Digital Promise

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Blatantly audible complaints by employees (“We have ‘this new system…’”) made it clear staff were neither trained adequately nor on board with the new technology. But these behaviors are symptomatic of something more than a simple lack of software-specific training and “skills gaps.”. Meet Learners Where They Operate.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Trilogy Education raised $50 million to partner with college and universities to offer short-term workforce-training bootcamp programs focused on digital skills. The lines between human capital management, corporate training and alternative certifications are blurring,” says Palmer. Adoption is one cause for celebration.

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MindShift

APRIL 24, 2020

In Denmark, a Facebook group called “my kid is not going to be a guinea pig” reportedly has 40,000 members. And that means training and support for teachers, and equipment for children. To have broadband, a tablet or a laptop is not to play video games. Different attendance policies.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

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.” Via The New York Times : “‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ ” The Business of Job Training (and Educational Benefits for Employees).

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” Via Venture Beat : “ Facebook and Oculus promise millions in funding for diverse apps, education, and more for VR.” Dead) Cordelia?

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Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Two school districts in two states are scaling back their use of the Facebook -built Summit Public Schools ’ learning management system. Via Wired : “ Koch Brothers Are Cities’ New Obstacle to Building Broadband.” ” The Business of Job Training. More on the news in the HR section below.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

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

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

The guide included tips for online teaching, a five-day training for school staff, clarity on rules for special education and more. While the school had continued to communicate with families on Facebook and its website, it tried to avoid snail mail for fear of spreading Covid-19, the school’s superintendent, Naha said. Stalled Aid.

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “ Trump Move on Job Training Brings ‘ Skills Gap ’ Debate to the Fore.” ” More on the business of job training in its own section below. Edsurge runs with Trump’s promise to boost rural broadband like it’s a truth anyone can count on.

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Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

.” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. ” More on this scramble to serve (profit from) low-income broadband customers in the upgrades/downgrades section below.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Via Education Week : “ FCC Delays, Denials Foil Rural Schools’ Broadband Plans.” ” (Like I’ve said previously, these corporate stories really do belong in “the business of job training” section below.). The Business of Job Training. ” (That’s George Ciccariello-Maher.).

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MOOC Education Company Coursera 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Eric Holcomb says Indiana ’s low-rated online charter schools need ‘immediate attention and action’ ” Via Motherboard : “Half of West Virginia has Applied for Broadband Assistance.” ” The Business of Job Training. Facebook is coming for your children. ” Education in the Courts.

Education 48

Education Robotics Company Report 48

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource – a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools – called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). The Business of Job Training. ” More on HR changes in the sports section above.

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Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” Via Eater : “Sorry Senator, You Can’t Call Sizzler Training a ‘ Business Degree.’” ” Via The MIT Technology Review : “Big Questions Around Facebook’s Suicide-Prevention Tools.”

Education 40

Education MOOC Company Pearson 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Via Wired : “ Ajit Pai ’s Plan Will Take Broadband Away From Poor People.” There is some exciting Udacity news in the job training section below too. The Business of Job Training. ” Via Politico : “ Facebook ’s next project: American inequality.” Don’t be ridiculous.

Education 46

Education Company Data Elsevier 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

” Via Ars Technica : “Senate Democrats fight FCC plan to lower America’s broadband standards.” million to cover federal funds that went to the botched statewide school broadband contract.” The Business of Job Training. ” (State and Local) Education Politics. Its Children Lost.”

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Education Broadband Company Data 45

Hack Education

MARCH 31, 2017

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Trump ‘s Proposed Cuts Threaten Colleges’ Key Job-Training Programs.” Via The New York Times : “ Oculus Founder, at Center of Legal Battle Over VR, Departs Facebook.” The Business of Job Recruitment and Training. From the HR Department.

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Education Coursera Pearson Report 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

For its part, Udacity has fully rebranded itself as a high-tech job training company, a topic I’ll cover in more detail in a forthcoming article in this series. broadband privacy rules.” ” From August: “ Republicans try to take cheap phones and broadband away from poor people.”

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MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

“ FCC Delays Are Keeping Broadband From Rural School Kids,” says Wired. ” The Business of Job Training. ” Via Techcrunch : “ Login With Facebook data hijacked by JavaScript trackers.” Ed-tech has always addressed this, particularly since so much of its roots are in military training, but hey.

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

” The Business of Job Training. Via The Guardian : “ Facebook asks users: should we allow men to ask children for sexual images ?” ” Thank goodness neither Facebook nor its founder have expressed any interest in bringing these questionable ethics and business practices to education.

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Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

“ Facebook Is Not a Technology Company ,” media studies professor Ian Bogost also wrote in August. But it’s also time to recognize that some companies – Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook among them – aren’t primarily in the computing business anyway. Facebook, like Google, is an advertising company.

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Technology Education Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

Via Edsurge : “Possible ‘Fraud, Theft, Waste, and Abuse’: Report Questions NYC School Broadband Spending.” Related: “‘ Harvard Crimson ’ Site Is Hacked to Take Jabs at Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg ,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. .” How Google is ruining the Web.

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Education Data Report Software 46

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

” Via Education Week : “ FCC Revokes Decision Allowing Companies to Provide Low-Income Families With Subsidized Broadband.” See also: “ George Mason U Signs with Outsourcer to Train Students in Coding” via Campus Technology. The Business of Job Training. ” More via WaPo. ” Listen.

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Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The group, which is the primary trade organization for the for-profit sector, is announcing a new campaign to close the skills gap with five million trained professionals.” Data-mining a Facebook group. ” And speaking of “post-truth,” Facebook. Boren, said in a written statement on Tuesday.”

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Education Company Data Pearson 40