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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. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Khan Academy. The Battle to Open Textbooks. Text-messaging.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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.” “ Khan Academy introduces something big for little learners,” says the Khan Academy blog. “Lifelong learning” and multiple choice quizzes for two to five year olds. ” The survey was conducted by learning analytics company Civitas Learning.

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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. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Khan Academy. 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.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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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. Course Signals. They want the bundle.

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