The Principal of Change

JUNE 8, 2018

George Couros (@gcouros) June 8, 2018. I believe that this can be done within the constraints of our current system, but it will take school and organizational leadership to be innovative in their processes as well. Engagement is more about what you can do for your students. InnovatorsMindset.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2018

Cali Morrison (@calimorrison) March 27, 2018. DLNchat -ters voiced the need to create algorithms and other AI systems within carefully construed ethical frameworks. Farrar (@sent1nel) March 27, 2018. DLNchat [link] — Prof Straight (@RyanStraight) March 27, 2018. DLNChat — Joshua K. Sponsored by Salesforce.org.

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The Principal of Change

JANUARY 29, 2019

This is not to say that anyone is perfect and is above valid criticism, but some are critics of certain people due to their insecurities or different belief system, or they just might not like you and never will. September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! That is a reality. It will only help you grow.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

cities and states, 2018 marked the wettest year on record. The funding total in 2018 also eclipsed the $1.2 There’s a notable difference between 2018 and 2015, however. In 2015 there were 165 deals, versus just 112 in 2018. For 2018, we tallied a total of $1.45 billion invested in 2018, U.S. For many U.S.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

It’s a major pain point in the education system: Between 40 percent to 60 percent of college students now need some form of remedial math, or English, or both, and the United States ranks 36th out of a comparison group of 79 countries in math proficiency, according to the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 22, 2019

She is the author of the book Emerging Library Technologies: It's Not Just for Geeks (Elsevier, 2018). In Fall 2014 she led a MOOC, The Emerging Future: Technology Issues and Trends, that attracted over 1700 global participants. More information about the MOOC can be found on the iSchool website or the MOOC repository.

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The Principal of Change

AUGUST 5, 2018

Even Fountas and Pinnell, the educators who developed the “leveling system” that many schools use today, say you should focus more on “interest” than “level.” If schools only focus on “content,” they are already irrelevant.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

From the SPARC press release : “Congress Funds $5 Million Open Textbook Grant Program in 2018 Spending Bill.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Andrea Zafirakou has won the 2018 Global Teacher Prize. Via Campus Technology : “Recipients of 2018 McGraw Prize in Education Revealed.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

This is the second part of my much-abbreviated look at the stories that were told about education technology in 2018 – and in this case, the people who funded the storytellers. The Biggest Investments of 2018. AltSchool (private school; learning management system): $172.9 D2L (learning management system): $165 million.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Data Tendrils Increase Their Reach Higher education data is being connected in more ways, including into K-12, workforce and early childhood data systems. Having the connections lets states “examine critical transition points in the education pipeline and identify equity gaps in postsecondary systems.”

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2020

In a 2018 survey of hiring leaders , we found that online pre-hire assessment was the single most likely “disruptor” of the reliance on degrees in hiring, followed by simulation-based hiring. It seems certain that more professional learning will happen outside of traditional institutions and campuses – especially if colleges fail to adapt.

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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. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). It’s like the MOOC crap all over again. ” Oh.

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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.” A Wi-Fi system.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2017

As the bubbly enthusiasm in the democratizing power of platforms like Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and Khan Academy quietly wanes, we’ve seen more attention to digital inequity like the homework gap and gender discrimination in coding careers. and globally.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 5, 2018

And congrats on being first off the blocks to f**k up education in 2018! And the business of student loans is off to a strong start in 2018 with fundraising news in the venture capital section below. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Happy New Year, England ! “Who’s Toby Young?”

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs are back in the headlines again. Via Edsurge : “The Second Wave of MOOC Hype Is Here, and It’s Online Degrees.” ” From the Google blog : “ Google Science Fair 2018 : Resources for educators to get ideas flowing.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 17, 2018

” ( Richard Carranza is the new head of the NYC school system.). Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Phil Hill and O’Neil Spicer : “ D2L Fusion 2018: Product improvements and potential signs of addressing challenges.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

JUNE 1, 2018

” Via NPR : “Preschools In Ghana ’s Capital Challenge Call-And-Response System.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” News from Egypt in University World News : “ Mandatory electronic marking system draws mixed response.”

