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SXSWedu 2017: Ones to Watch and What to Know

Edsurge

But as Lindsey Cook (Data Editor at US News & World Report) points out in this 20 minute talk, that data isn’t always accessible. and insights into how edtech can help schools support individualized learning. When Public Education Data Isn’t Really Public : The U.S. EdSurge 9:30 a.m.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

” 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. They’re supposedly “engines of innovation.”

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

When I first started working as a tech reporter, I assumed – naively – that venture capitalists were smart people who did thorough research before funding a company. ” Tutoring is the cornerstone of technological fantasies about “personalized learning.” Vive la MOOC révolution.

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15 hot edtech trends for 2017

eSchool News

To get a glimpse into what the next 12 months will hold for everything from professional development to digital learning, and from communication to virtual reality, 15 ed tech luminaries looked back on 2016 edtech trends to help predict what’s in store for 2017. MOOCs continued to increase in number and attendance.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

.” And in Delaware , “Authorities have arrested two Smyrna high school students in connection with threats involving clowns and bombs ,” the AP reports. ” “ Clown College Calls National Rash of Rumored Clown Scares ‘Troubling’,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. Raise $146.1

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

From the press release : “FBI Releases 2017 Hate Crime Statistics.” ” More on the report from Pacific Standard. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via The Verge : “An academic reported sexual harassment. ’ The FCC Could Help,” says Wired. .”