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… 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.” Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress this week about privacy, data, monopoly power, and regulations. SeanMcElwee) April 11, 2018. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via Campus Technology : “ NYC Data Science Academy Launches Online Bootcamp.”

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” Via The New York Post : “Charter-school advocacy group to close up shop.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ TU Delft Students Can Earn Credit For MOOCs From Other Universities.” Christakis (@NAChristakis) February 4, 2018. I call b t.

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” Via NPR : “Data Shows 99% Of Applicants For A Student Loan Forgiveness Program Were Denied.” ” There’s more data on student loans in the research and data section at the bottom. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Gotta keep that MOOC hype alive.

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” The Black Alliance for Educational Options , a charter school advocacy group, announced it will cease operations at the end of the year. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOCMOOCs. “Learning Creative Learning: It’s not a MOOC , it’s a community,” says the MIT Media Lab.

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” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Indeed, Edutechnica, which also tracks LMS data, responds with their own numbers and says that Blackboard still has about two hundred more installations than Canvas and about a million more students using the software. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security.

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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. It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. So many lessons here about controlling your own data and not relying on free ed-tech products. Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools.

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