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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe. I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. Would there even be “learning analytics” without the LMS, I wonder?). More on that in a subsequent article in this series.)

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Testing, Testing… Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “British Officials, Pearson Probe Effort to Leak Test Content.” ” (The article features a photo of Arne Duncan – a reminder that the former Secretary of Education now works for the Knight Commission, as well as for the venture firm Emerson Collective.). .

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Um, they do.) Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless. Course Signals.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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billion it agreed to pay Apple/Pearson for iPads, but what do I know). ” Grit ™ – a blog post about a trademarked grit product by Pearson , of course. The adaptive learning company has raised $4.57 “Examining ethical and privacy issues surrounding learning analytics ” by Tony Bates.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” “ Cengage , McGraw-Hill , and Pearson have started a new round of lawsuits against textbook sellers,” The Digital Reader reports , this time targeting those who sell through Amazon’s marketplace. And a former Pearson exec is in on the business too , so what more could you ask for? ” (I admit.