael Lynton to its board of directors. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “ Robots will replace teachers by 2027 ,” Futurism predicts. “ When the Robots Come for Our Jobs, They’ll Spare the Teachers ,” Edsurge tries to reassure its readers.

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APRIL 7, 2017

” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” “ Robots Are Changing The World,” says edX , which hopes to sell you on some classes on robots. .” ” “ Robots Are Changing The World,” says edX , which hopes to sell you on some classes on robots. Billion Worldwide This Year.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

Testing, Testing… “Most of the questions from New York ’s 2016 state tests are now public,” Chalkbeat reports. pic.twitter.com/hi32s3S9ke — Chris O'Connor (@ChristopOConnor) May 30, 2016. pic.twitter.com/96UQgN50i2 — StartUpGenocider (@lginiger) June 1, 2016. ” asks Pearson.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” Mindset marketing from Pearson : “3 steps to upgrade your GRIT in education.” ” GRIT is one of Pearson’s “mindset”-oriented career success programs. “ Pearson Closes DRM-Free eBookstore , Will Delete All eBooks From Customers’ Account,” The Digital Reader reports.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” “ Cengage , McGraw-Hill , and Pearson have started a new round of lawsuits against textbook sellers,” The Digital Reader reports , this time targeting those who sell through Amazon’s marketplace. “Can robotics teach problem solving to students?” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

K98BwFMkIc @ryancraiguv #edtech pic.twitter.com/3mITJHvODv — EdSurge HigherEd (@HigherEdSurge) November 11, 2016. Via Politico : “The Education Department estimates that in fiscal year 2016 it incorrectly calculated more than $2.2 ” “ Robot Takeover of Higher Ed Hits a Snag,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

IBM partners with Pearson. OpenEd partners with Pearson. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “When the Teaching Assistant Is a Robot.” ” Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ Value of Education Industry Sector Transactions Nosedives in 2016.” at Public Schools, College Board Says.”

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