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30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom

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perception, market advantages, resource needs, usage patterns, etc.), Common Core standards (this one’s not sexy, but few factors impact education more than this index of academic content). Adaptive learning platforms and learning algorithms. MOOCs, nanodegrees, etc. Ease of publishing (e.g.,

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Viral videos weren’t new this decade, but the popularity of cellphones, along with the introduction of social media and its associated incentives to “go viral,” meant that viral videos became more common. They recorded school resource officers. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). In related MOOC news, there's more on “ nanodegrees ” in the “credentialing” section below. – this time in science. “How Hard Is the New SAT ?”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” ” Speaking of openwashing : “ Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core , Rise of ‘Open’ Resources.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

According to the conservative news site The Daily Caller , “Bailing On Common Core Tests Is Costing States Millions.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Here’s The Chronicle headline from then : “Professor Leaves a MOOC in Mid-Course in Dispute Over Teaching.”)