Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 2, 2019

But how do they compete with resources like MOOCs and OERs that have made high quality course content from respected university professors available for free? A lot of media, telecom, eCommerce, software companies use this model, where customers pay for the service or product for a specific time period. a semester.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I wish to share with you this article I wrote for PBLWorks (BIE/BUCK Institute) of which I am part of the National Faculty. I hope pou find this first article helpful and that you return for continued postings in this series. Read the article or watch the webinar. Read the article or watch the webinar (future).

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

And of course there are other vendors, like Elsevier and Wiley (like Jones Soda and RC) and openly-licensed resources known as OER, or open education resources (which are something like a Sodastream homebrew). It kept going on and on” Hardee said resolving the issue took time away from his studies.

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Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

Educational materials published under an open license are called open educational resources (OER). When digital educational materials become OER, they are converted back into public goods. Instructional designers, faculty, and other educators and administrators should develop a basic understanding of OER. Education is Sharing.

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OER Resources Education Pearson 60

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 29, 2016

The article makes a strong argument for the importance of interoperability among learning platforms, tools, and content. While I think this is more accidental than malicious, as I’ll explain below, the article needs a clear response. in a class, in a study group, on a website, in a video). Open Educational Resources.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 14, 2019

In addition, the number of schools and districts using OER continues to rise. This happens with social studies too.). This article was modified and published by EdScoop. More important, teachers are stringing together groups of supplemental resources to create their curricula. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenter.

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Instructional Materials OER Student Data Privacy Industry 40

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. “ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? Edsurge’s coverage of Top Hat’s OER news is also in the Betteridge’s Law section above. ” asks Edsurge.

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Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It’s always fascinating to look at ed-tech companies’ job postings – this one is from Khan Academy. ” From the article: Zuckerberg revealed that he wants to ensure that education has a chance to flourish in VR. Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “About That Cengage OER Survey.”

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Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Mostly tutoring companies.). “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Via The Chicago Tribune : “Almost all student loan fraud claims involve for-profit colleges , study finds.”

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Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Associate Professor, Co-Director of Asian Studies, Adelphi University | Jan Dormer, Ph.D., Hawkesdale P12 College Let’s Hangout – Successful Student Study Groups – Snacks Optional , Candy R. TESOL Instructor and Practicum Supervisor at Touro College, Founder and Managing Director at Virtual Exchange 4 Change | Cristina Zaccarini, Ph.D.,

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Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Here’s a sponsored article , paid for by the Gates Foundation and published by Edsurge promoting the school and its technology.). ” (This reminds me that I need to write something about the history of Montessori and why all sorts of companies have appropriated the brand.). ” That is the Sophie B.

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Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

SoFi : a student loan company and one of the most well-funded ed-tech companies out there sure seems swell. ” “ Delta Career Education Corporation , a privately held for-profit college company, is phasing out seven of its campuses,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Unified settles lawsuits with teacher Rafe Esquith.”

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Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Prior to the department spending $6 million on iPads, Apple spent more than $5300 on meals and lodging for state Superintendent Mark Johnson and five other education officials to visit the company’s HQ. National) Education Politics.

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Education Social Media Company Data 41

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Via Education Week : “Congress Budget Deal Bans New Gold-Standard Studies of Federal Vouchers.” ” Times Higher Education profiles African Leadership University , a company that aims to build a transcontinental university in Africa ( funded in part by the Omidyar Network ). ” Banning research on school vouchers

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Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

And this prompted me to update my list of education / technology companies that are ALEC members.). His rather disastrous business history in ed-tech includes SoftKey and The Learning Company. ” Let’s all point out how this article gets “the pioneers of the MOOC” wrong. Education in the Courts.

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Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Wired : “Congress Has a $65 Million Proposal to Study Tech’s Effect on Kids.” “The RISE Package for R: Reducing Time Through the OER Continuous Improvement Cycle” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley.

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Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. Via ABC News : “ A defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over the magazine’s debunked article about a University of Virginia gang rape was tossed out by a judge Tuesday. ” Rebrand.

