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DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” And accordingly, platforms are the underlying trend that ties together popular narratives about technology and the economy in general.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

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MAY 5, 2017

” 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. I wrote about social-emotional learning (algorithms) as a “trend to watch.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

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JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. “ Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us.” One company not using Amazon to run its computing infrastructure: Blackboard. ” Rebrand.

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MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

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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. At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

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MARCH 9, 2018

Edsurge on the business of OER. A teacher in front of a blackboard. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Tarena International has acquired the K–12 robotics company Wuhan Haoxiaozi Robot Technology (a.k.a. From The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ The 2018 Trends Report.”

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Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47

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JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ Blackboard cofounder Michael Chasen takes CEO reins at PrecisionHawk.” “Can robotics teach problem solving to students?” To continue a trend that I monitored last year , it’ll be worth watching who becomes a power-player in the business of ed-tech procurement.

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Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40