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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. Manufacturing Trends.

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School of Me: Letting students study what they want, when they want is the latest education trend

The Hechinger Report

Some education technology developers, such as Knewton, say machines can figure out what students need to know and how best to deliver it. You want to extend and maximize their time in the system,” said Jose Ferreira, Knewton’s founder and CEO. based education reform advocacy group.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. In 2011, Barber went to work for Pearson as its Chief Education Advisor, continuing his advocacy for competition, data collection, measurements, and standards-based reforms. Coding Bootcamps.

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The Politics of Education Technology

Hack Education

One of the challenges of writing this series – and trust me, there are many – is separating my analysis out into ten articles that name ten distinct “trends.” But when trying to write about ten “trends,” it’s evident: everything overlaps. The politics overlap with privacy.