The Electric Educator

JULY 31, 2009

Here''s an interesting article from smartplanet.com demonstrating an innovative use of distance learning technology. Several very large companies (Nokia, Sony, Philips, Rolls-Royce) are having their interns and management candidates participate in online business scenario "tournaments" as part of their training.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Printed materials, like books and articles, do fall under fair use in some cases—but this can be flexible. For example, some might let you make multiple copies of an article or story less than 2,500 words. Here’s where things can get a bit tricky. But this isn’t law—just an interpretation.

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Digital Citizenship Sony Guidelines Video 167

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ’s CTO, Brian Pinkerton , is leaving the company. ” Via Techcrunch : “ Sony wants to digitize education records using the blockchain.” The company has $8.3

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

” The WSJ article points to a report by the free market Manhattan Institute which claimed that two out of every three officials who work as commissioners for accreditors are employed by schools that their accrediting agencies oversee – a “potential conflicts of interest.” Jobs for Grads. Preferably from Stanford.)

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Technology Education Secondary Pearson 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Marketwatch : “One company will now handle close to half of all student-loan payments.” ” The Verge profiles Digital Ally , a company that makes police body cameras and soon, a new “conducted electrical weapon.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. These have all been separate articles in each series. For a complete look at who funded learn-to-code companies this year, visit funding.hackeducation.com.).

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Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59