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Behaviorism, Surveillance, and (School) Work

Hack Education

I was a speaker today at the #AgainstSurveillance teach-in , a fundraiser for Ian Linkletter who is being sued by the online test-proctoring software company Proctorio. In ed-tech circles, we call this "learning analytics," but it's less about learning than it is about productivity.).

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In the marketplace: Science achievement skyrockets, makerspaces expand, and more

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Essential Physics is a full-color, comprehensive physics textbook, paired with an e-book offering over 100 interactive tools to increase student engagement and understanding. Differentiated instruction and Response to Intervention (RTI) share a common goal: modifying instruction until it meets the needs of all learners.

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Marketplace trend update: 6 ed-tech developments

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Additionally, Brightspace includes real-time learning analytics to provide teachers with engagement data that can help them improve student outcomes. In a major move, online and blended learning solutions provider Edgenuity has acquired education software company Compass Learning , creating a suite of digital curriculum products.

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As Colleges Move Away From the SAT, Will Admissions Algorithms Step In?

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Of course, test scores are just one piece of data colleges turn to when predicting which students are likely to excel in rigorous courses, enrich campus life with a unique perspective, graduate in four years, or even help balance the books with a large tuition check. Enter the algorithms. Student success' is a slippery concept.

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Researchers Raise Concerns About Algorithmic Bias in Online Course Tools

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While that particular red flag feature is no longer used by Canvas, Mariachi says she worries that colleges and companies are experimenting with learning analytics in ways that are not transparent and could be prone to algorithmic bias. As to the concern about LMS and other tools leading to institutional racism? Absolutely.”

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The Histories of Personalized Learning

Hack Education

How much of “personalized learning” as imagined and built and sold by tech companies is precisely this: metrics, marketing, conversion rates, customer satisfaction? They just use different words, of course: “outcomes-based learning,” “learning analytics.”). He argued that.

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65 ways equity, edtech, and innovation shone in 2022

eSchool News

I believe the alignment of esports to the development of higher order thinking skills and social emotional learning with a path toward college scholarships combined with the high interest of adolescents for gaming activities ensures that esports will continue to grow for some time into the future. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company.

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