Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

And then there were MOOCs , of course, and all those predictions and all those promises about the end of college as we know it: “MOOCs make education borderless, gender-blind, race-blind, class-blind and bank account-blind” and similar fables. Vive la MOOC Révolution. Adam Medros became edX’s president and COO.

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

I saw the title of this article, “ Are Parent-Teacher Conferences Becoming Obsolete? I was expecting the article to talk about moving away from the “traditional parent conference” (sitting around for 10-20 minutes talking about a child’s experience in school) to something more student-led.

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The Principal of Change

OCTOBER 25, 2018

In the article, “ Why solving the world’s problems needs to start a multi-disciplinary approach ,” they shared a story on the connection between engineering and understanding humanity: One traffic intersection in the center of Drachten, Netherlands, accommodates 20,000 drivers as well as many bicyclists and pedestrians each day.

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The Principal of Change

JULY 13, 2017

From the article, “ 5 Unusual Facts About Google’s Odd (and Wildly Successful) Management Practices “(read the whole thing ): 5. April 21, 2017 Focus on the “Learner” June 18, 2015 Personalize, Not Standardize September 30, 2016 Our thinking creates the solutions, but technology provides many new opportunities.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

In 2017, for example, Edsurge informed its readers that “MissionU Says It Can Replace Traditional College With a One-Year Program.” ” (Its MOOC competitor edX also announced this year that many of its courses would no longer be free.) Vive la MOOC révolution. It upped the price of its “nanodegrees.”

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The Principal of Change

OCTOBER 15, 2017

I read an article recently, and it talked about “unbiased experts” and it stopped me in my tracks. have gone out of my way to read articles that go against what I believe, and openly share them on Twitter. George Couros (@gcouros) October 14, 2017. September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon!

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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. For a complete look at who funded learn-to-code companies this year, visit funding.hackeducation.com.).

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Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

In the long feature article in Time magazine on Khan Academy from July 9, 2012, it says (emphasis added): Khan is using the money [ from donations from Google, etc. ] The Time article has details.) In 2013 it was all about Khan Academy; in 2017, MOOCs; today the new hotness is AI. Does Khan realize this?

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

In a History course I can give students a passage from an article and ask them to Identify three connections they see in the article and what they have learned in the course. February 16, 2017 “Common Assessments” vs “Common Understandings” July 28, 2016 Pedagogy Before Technology?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

The Rebranding of MOOCs. Remember 2012 , “ The Year of the MOOC? Remember in 2012 when the media wrote about MOOCs with such frenzy, parroting all these marketing claims and more and predicting that MOOCs were poised to “ end the era of expensive higher education ”? MOOCs are not particularly "open."

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” 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.” National) Education Politics. Then it re-opened.

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” Via The Student Loan Report : “Halfway Through 2017, Here Are the Best & Worst Student Loan Servicers.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Lots of MOOC PR appeared in the news this week. ” “What if MOOCs Revolutionize Education After All?” of Florida.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Charles Koch Foundation ’s 2017 Giving Neared $90M.” And wow, December is right around the corner, isn’t it?!

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. From the press release : “FBI Releases 2017 Hate Crime Statistics.” ” The race for the California State Superintendent is still undecided – at least as I type up this article, it is. Education in the Courts.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. million in 2017,” says Politico , making her the wealthiest of Trump’s Cabinet members. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). But I’m putting that project on pause while I write my book.

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The Principal of Change

JANUARY 30, 2017

I tweeted this article from Tina Seelig , “Teaching — It’s about Inspiration, Not Information “, and asked the following question on Twitter: Curious what you think about this quote from Tina Seelig? Rebecca Lynn (@R_CILR) January 29, 2017. IMMOOC January 25, 2017 “Use adversity to your advantage.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. There’s an article in the venture philanthropy section below about how private student loans are being pitched as “impact investing.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “The MOOC is not dead, but maybe it should be,” says Rolin Moe. This week’s sponsored stories include several articles on student success: 1 , 2.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Student-Loan Borrowers , by Age Group, Amount Owed, and Repayment Status, 2017.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe. ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) ” MOOCs looked – for a short while, at least – like they were going to pivot to become LMSes.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). In other words, MOOCs are now gym memberships. Initially, the course will be available to anyone as a MOOC with an optional $99 identity-verified certificate. ” Via Educause by way of the Center for Digital Education : “Top 10 Higher Ed IT Issues of 2017.”

