Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Perhaps, as developmental psychologist Edith Ackermann argued this year, the “ maker ” movement will serve as “ Papert’s Perestroika ,” thawing the school system’s reluctance to embrace constructionist practices. Only “1.86 unique users have enrolled 4.1 ” So hardly anyone at all, I guess.

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Clickers” are definitely not new — indeed, in my research for Teaching Machines , I found examples of classroom response systems dating back to the 1950s. billion by 2025. In 2013, on the heels of “the Year of the MOOC,” Barber released a report titled “An Avalanche is Coming,” calling for the “unbundling” of higher education.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “John Behling, the new president of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents , said Friday that he wants institutions to recruit leaders from the private sector and otherwise ‘streamline’ the process for hiring chancellors and other top administrators. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

“ President Trump Earmarks $200 Million in Federal Grants for STEM , Computer Science Programs ,” says Edsurge , later swooning that “ Google , Facebook , Amazon Among Tech Titans Committing $300 Million to K–12 Computer Science.” Edsurge on “How to Protect Education Data When No Systems Are Secure.”

Education 47

Education Company Data Report 47