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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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The key word in that headline isn’t “digital”; it’s “force.” The story examined a proposed practice: “Colleges require students to pay a course-materials fee, which would be used to buy e-books for all of them (whatever text the professor recommends, just as in the old model).” Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon. The Teacher Influencer Hustle.

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs'

Hack Education

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. Read The New York Times review of her book. These have all been separate articles in each series. “Lower ed” is far more pervasive.