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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

Platforms provide the substructure for the “gig economy” and the “sharing economy”; they’re the economic engine of social media; they’re the architecture of the “attention economy” and the inspiration for claims about the “end of ownership.” How is Google influencing policy?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The Guardian : “ Student Loans Company ‘spied on vulnerable students’ social media’ ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. ” Via The Wall Street Journal : “More Schools Are Buying ‘ Active-Shooter ’ Insurance Policies.” ” That’s at Smith College.