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Mixed Reality Brings New Life to K–12 Classrooms

EdTech Magazine

One of the interesting things I’ve seen in the K–12 space in particular as it relates to the technology is there is a lot of interest but also a lot of questions,” says Dan Ayoub, general manager of mixed reality education at Microsoft , in an interview. They then used the VR to place themselves in the shoes of different historical figures.

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Schools and Colleges Try Virtual Reality Science Labs. But Can VR Replace a Cadaver?

Edsurge

Microsoft's partnership with Pearson includes HoloChemistry for primary, secondary and college students, and HoloPatient for nursing students. Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Clinic created HoloAnatomy with Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality technology.

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Three Years In, Minerva’s Founder On For-Profits, Selectivity, and His Critics

Edsurge

They use Microsoft Word and Excel. They get their textbooks from Pearson, from Macmillan. They get their Harvard Business case studies from the for-profit arm of Harvard University. What university builds its own technology platform? Nonexistent. That's a corporation. Those are for-profit corporations.

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

Pearson cut 4000 jobs – 10% of its staff. ” “Taking action,” in this case, meant releasing some case studies and posting a notice on the Federal Register about how a competitive grant program could provide a more “innovative” way to build assessments. K12 Inc got a new CEO.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Contrasting community college takes: a Pearson op-ed in Edsurge versus pretty much anything “ Dean Dad ” writes. Microsoft has released an early access version of its Minecraft : Education Edition. Via NPR : “The One-Room Schoolhouse That’s A Model For The World.” ” asks Education Dive.