Remove Chegg Remove Pearson Remove Personalized Learning Remove Robotics
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Hack Education Weekly News

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ISTE has hired Joseph South as its Chief Learning Officer. “​ Pearson to Lay Off 3,000 More Employees,” says Edsurge. Via the Coursera blog : “What’s Next in Employee Learning: Virtual Reality.” Larry Cuban on personalized learning : part 1 and part 2. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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And in Edsurge, Amber Oliver and Michael Horn write , “Without the Right Curriculum , Personalized Learning Is Just Another Fad.” More on the Gates Foundation changes [in Education Week](With Latest Education Investments, Gates Pivots Again) and in Chalkbeat and on my personal blog. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Pearson today signaled an increased focus on artificial intelligence and personalized learning with the appointment of former Intel executive Milena Marinova.” Chegg has acquired the flashcard app StudyBlue for $20.8 million total.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Pearson PARCC "Spies" on Students.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Chalkbeat on CZI ’s grant to the Woodrow Wilson Academy of Teaching and Learning : “‘ Personalized learning ’ comes to teacher training , bringing big ambitions and big questions.” ” Via the Google blog : “Learn with Google AI: Making ML education available to everyone.”