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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

In his 2017 book Platform Capitalism , Nick Srnicek posits that platforms are poised to become the fundamental business model of our digital world – key to the new economy, clearly, but also key to political and social systems (and what these will become under the control of these powerful technology companies). If so, what are they?

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Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later

Iterating Toward Openness

We think platforms like Pearson’s MyLab and Cengage’s MindTap are the enemy. Yes, working actively to erode the student-faculty relationship – or worse, somehow obviate the faculty role – by trying to create “ a robot tutor in the sky that can semi-read your mind ” is entirely wrong-headed.

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Machine Teaching, Machine Learning, and the History of the Future of Public Education

Hack Education

Pearson, for example, was founded (albeit as a construction company) in 1844 and acquired along the long history various textbook publishing companies which have also been around since the turn of the twentieth century. Google Search is biased, as Safiya Noble demonstrates in her book The Algorithms of Oppression.

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Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later

Edsurge

Making it easier to find and combine videos and book chapters for static delivery isn’t going to lead to widespread OER adoption. Yes, working actively to erode the student-faculty relationship—or worse, somehow obviate the faculty role—by trying to create “ a robot tutor in the sky that can semi-read your mind ” is entirely wrong-headed.

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WHAT’S NEW

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The series provides grade-appropriate literary, science and social studies content and each book contains a text at a higher level with extra support to expedite students’ achievement. EDTHENA ( www.edthena.com ) Edthena has developed a one-click video recording and uploading solution for Google Chrome.

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

BIO : Religious thinker Karen Armstrong has written more than 20 books on faith and the major religions, studying what Islam, Judaism and Christianity have in common, and how our faiths shaped world history and drive current events. BIO : Jaime Casap is the Global Education Evangelist at Google, Inc.

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Please consider becoming part of this elite team by signing up at [link] and using the booking calendar to schedule volunteer time. Candidate VoiceThread for Digital Education - Kelli Stair- teacher/ writer An Example STEAM and Maker-Education Curriculum: From Puppets to Robots - Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D. Huge thanks! Torrey Trust, Ph.D.

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