Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

Now something similar may be happening with textbooks, as publishing giants start to broker campuswide deals with colleges that give students unlimited access to a publisher’s digital textbooks at cut-rate prices. There’s a surprising amount of momentum behind it,” said Phil Hill, a longtime edtech consultant.

Pearson 111

Pearson OER Course Accessibility 111

Hack Education

DECEMBER 14, 2018

This is the last Hack Education Weekly News of the year because next week I am publishing a very abbreviated review of 2018, and I won’t need to study in detail what happens each week anymore. Via The New York Times : “ Facebook Says Bug Opened Access to Private Photos.” ” Mark Zuckerberg is sorry. ” Phew.

MOOC 78

MOOC Education Elsevier Report 78

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

” Via EdScoop : “ USC launches edtech research center focused on underrepresented youth.” Let’s not worry that there are many people who do not have access to electricity, let alone Internet, let alone digital devices.). Via Edsurge : “NYC Keeps Its Edtech Accelerator Revving With New Funders and Markets.”

Education 49

Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

— Rochelle (@Rochelle) November 25, 2018. Learn more about #EarlyFutures and watch the full video: [link] pic.twitter.com/s7HHq7hT8r — Sesame Workshop (@SesameWorkshop) November 27, 2018. Tutoring company Topica Edtech Group has raised $50 million from Northstar Group. Venture Capital and the Business of Education.

Education 58

Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

A new project from the Learning Policy Institute and EducationCounsel : “Reimagining College Access: Performance Assessments From K–12 Through Higher Education.” I don’t recall if I talked about Elsevier when I wrote about platforms as part of my 2017 review. Go, School Sports Team! .”

Education 44

Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

” Also via WaPo : “Here are K–12 education programs Trump wants to eliminate in 2018 budget.” ” “ Elsevier Wants $15 Million Piracy Damages From Sci-Hub and Libgen ,” says TorrentFreak. The open-access publisher PLOS has a new CEO : Alison Mudditt. ” This includes $10.1

Edmodo 45

Edmodo Education Knewton Pearson 45

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Via The San Jose Mercury News : “In a direct challenge to California ’s landmark law guaranteeing public access to beaches, Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla on Thursday filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that he should not be required to allow public access to Martins Beach in San Mateo County.”

Education 46

Education Company Data Elsevier 46