techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Dream Academy students—chosen through a mix of GPA, interview, teacher recommendations, and academic portfolio review—can graduate from high school with an associate degree in social science. They use the Blackboard platform to communicate with professors and engage fellow students in their courses. TECH USED ?

Robotics 109

Robotics Sony Student Data Privacy Outcomes 109

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. If not, why not?

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. If not, why not?

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Always eager to associate itself with the latest tech craze, education technology embraced Pokémon Go with great gusto: “ Why Pokemon Go shows the future of learning gamification.” ” “ 14 Reasons Why Pokémon Go Is The Future Of Learning.” ” “ The Educational Potential of Pokémon Go.”

Data 40

Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. 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.”

Education 43

Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

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. And “free” doesn’t last.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Education Week : “ Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy.” Via the MIT Technology Review : “For $14,000, a Weeklong Firehose of Silicon Valley Kool-Aid.” Via Techcrunch : “ Blackboard cofounder Michael Chasen takes CEO reins at PrecisionHawk.”

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40