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Via The New York Times : “ Broadband Law Could Force Rural Residents Off Information Superhighway.” More on Coursera and certification in the certification section below.). When Coursera announced its pivot to corporate training, it boasted that its certificates were the second most frequently listed on LinkedIn.

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That series isn’t going to be much of one this year… And frankly, this Friday thing is going to be paused for the duration of Teaching Machines book-writing, starting quite soon. The New York Times notes it’s not just rural students who struggle with broadband access : “Why San Jose Kids Do Homework in Parking Lots.”

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition)

Doug Levin

million Idaho Education Network settlement | Idaho EdNews → After eight years - and with state-issued checks totaling $3.4M - the state has closed the costly and convoluted case of the Idaho Education Network broadband project. Tagged on: March 10, 2017 State reaches $3.5

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” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Big HR news about Coursera in the HR section below. Coursera has a new CEO: Jeff Maggioncalda. ” “The Case for Learning Platform Grade Book ” by Mindwire Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. ” From the HR Department. Don’t.

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Daphne Koller left Coursera this year. The CEO of Safari Books left the company “ amidst massive layoffs.” This fall, the EducationSuperHighway released a price comparison tool so that districts could see neighbors’ broadband costs and ideally leverage that information to get a better deal.

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Via Wired : “ Ajit Pai ’s Plan Will Take Broadband Away From Poor People.” Imperial College London will teach a class on artificial intelligence on the Coursera platform. Via Campus Technology : “ McGraw-Hill Education Launches Textbook and E-Book Rental Program.”

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“Higher education and library associations called on the Federal Communications Commission Thursday to uphold Obama-era rules requiring broadband providers to treat all traffic on the internet equally,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Sadly, I think “ net neutrality ” under Trump is toast.).