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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. Would there even be “learning analytics” without the LMS, I wonder?). Apple : “Apple iPad Sales to Schools Jump 32%, Selling 1M Tablets in Fiscal Q3 2017,” Edsurge reported in August.

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

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Fallon official pointed a response by the company that argued that the EdReports analysis was flawed, and he said Pearson’s overall record in aligning its materials to the common core is “very good,” overall. We’re very confident that our products are aligned to the common core. If it doesn’t, it won’t, and it won’t deserve to.

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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. Education Data and Learning Analytics. The Maker Movement. The Flipped Classroom.

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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. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Each month, I calculate all the venture capital investment that’s gone into education technology, noting who’s invested, the type of company, and so on. Text-messaging.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. Course Signals, a software product developed by Purdue University, was designed to boost “student success” by using learning analytics to inform teachers, students, and staff to potential problems, labeling students with a red/yellow/green scheme to indicate their danger in failing a course.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Zion Market Research : “ Massive Open Online Course Market : Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016-2024.” “ The growth of online learning : How universities must adjust to the new norm” is sponsored content on Education Dive. ” Price tag for the report: $3599.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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billion it agreed to pay Apple/Pearson for iPads, but what do I know). “Examining ethical and privacy issues surrounding learning analytics ” by Tony Bates. From this article, I learned that Sal Khan earns more than $540,000 a year. ” Accreditation and Certification. Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.