Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When you click on an app in the database, you will be taken to an information page that includes an overview, resource videos and tutorials, related articles, free or paid, device requirements, as well as integrations, like Google Classroom. This database is so powerful because it includes detailed information about each application.

Chromebook 78

Chromebook Khan Academy Classroom Google 78

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The twenty assessments include: Evaluating Wikipedia : Students evaluate the trustworthiness of an article on Wikipedia, assessing whether they can reason about the specific features that make a Wikipedia article more or less reliable. Comparing Articles : Students determine whether a news story or a sponsored post is more reliable.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress this week about privacy, data, monopoly power, and regulations. And there’s more Facebook-related news in several of the sections below. National) Education Politics.

Education 44

Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. Via Venture Beat : “ Facebook and Oculus promise millions in funding for diverse apps, education, and more for VR.” Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “About That Cengage OER Survey.”

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 3, 2015

I now have no doubt that the overwhelming majority of general education courses and some specific degree programs will transition entirely to OER in US higher ed. I spent most of my thinking time last week wondering about obstacles in the way of the ubiquitous adoption of OER in US higher education and how we might overcome them.

OER 60

OER Education Course Instructional Materials 60

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. “What Happened to Facebook ’s Grand Plan to Wire the World?” ” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Top Hat ’s OER Announcement: Doubling down on faculty engagement.” ” asks Wired.

Education 46

Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Iterating Toward Openness

DECEMBER 3, 2015

The recently published OER strategy document , as informative as it is, reads more like a list of issues and opportunities than what Michael Feldstein describes as “ rungs on a ladder of ambition.” This is a conversation we almost never have in the field of open education. What is our long-term goal?

OER 60

OER Education Course Resources 60

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

This isn’t a “meanwhile on campus story,” but I’m not sure where else to put articles about sexual harassment and sexual assault. ” Via ProPublica : “ Facebook (Still) Letting Housing Advertisers Exclude Users by Race.” The business of OER. ” The professor in question: John Casey.

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

But.truth is, the US government isn't the early adopter here; Amazon, Google and Facebook are really the front-line developers of the surveillance state." Case in point: Chrome extensions gone bad. Now, city leaders are trying to figure out how to spread the digital wealth to residents left behind.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. See the top of this article for why that matters. Edsurge covers OpenEd : “Beyond Free Materials: OER Advocates Push For Inclusiveness in Teaching Practices.” “ Does OER Actually Improve Learning? of Washington.”

Education 55

Education MOOC Company OER 55

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.). “Mark Zuckerberg just unveiled Facebook ’s new mission statement,” says The Verge. Via Buzzfeed : “ Violence On Facebook Live Is Worse Than You Thought.”

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Via Gizmodo : “ Facebook Will Add 3,000 More People to Watch Murders and Suicides.” ” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference. “ OER-Enabled Pedagogy ” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. So Why Not in College?”

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. “An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg : our child died at** Sandy Hook** – why let Facebook lies hurt us even more?” All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education.

Education 43

Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

And The Next Web headline makes for… something: “ Facebook and Google could be allowed to award university degrees.” Via The Verge : “Lawsuit claims Facebook illegally scanned private messages.” “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Um, they do.) This “reverse engineering,” the publishers claimed, violated copyright.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. University of Nebraska political science professor Ari Kohen “liked” a photo on Facebook depicting a defaced campaign sign for Congressman Jeff Fortenberry. Via Edsurge : “Campus Support for OER is Growing, Survey Finds.”

Education 53

Education Company Report IXL Learning 53

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.”

Education 49

Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

*Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. The folks at Getting Smart promote CS and SEL resources on Facebook for Education. Why would one ever suspect that Facebook is simply a terrible idea for schools or for democratic institutions?! National) Education Politics.

Education 60

Education Khan Academy Company MOOC 60

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Inside Higher Ed on Facebook ’s plans to partner with community colleges to teach digital literacy. “Some Thoughts on OER ” by Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. National) Education Politics.

Khan Academy 45

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. Edsurge on the business of OER. Via The Guardian : “ Facebook asks users: should we allow men to ask children for sexual images ?”

Education 47

Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

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. Via Techcrunch : “ Facebook , Google and others join The Trust Project , an effort to increase transparency around online news.” A sobering assessment and a warning.”

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

Related: “‘ Harvard Crimson ’ Site Is Hacked to Take Jabs at Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg ,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. .” ” ( No disclosure in this article that Edsurge shares investors with Guild Education.). .” Guild Education ’s Playbook to Educating Employees.”

Education 46

Education Data Report Software 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via The Seattle Times : “Shooter sent Facebook message to Breitbart’s Milo Yiannopoulos before gunfire at UW protest, police say.” ” Via The New York Times : “ Facebook ’s Virtual Reality Business Gets a New Leader.” ” Yup. An alt-right protester shot an antifa.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

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. “Does Open Pedagogy require OER ?” Facebook has decided to obey the law , announcing this week that “ discriminatory advertising has no place on Facebook.” ”). .”

Education 40

Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “A divided federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling that a Minnesota community college was justified when it kicked a student out of a nursing program because of Facebook comments administrators deemed to be unprofessional and threatening to fellow students.”

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40