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SXSWedu 2017: Ones to Watch and What to Know

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Let’s Chat.Bots in Higher Education : What if all of your college questions could be answered by sending a text or Facebook message? Companies like Microsoft, Facebook and Google are all dipping their toes into virtual and augmented reality. and insights into how edtech can help schools support individualized learning.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

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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. She also noted the growth of markets in China and in India.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Congratulations, STEM folks and learn-to-code evangelists, for being featured in President Trump’s list of his 2017 accomplishments. More on the for-profit formerly known as Kaplan University in the online education section below. ” Also via Techcrunch : “ Facebook brings Messenger Kids to Fire tablets.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Inside Higher Ed : “The as-yet unnamed online university resulting from the proposed acquisition of Kaplan University by Purdue University has set discounted tuition rates for in-state students and free tuition for Purdue employees.” Via The 74 : “ Montessori Was the Original Personalized Learning.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” Via Gizmodo : “ Facebook Will Add 3,000 More People to Watch Murders and Suicides.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ Google , Facebook , Verizon , Comcast and AT&T each contributed $200,000 to a committee opposing the proposed ballot measure, and lobbyists had estimated that businesses would spend $100 million to campaign against it before the November election.” The former: Purdue University ; the latter: Kaplan University.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” Good for you. with Pigeons.

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