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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

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This series is meant to serve in-depth exploration of the events of the past year and an analysis of how these events shape the way in which we imagine and prepare for the future of teaching and learning. Learning to Code. The Flipped Classroom. Education Data and Learning Analytics. The iPad.

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Top Ed-Tech Trends: A Review

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It’s from these weekly and monthly reports that I start to build my analysis. Learning to Code. The Flipped Classroom. Education Data and Learning Analytics. I listen to stories. I follow the money, and I follow the press releases. I try to verify the wild, wild claims. I look for patterns.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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The Flipped Classroom". It was probably Sal Khan’s 2011 TED Talk “Let’s Use Video to Reinvent Education” and the flurry of media he received over the course of the following year or so that introduced the idea of the “flipped classroom” to most people. Course Signals. Channel One (and the Unsinkable Chris Whittle).

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