Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

education technology investors is creating a new fund to support deals overseas. Asano says his team is looking to select up to 40 projects to pilot, with a focus on tools that support STEAM education, project-based learning and help assess non-cognitive “21st century skills” like creativity, collaboration and grit.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

The NAACP endorses OER. The “nation’s report card” is the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP. Purdue University is buying Kaplan University for a dollar. Me, I wrote about how far Kaplan Inc ’s reach is in education politics and products. Or something else? million total.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “A hiccup in Purdue ’s acquisition of for-profit Kaplan University.” ” Via The Journal & Courier : “Purdue disputes claims Kaplan deal leaves taxpayers on hook.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Historians Blame Lack of Support for Slow Technology Uptake.”

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MOOC Education Kaplan Company 43

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via The Conversation : “ Purdue-Kaplan deal blurs lines between for-profit and public colleges.” ” There’s more on the new Kaplan in the accreditation section below. Edsurge on the business of OER.

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