A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

Emerging technologies such as augmented reality, virtual reality, open education resources (OER), coding, and adaptive learning tools are moving more into the mainstream in some schools. Automation and robotics are already disrupting the world of work, as we know it. How are we adapting and evolving?

OER 239

OER Personal Learning Network Outcomes Blended Learning 239

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. ” Those “countless needs and niches” can be met thanks to all the data generation and data collection that happens on them. Platforms are “an extractive apparatus for data.”

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

danah boyd has announced that she’ll be stepping down from running her research organization Data & Society. ” According to WCET , “Developing Effective Courses Using Adaptive Learning Begins with Proper Alignment.” ” Tom Vander Ark lists “ 15 Dimensions of Personalized Learning.”

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

“ Was It Ethical for Dropbox to Share Customer Data with Scientists? “The RISE Package for R: Reducing Time Through the OER Continuous Improvement Cycle” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. ” It’s not clear what counts as “primary data” from the marketing copy. million total.

Education 43

Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

The NAACP endorses OER. Senators Introduce Bill to Keep Government Research Data Publicly Available (Preserving Data in Government Act).” Senators Introduce Bill to Keep Government Research Data Publicly Available (Preserving Data in Government Act).” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Oh.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

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.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

Edsurge on “Bridging the School-to-Business Gap: What Public Schools Can Learn From Industry.” Via NPR : “Students Compete In First-Ever International High School Robotics Competition.” ” The New York Times reports that “ Burundi Robotics Team Vanishes After U.S. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46