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MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Um, they do.) They’re distracting others.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. The** Department of Education** has selected the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education to manage its #GoOpen campaign. opens door for student loan companies to ignore state authority.”

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Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” asks WaPo’s Valerie Strauss, before reprinting an article by UVA professor Dan Willingham.). The NAACP endorses OER. Greiff has previously been a partner at the 1776 venture fund and he was also a co-founder of the test prep company Grockit. ” (“What do we really know about the value of prekindergarten?”

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ Apollo Education Group , the parent company of the University of Phoenix and Western International University , announced Thursday that it would eliminate the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in students’ enrollment agreements,” Inside Higher Ed reports. “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.”

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Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. News from the most well-funded ed-tech company, student loan provider SoFi : SoFi settles w/ FTC over allegations it misrepresented how much borrowers save by refinancing. Really looking forward to this new testing company though!

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Education Company Report IXL Learning 53

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

the Virginia company at the heart of the operation.” Here’s the EdWeek headline: “ Company Exec. for Ed-Tech Company Testifies in Ala. ” Gee, good thing no one else in ed-tech is in the business of selling these sorts of connections between companies and politicians and schools! ” Ugh.

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Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via E-Literate : “ Hawai’i Senate Bill: Would mandate OER material for all U Hawai’i system courses.” ” And later in the week, an update : “Hawai’i Senate OER Bill Update: Amended language saves the day.”

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Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

Solocron Education LLC , a company whose entire ‘education’ business is filing lawsuits, owns U.S. The company has raised $57 million total. The company has raised $61 million total. Curricula maker n2y has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from the Riverside Company. ” He is suing the university.

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Education Company Report Data 40

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

“ How Not to Study Donald Trump ” – “To make sense of Trumpism, and to put Trump in his historical context, The Chronicle of Higher Education asked a mostly white group of scholars to suggest readings for a syllabus for a mock course in Trump Studies. Presidential Campaign Politics. “Can U.S.

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

*Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Bible study, I’m guessing. Doesn’t look like the company has anyone to take his place yet. It’s a rot at the very core of the company’s leadership team. National) Education Politics.

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Education Khan Academy Company MOOC 60

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “ Trump education nominee pleads ignorance about high-profile voucher studies showing negative results.” Perhaps I need to start a new section in this article where I look at these sorts of b t predictions and proclamations and cliches. ” The Business of Student Loans.

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Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via The Atlantic : “ DeVos Says There’s One Thing Her School-Safety Commission Won’t Be Studying: Guns.” “Some Thoughts on OER ” by Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. .”

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Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” And I am not even linking to the National Review article promoting this racist crap. Now the company is betting big on both,” says Inside Higher Ed. Edsurge on teachers leaving the classroom to join tech companies.

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Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Remember in 2012 when Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller said in her TED Talk that her company’s goal was to “take the best courses from the best instructors at the best universities and provide it to everyone around the world for free”? Google)’s biotech company, Calico. “Long Live Online Higher Education.”

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MOOC Technology OER Coursera 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Education Week : “ DeVos-Backed Company Makes Questionable Claims on Autism , ADHD.” ” “Betsy DeVos Won’t Shed Stake in Biofeedback Company , Filings Show,” The New York Times reports. “Harvard Management Company to Lay Off Half Its Staff,” The Harvard Crimson reports.

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Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

Worth noting: the website promotes private student loan companies SkillsFund and Climb to students looking for tuition assistance.). ” That’d be Blake Wentworth, who taught in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies. Via Techcrunch : “ SoFi co-founder Dan Macklin is leaving the company.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

So, no doubt, were several articles by and about Emory University professor Mark Bauerlein and his defense of Trump and DeVos. ” Via Education Week : “ FCC Revokes Decision Allowing Companies to Provide Low-Income Families With Subsidized Broadband.” “Does Open Pedagogy require OER ?”

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Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

.” Via Reuters : “ Children’s brains undergo noticeable changes after just one season of football , even if they were never diagnosed with a concussion , according to a new imaging study.” The company said that it would keep the Vine website online, but you should probably download anything you’ve got there.

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