Hack Education

JUNE 15, 2017

Perhaps we might recognize, as we wait to see if Mattel’s or Clayton Christensen’s predictions about the future come true, that this fantasy of the robot companion or caretaker has its own, long history – stories that elicit fear as often as comfort. Maybe they’ll change how we think about robots.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2020

Retailers such as The Gap are accelerating the adoption of robots in their warehouses. Learning in The Flow of Work—Wherever Work May Be Just as COVID-19 has blurred the work and home lives of many, it is further blurring the boundaries between learning and working.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Software & Online ACCELERATE LEARNING STEMSCOPES SCIENCE ( www.stemscopes.com ) Accelerate Learning announced a new platform using the best of CNN’s digital content to create a new science education product. to streamline workflows for assessment and data analysis. Incorporating end user feedback, the 10.0 Illuminate 10.0

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Adaptive learning platforms are gaining prominence as personalized becomes more critical for student success. These platforms use artificial intelligence to tailor lessons based on individual student progress and needs, making for a more effective and customized learning experience. How has technology impacted K-12 education?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If we go back to the War of 1812 lecture example, we can see the value of adaptive learning if we instead embrace these tech advancements. AI can help both teachers and students overcome even the nastiest case of writer’s block by analyzing enormous amounts of data and making personalized recommendations.

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Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The budget bill President Trump signed Friday fixes a technical problem for private scholarship providers that rely on federal student aid data to help students pay for college.” ” Apple held one of its big media events this week, this one focused on education. Cue the “hot takes.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

.” Edsurge profiles Lexia Learning in a new research series paid for by a variety of investors and corporations. No mention that Lexia Learning is owned by Rosetta Stone. Via CMX : “ How Edcamp Scaled Up 1,500 Community Events Connecting Educators All Over the World.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

” Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein on his company’s new event series, The Empirical Educator Project. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The “adaptive learning” company has raised $23.5 New Mountain Learning’s subsidiary EMC School has acquired Zulama.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

danah boyd has announced that she’ll be stepping down from running her research organization Data & Society. Its website touts the “Highlights from Apple’s keynote event.” ” According to WCET , “Developing Effective Courses Using Adaptive Learning Begins with Proper Alignment.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

Here’s Edsurge’s take on the AEI event. And more online education news in the “Betteridge’s Law of Headlines” section and in the research and data section below. ” More news about a data breach at a testing company in the infosec section below. “The U.S. Go, School Sports Team!

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Via the AP : “A policy that would nearly triple the number of University of California student-athletes guaranteed continued financial aid in the event of a career-ending sports injury received unanimous approval Wednesday from a committee of the university’s governing board.” Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Senators Introduce Bill to Keep Government Research Data Publicly Available (Preserving Data in Government Act).” Via KIRO7 : “Charges filed after University of Washington shooting outside Milo Yiannopoulos event.” ” There’s a data dashboard, so you know it simply has to be useful.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Senate bill compels data collection on foreign-born college students.” Via Campus Technology : “ Harvard Tailoring the MOOC Experience With Adaptive Learning.” ” Via AIR : “Getting Back on Track: What Math Content Is Taught and Learned in Online and Face-to-Face Algebra Credit Recovery Courses ?”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

” Via Knox News : “ White nationalist talk at UT draws about 45 and 250 protesters for peaceful event.” And there’s data about pay in the research and reports section below. The “ invisible ” “adaptive learning” company has raised $38.7 ” Diaper fiasco. million total.

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