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(The Very Last) Hack Education Weekly News

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I won’t write the series in 2019 either, so this is the very last Hack Education Weekly News. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). A glimpse : “In China ’s Silicon Valley, Edtech Starts at the ‘MOOC Times Building’ ” Via Class Central : “By The Numbers: MOOCs in 2018.”

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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

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Teaching at colleges is often done without any formal training. That kind of feedback would be perfect if you had a robot learner on the other end,” he says. Students engaged with an Acuitus training program that combines computer-based learning with human mentors to compress 10 years of experience and learning into 5 months.

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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. There are a variety of reasons for this: language barriers, lack of Internet access, incompatible devices, lack of training. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness. But the “spying” has continued.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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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 Weekly News

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” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” The Business of Job Training (and Educational Benefits for Employees). Via Campus Technology : “The University of North Dakota has teamed up with for-profit training company Woz U to provide short-term technology education programs.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Correction: This is the Class of 2019.). ” The Business of Job Training (and Educational Benefits for Employees). Via Techcrunch : “ Google partners with MotherCoders to bring tech training to moms in New York City.” on Coursera.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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On the US House of Representatives’ proposed budget : “$2 Billion for Teacher Training, Salaries Eliminated in House Budget Plan,” Education Week reports. ” More on the Afghan robotics team in the contest section below. The Business of Job Training. for Robotics Contest.” Contests and Awards.