The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

– China’s state-controlled news broadcasters have long been considered somewhat robotic in their daily recitation of pro-government propaganda, and a pair of new presenters will do little to dispel that view. We are now living in a world in which robots do many of the jobs we once thought the preserve of humans.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Companies like Skriware offer comprehensive ed tech systems for schools, using 3D printing to teach principles of robotics and programming, while Unitinia analyzes student data to visualize data and help build custom content for tutors and parents. That means doubling down on efforts to expand access to 5G and high-speed internet.

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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. So many headlines focus on automation, robots, artificial intelligence, and the looming loss of jobs. Meet Learners Where They Operate. The Future is Now.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

schools accessing high-speed broadband, and devices all but ubiquitous in the classroom, the question is no longer whether teachers and students are using technology, but how. With 99 percent of U.S. On its face, that sounds like a good thing. It’s not just Kolb’s observations.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Curating the Best Content for Learning , Spending on education technology is now in the tens of billions dollars as schools push for broadband, computer labs, and 1-to-1 tablets. Do you have students or library users ages 9 - 17 that can answer the questions Do you have what it takes to put a robot on the Moon? But what about content?

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Not quite enough time for our robot overlords to overtake us, but both distant and soon enough to make us wonder. Yes, hard-core gamers will buy wired or expensive headsets, as will corporate training departments ( Walmart has ). What will these teens expect of tech based on their current experiences?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2018

There is a lot of talk these days about robots replacing humans in the workforce, but those conversations remain largely abstract. How can they train for jobs that don’t even exist yet? For students in school today, however, the issue is urgent, research shows.

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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.” ” The Business of Job Training (and Educational Benefits for Employees). Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. More robot news up in the MOOC section above.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Via Wired : “ Koch Brothers Are Cities’ New Obstacle to Building Broadband.” ” The Business of Job Training. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via NPR : “Hi, Robot : Adults, Children And The Uncanny Valley.” ” Education in the Courts. ” Contests and Awards.

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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. Via WaPo : “Study: Robot baby dolls don’t curb teen pregnancies.

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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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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via TeacherCast : “Why Teachers Will Never Be Replaced By Robots.” ” Inside Higher Ed on Robot-Proof : “Northeastern president discusses his new book on how higher education can train students for careers where technology cannot make them redundant.”

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

The school district is working to raise money for more computers and technology training, hoping to better prepare its students for an increasingly digitized economy. Third grade students at Meeker Elementary school share an iPad in a blended learning class in Greeley, Colorado. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor.

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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. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

A $500 round-trip flight to Anchorage or Fairbanks for teacher training, or a robotics tournament, or a college visit, is a hard sell for districts struggling with the impact of a statewide recession. But faster, more affordable broadband could help students navigate the effects of global warming evident in their own backyards.

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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. “ Should Children Form Emotional Bonds With Robots?

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” ” The Business of Job Training. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via CNBC : “Google exec, Mark Cuban agree that these college majors are the most robot-resistant.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 2, 2018

Via Motherboard : “The FCC ’s New Broadband Map Paints an Irresponsibly Inaccurate Picture of American Broadband.” ” (Learndirect is a job training company that has a major contract with the UK government.). ” The Business of Job Training. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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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. ” (State and Local) Education Politics. ” Via NPR : “ Kentucky Moves To Add Guns To Schools After School Shooting.”

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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. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Its Children Lost.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 31, 2017

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Trump ‘s Proposed Cuts Threaten Colleges’ Key Job-Training Programs.” The Business of Job Recruitment and Training. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. .” More on the Trump budget via Inside Higher Ed : “Cutting College Prep.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

” “Republicans try to take cheap phones and broadband away from poor people,” Ars Technica reports. monthly subsidies toward cellular phone service or mobile broadband. The Business of Job Training. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. These 11 Cases Show How.” Totally not running for President, is he.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” ” The Business of Job Training. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “ Robots will replace teachers by 2027 ,” Futurism predicts. Robots are coming for your children. More via Techcrunch.

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Hack Education

APRIL 7, 2017

Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “New Law Nixing Broadband Privacy Protections Stirs K–12 Fears.” Via The LA Times : “ Westech College ’s abrupt closure raises questions about training options.” ” Via Ars Technica : “ Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

” The Business of Job Training. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Tarena International has acquired the K–12 robotics company Wuhan Haoxiaozi Robot Technology (a.k.a. ” Via CItyLab : “The Problem With America’s New National Broadband Map.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

“ FCC Delays Are Keeping Broadband From Rural School Kids,” says Wired. ” The Business of Job Training. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Ed-tech has always addressed this, particularly since so much of its roots are in military training, but hey. ” (State and Local) Education Politics.

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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. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40

Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

Via Edsurge : “Possible ‘Fraud, Theft, Waste, and Abuse’: Report Questions NYC School Broadband Spending.” ” The Business of Job Training. What’s going to happen to all those clown colleges and clown training programs? Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Immigration and Education. .”

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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.” Via abc.net.au : “ Queensland children as young as four will learn coding and robotics as a compulsory part of their education from next year.”

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