Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

One of education technologies’s greatest luminaries passed away this year. It’s all of our loss, really, as too many in education technology happily reduce the potential of computer programming as an epistemological endeavor to a market for new products. This is part six of my annual review of the year in ed-tech.

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom. Google Classroom ?

Classroom 52

Classroom Schoology Khan Academy Blended Learning 52

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. I assumed that they looked to see if the company could do what it promised – financially, technologically. The technology did not work.

Trends 93

Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 93

TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

This post is actually intended to supplement the “Cycle of Learning Innovation” model that will be publishing tomorrow (7.7.2015), which means this is less about analysis and context and more about the examples. The ubiquity of Google search and its impact on curriculum knowledge demands. Rising cost of universities.

Examples 40

Examples Classroom Maker Movement Social Media 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

Perhaps we’ve grown too accustomed to paying for purchases with a mobile app, or booking reservations online, or using Google to plan our daily commutes. Shortly after the turn of the century, efforts to support data interoperability in K–12 technology systems were driven largely by compliance. The demand wasn’t always there.

Report 67

Report Khan Academy Data LMS 67

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2016

OpenEd ranks videos based on an analysis of how students do on assessments after watching them. Fishtree believes in giving students “voice and choice” to select the resource that matches their learning style. Other adaptive learning vendors claim they can choose the right resources automatically.

OER 60

OER Resources Common Core Education 60

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

Via the Providence Journal : “Three teachers have resigned from Blackstone Valley Prep after the charter school confirmed allegations that they posted hurtful messages about some of their students” into a Google Doc shared with the entire school. The adaptive learning company has raised $4.57 “Can U.S.

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Techcrunch : “ Google and Coursera launch program to train more IT support specialists.” “ Google is jeopardizing A frican-American literature sites ,” says The Outline. National) Education Politics.

Education 44

Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

It includes a variety of assessments, multiple-choice and claim-evidence-reasoning assessments, along with extensive support for teachers such as embedded professional development and instructional resources to support a differentiated learning experience for each student. to streamline workflows for assessment and data analysis.

Epson 50

Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 50

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via The Verge : “James Damore sues Google for allegedly discriminating against conservative white men.” ” 69% of Google’s employees are men. National) Education Politics. ” More from The Guardian. .”

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Wired : “Ex- Google Employee Claims Wrongful Firing For Criticizing James Damore ’s Memo.” Via The Verge : “ James Damore ’s labor complaint against Google was completely shut down.” “Open.”

Education 46

Education Company Data Elsevier 46

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. billion over 10 years, according to an Education Department cost analysis, Politico reported this week.” ” Shocking, I know, but apparently “technology” is a “megatrend.” ” Great. .”

Education 43

Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

Hack Education

JUNE 15, 2017

I will not be assigning penance today – although as a scholar of history and culture, I do want you (all of us, really) to think about what we’ve done; to think about what we’ve said; to think about the stories we tell about the future of technology and education. I’m interested in what we believe technology will do.

Robotics 67

Robotics Company Technology System 67

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Paul LePage has called for a review of his state’s groundbreaking 1-to–1 student computing initiative, highlighting the growing pains nagging an educational-technology movement now well into its second decade.” ” It’s now unclear, observers say, if the FTC can regulate companies like Google or Verizon.

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

. “ Uber-U is Already Here ” – “powered by Blockchain Technology.” ” The story above is just one recent example of technology entrepreneurs making claims that do not “add up.” Speaking of loans, Google will ban ads for payday loans. But not all her claims add up.”

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52