Bryan Alexander

MAY 4, 2015

I’ve been studying the mobile technology world for a while, ever since helping do some research for Howard Rheingold’s Smartmobs (2002). The mobile phone was the first major step in that direction, followed by PDAs, mp3 players, ereaders, then tablets. A swarm of mobile devices **in 2009**.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Monday, March 3rd at 8pm TL Virtual Cafe: Breaking Down Library Walls , Learn how to use Google Hangout and Edmodo and more to break down the library walls and connect with other people from around the world. See examples of how Shannon and I are doing it (poetry summit, virtual debate, author visits, class vista etc). Learn more here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

MP3 and MP4 versions will be available as well as the full Blackboard Collaborate recordings, although they take some days to process. Carmona, Lead Contract English Instructor Student-Generated Apps for Mobile Devices – can they enhance higher levels of understanding? Spreading the word : this a free event, so be sure to tell others!

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

But many students live in threadbare mobile homes and modest, low-slung dwellings on the edge of town. I may need to know how to use this at some point, and I don’t want to go to college or to a job totally clueless.”. Related: Blue-collar town leads Rhode Island’s tech-assisted learning revolution. It’s perhaps not surprising.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

“ How George Mason Became Koch ’s Academic Darling.” Is Teaching Second-Graders How to Ride Bikes. Via Techcrunch : “ Lilwil ’s personalized learning engine teaches teachers how to teach.” “ Blackboard Partners with Fishtree for Personalized Learning,” says Campus Technology.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” Inside Higher Ed examines the challenges facing LMS provider Blackboard. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via CNBC : “Google exec, Mark Cuban agree that these college majors are the most robot-resistant.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

And speaking of utterly uncritical reporting, here’s another story in The NYT that does very little to demonstrate the claims made in the headline: “How ‘ Makers ’ Make the Classroom More Inclusive.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Harvard Says His Lab Fabricated Research.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

After all, Amazon knows how to run online marketplaces; Amazon knows how to sell texts. The book packaged the ideas he’d developed during his time in the Blair Administration and at McKinsey & Company on how to successfully manage policy reform efforts. People were relieved that there was a new alternative to Blackboard.

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Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

Via The New York Times : “Dreams Stall as CUNY , New York City’s Engine of Mobility, Sputters.” That’s how marketing works. “American schools are teaching our kids how to code all wrong,” says Globaloria’s Idit Harel. ” asks The Atlantic. ” asks Corey Robin. ” St.

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