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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) The LMS giant Blackboard celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. (I ” MOOCs looked – for a short while, at least – like they were going to pivot to become LMSes.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Curating the Best Content for Learning , Spending on education technology is now in the tens of billions dollars as schools push for broadband, computer labs, and 1-to-1 tablets. There’s a lot of great games, apps, websites, and digital curricula to go along with tablets and computers. But what about content?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Charles, IL Common Sense Media - 1-to-1 Essentials: A Roadmap for Schools , Learn about Common Sense Media’s 1-to-1 Essentials Program, a roadmap for schools implementing 1-to-1 tablets. Join via Blackboard Collaborate here. Education Revolution Google+ Community Robots grading essays. Learn more here. Thanks for sharing, Karen!

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” (Note: there’s a response to this article by Georgia Tech professor Ashok Goel, who builds teaching chat-bots, in the “robots” section below. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The company sells a tablet for use in prison.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” From the press release : “ Blackboard Announces Organizational Changes to Better Serve Clients Worldwide.” Blackboard’s Chief Financial Officer, Lisa Mayr, is also leaving the company. . Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” JFC.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). E-Literate claimed this week that “ Canvas Surpasses Blackboard Learn in US Market Share” – with some additional analysis about “What’s Important about the Blackboard Market Share News.” ” Markets responded.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Kno was headed by Osman Rashid, the co-founder of the textbook rental company Chegg, and the tablet was aimed at the college market. According to Arrington, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen called the Kno tablet “the most powerful tablet anyone has ever made.” See David Kernohan’s excellent keynote at OpenEd13 for more.)

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