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Brown University joins edX. “ Y Combinator MOOC for Tech Startups Attracts Thousands of Views,” says Campus Technology. Not sure why this is called a MOOC. ” asks the Student Experience Manager of the Minerva Project in an article in Edsurge.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Me: pic.twitter.com/gmb3Oigcv0 — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) October 5, 2017. pic.twitter.com/yehgZ82br6 — Shahien Nasiripour (@nasiripour) October 5, 2017. In the future, you might want to look for most MOOC-related news in the “business of job training” section below. 2 Post at Ed.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

So, no doubt, were several articles by and about Emory University professor Mark Bauerlein and his defense of Trump and DeVos. niVz3ongY0 — (((Sherman Dorn))) (@shermandorn) February 10, 2017. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ MOOCs : A Postmortem” by Jonathan Rees.

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Hack Education

MARCH 2, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOC news is now much more often “job training” news, so there’s more on MOOCs in that section below. National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 18, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Cumulative Growth in Number of MOOCs , 2011–17.” link] pic.twitter.com/KaZWTTpO6o — Michael Shermer (@michaelshermer) August 17, 2017. ” Via NPR : “ Ethnic Studies : A Movement Born Of A Ban.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

Via The New York Times : “ Rolling Stone Settles Lawsuit Over Debunked Campus Rape Article.” ” Sante Fe University of Art and Design will close at the end of the 2017–2018 school year. " It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system.

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Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

.” Christian school @BetsyDeVosED is visiting in her #trumpbudget ad doesn't accept special education students [link] pic.twitter.com/OYN49iCgrK — Jennifer Berkshire (@BisforBerkshire) May 23, 2017. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Slate : “ The New Diploma Mills.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

pic.twitter.com/ba4GY4Lc8M — Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) February 1, 2017. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via George Veletsianos : “A large-scale study of Twitter Use in MOOCs.” ” Research finds there’s a " global achievement gap in MOOCs. Jerry Falwell Jr.

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Hack Education

JUNE 29, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” A MOOC consortium , that is, with member institutions Davidson College , Colgate University , Hamilton College , and Wellesley College. million, up from $4.3

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Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

pic.twitter.com/PDYLO6kW9U — f.o.x.x.i (@foxxi_loxxi) April 17, 2017. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via WCTI12.com ” “ MOOCs Started Out Completely Free. Disclosure alert : no mention that Edsurge, which published this article, shares an investor with Class Central.).

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Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

” No disclosure in the article that Edsurge shares investors with both these companies. Boston Bridge would be available for 2017 high school graduates who live in the city.” 1, 2017, on the online 2018–19 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form.” ” The Business of Student Loans.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

. … The state has until September 1, 2018 ‘to fully implement its program for basic education’ and it must have a plan for funding and implementing ‘by the final adjournment of the 2017 legislative session,’ the court said in a ruling written by Chief Justice Barbara Madsen.” Raise $146.1

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.” ” asks WaPo’s Valerie Strauss, before reprinting an article by UVA professor Dan Willingham.). It’s 2017, and Wired still promotes a narrative that “ hackers ” are all young men.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Iowa City Press-Citizen : “ Iowa families foregoing classroom for virtual school.” Acumen “senior innovation associate” writes about +Acumen in Edsurge : “The Flip Side of Abysmal MOOC Completion Rates ? Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). To borrow from Jello Biaffra, “MOOCs aren’t dead, they just deserve to die.” ” There’s more MOOC-related news in the nanodegree section below.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. ” (For what it’s worth, Kleiner Perkins made just one major investment in education in 2017, participating in Coursera’s $64 million round this summer. Venture Capital in 2017. Is this really a trend?

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