Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

. “In a sweeping move, the for-profit school chain has been told to lock its doors after parliament demanded it halt operations in response to its failure to meet educational and infrastructure standards.” From the US Department of Education’s blog : “Building the Next Generation of Assessments in Education.”

Education 40

Education MOOC Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

That seems to be Coursera ’s business model. Via Edsurge : “As LinkedIn ’s Video Library Grows, Company Says It Has No Plans to Compete With Colleges.” Via The New York Times : “ Climate Science Meets a Stubborn Obstacle: Students.” That’s despite privacy concerns about the company.

Education 46

Education Coursera MOOC Udemy 46

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “ Andrew Ng , Co-Founder of Coursera , Returns to MOOC Teaching With New AI Course.” The company has $8.3 million total.

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

" Tagged on: March 10, 2017 Drop it like it's bot: Brands have cooled on chatbots | Digiday → Many companies have begun dropping their bots, saying that they don't do what they were supposed to: “I would call it overpromising." He anticipates needing to purchase around 2,000 to meet that goal.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Here is venture capital well spent: “ Coursera Promotes Its ‘Affordable Online Courses’ With New TV Ad Spots ,” says Class Central. ” The company in question: edX. ” The company in question: edX. More via a Department of Ed blog post on what it’s doing to support these students.

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Pokémon Go, a free augmented reality game developed by Niantic (a company spun out of Google in 2015), became the most popular mobile game in US history this year. ” “ How Asian test-prep companies swiftly exposed the brand-new SAT.” This is part eight of my annual review of the year in ed-tech.

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Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via Politico : “A complex legal battle involving dozens of debt collection companies fighting over contracts with the Education Department has essentially suspended the government’s ability to collect defaulted student loans , the Trump administration disclosed in a court filing on Monday night.”

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

.” We can see in Reagan’s pledge the roots of ongoing efforts to defund public education, something that enabled for-profit schools to step in to meet the demand for college. ” Despite thinking of themselves as liberal-learning, today’s tech companies re-inscribe much of this. “Disrupt.”

Trends 64

Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ Coursera Removes Biometric Identity Verification Using Keystroke Matching,” Class Central reports. An update on Coursera co-founder Andrew Ng’s employment status in the HR section below. ” Ng is, of course, the co-founder of the MOOC startup Coursera.

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ DeVry Parent Company Makes Pledges to Students.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Chalkbeat investigates the Indiana Virtual School : “As students signed up, online school hired barely any teachers – but founder’s company charged it millions.”

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Via Broadly : “ Betsy DeVos to Meet with Men’s Rights Groups , Reports Say.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “After Meeting With DeVos, Title IX Activists Say They Still Have Many Questions.” Also via Edsurge : “How Boundaries Between Colleges and Companies Will Continue to Blur.”

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

” The provider in question is Coursera , which has raised some $146.1 ” The University of Oregon is seeking the emails of professor William Harbaugh , who operates the blog UOMatters, and his correspondence with the media. No mention that these are backed by big companies and venture capitalists. Disclosure alert.).

Education 45

Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 45

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Via the Broadcast Law Blog : “Time for the FCC to Review Children’s Television Educational Programming Obligations of Broadcasters? ” The proposal would expand the gainful employment rule to all schools that receive federal aid, but it would remove any penalties for schools that fail to meet acceptable levels.

Education 45

Education MOOC Company Pearson 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Via Education Week : “ Trump Nominee for Career-Tech Position Being Pulled Due to Offensive Blog Posts.” ” “Behind Randi Weingarten ’s secret meeting with Steve Bannon ” by Mike Klonsky. “How can online learning help Canadian colleges meet the challenges ahead?” The George W.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

From the Department of Education press release : “ Federal Commission on School Safety Meeting to Focus on the Effects of Entertainment , Media , Cyberbullying and Social Media on Violence and Student Safety.” Via the Udacity blog : “Introducing the Udacity Blockchain Developer Nanodegree Program.”

Education 44

Education Microsoft MOOC Coursera 44

Hack Education

APRIL 7, 2017

Pretty sure “meet with Pitbull” and “spend millions on protection services from the Federal Marshals” are not on anyone’s list of education priorities. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “ Coursera now offers free trials for most Specializations.”

Education 47

Education Coursera Robotics Broadband 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Breaking with longstanding tradition – through Democratic and Republican administrations – President Trump will not host a meeting with this year’s American Nobel laureates.” Coursera announces on its blog that it’s expanding to Brazil.

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” Protestors were outside the meeting in force. ” The Kenyan Ministry of Education says that the Bridge International Academies are not complying with the country’s laws, and the company, which runs chains of schools across the developing world, has not received approval for its curriculum. Critiques Their ESSA Plans.”

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

” Education professor Yong Zhao has several blog posts on the results of PISA and TIMSS and what we can (and can’t) learn from them. million in charges from a Minnesota company over a software system that repeatedly failed during mandatory statewide elementary school testing.” college testing scam , to be deported.”

Education 40

Education Report E-rate Company 40