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Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

of Texas System Apologizes for Revoking Nepali Students ’ Scholarships.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ UMass-Boston Faculty Votes No Confidence in System’s Leaders Over Purchase of Small College.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

SeanMcElwee) April 11, 2018. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via The Verge : “ Duolingo overhauled its fluency system to make it harder for advanced users.” A GOP nominee for a lifetime judicial appointment refused to say she agrees with the result of Brown v.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

.” “Free College” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The California Community Colleges announced Tuesday that the Board of Governors Fee Waiver program, which provides nearly half of the system’s 2.1 Via Motherboard : “ New System Knows How Hard You’re Thinking Based on Thermal Imaging.”

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Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The nonprofit National University System announced today that it plans to acquire the for-profit Northcentral University , which specializes in online education in graduate and doctoral-level programs.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” asks Pacific Standard.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

” Gentrification is forcing poor people out of the city; segregated school systems follow them to new locations. ” 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.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via Edsurge : “5 Ways MOOC -Based Degrees Are Different From Other Online Degrees.” ” Not listed: other online degrees simply aren’t hyped the way MOOCs are. link] pic.twitter.com/Z82i5Oskky — Zack Guzman (@zGuz) October 9, 2018.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

.” Via The Indiana Gazette : “Parents and other school district residents reminded the Indiana Area school board on Monday that their dissent of the Summit Learning program hasn’t waned, even though the administration scaled back the program and put it on ‘opt-in’ status for the 2018–19 school year.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

” “A government watchdog group called Florida ’s growing system of privately-run public charter schools wasteful and said it sometimes gives rise to self-dealing and profiteering ,” says The Florida Times-Union. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Immigration and Education.

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “Free MOOCs Face the Music,” writes Inside Higher Ed on edX ’s decision to start charging fees. More “MOOC” news under the job training section below. douglevin) June 11, 2018. million for its MOOC platform.

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Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “The MOOC is not dead, but maybe it should be,” says Rolin Moe. Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Online Program Management : Spring 2018 view of the market landscape.” ” Accreditations and Certifications and Competencies.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. .” ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Via Politico : “The Kansas Supreme Court rejected the state’s school funding system in a ruling issued Monday that found it runs afoul of the state’s constitution by failing to adequately and equitably fund its school districts.” .” Via The Washington Post : “ D.C. ” Education in the Courts.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Via The New Yorker : “ Georgia ’s Separate and Unequal Special-Education System.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Gotta keep that MOOC hype alive. “ MOOCs Find a New Audience with On-Campus Students,” Edsurge claims. State and Local) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

” The reason given: the registry used “‘rapidly aging technologies’ that do not mesh with other systems” – which is odd for what I thought was largely a metadata project. Via The Sacramento Bee : “ Charter school backers spent millions on statewide races in 2018. They still lost twice.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

So here’s an early contender for “Worst Education ‘Take’ of 2018’” by Gary Wolfram in Education Week : “ Make Public Education a Market Economy – Not a Socialist One.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “What are the Big Questions for 2018?”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” MOOCs. “Learning Creative Learning: It’s not a MOOC , it’s a community,” says the MIT Media Lab. “A Proposal to Put the ‘M’ Back in MOOCs ” – an op-ed by Class Central ’s Dhawal Shah in Edsurge.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

pic.twitter.com/wWXBgR9I6V — Talia (@2020fight) August 25, 2018. ” That is, three campuses in the University of Puerto Rico system. link] — Kate (@mftkate) August 25, 2018. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). National) Education Politics. That is all. Because of course.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). of Texas System Picks Former CUNY Leader as Its Next Chancellor.” ” Via Edsurge : “Behind Closed Doors: Edtech Entrepreneurs’ Biggest Challenges in 2018.” ” From the Pearson website : “ Pearson 2018 half-year results.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

education system ‘not top 10 in anything’ ” Via The Atlantic : “Arne Duncan: ’Everyone Says They Value Education, but Their Actions Don’t Follow’.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Elsevier has acquired Aries Systems. (National) Education Politics.

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