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Current Trends in Education

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Government and Policy Updates: Stay informed about government policies and updates related to education. Changes in education policy can significantly impact teaching practices, curriculum development, and school management. Education Podcasts and Web Series: Listen to education-focused podcasts and watch web series.

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Against the 3A’s of EdTech: AI, Analytics, and Adaptive Technologies in Education

ProfHacker

I can see evidence around me that AI (Artificial Intelligence), Analytics and Adaptive Learning are being pushed in the education field, but I have a strong aversion to all of them, mainly on ethical grounds. For example, learning analytics may look at how many times someone has watched a video and for how long.

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The Changing Role Of The Teacher In Personalized Learning Environment

TeachThought - Learn better.

Technologically-based tools provide opportunities for students to learn both in and out of the classroom. The use of technological innovations such as cloud computing, mobile learning, bring?your?own?device Adaptive learning platforms provide instruction that is specific to individual students’ needs in a cost-effective manner.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

Would there even be “learning analytics” without the LMS, I wonder?). Pearson promises “personalization” through its “adaptive learning” products, for example. (It How is Google influencing policy? Google, for its part invests heavily in political lobbying.

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Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core, Rise of ‘Open’ Resources

Marketplace K-12

He also talked about how he thinks policy shifts like the implementation of the common-core standards and the adoption of “open” educational resources are likely to affect the K-12 market, and his company’s work. But it will be paid for if it demonstrates real value [in]…helping more students to be successful and make progress.

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What's on the Horizon (Still, Again, Always) for Ed-Tech

Hack Education

The topic names have been modified “for consistency,” the report’s authors say (although I’m a little unclear about some of these choices – how are “mobile learning,” “tablet computing,” and “bring your own device” separate technological developments? Mobile Learning.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

. “High school students will be allowed to carry mace in the 2016–2017 school year after the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education agreed to remove prohibitive language and amend its policy,” the Salisbury Post reports. ” [Insert Course Signals learning analytics joke here.]. Because ed-tech is not science.