Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2018

Chegg appears to have borrowed a page from Duolingo’s previous shenanigan for the Osmosis Pillow , which takes “memory foam” to another level. We will use some arcane technology called “blockchain” and distributed ledgers to validate that education software works. Tragedy struck this week, however, when one robot toppled overboard.

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Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Speaking of unaccredited programs that seem to get lauded in the press, here’s The Chronicle of Higher Education on Runchero University , an unaccredited “utopian community based on cooperative living and practical skills”: “This Software Millionaire Is Building the Low-Tech College of His Dreams.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

” Pearson and Chegg are partnering for textbook rentals. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” “Mixing Automation and a Human Touch, New Software Helps Keep Students ‘ On Task ’,” says Edsurge. No mention that Lexia Learning is owned by Rosetta Stone. Very thorough research, gj.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

” That’s Joel Rose ’s School of One software. ” I mean, as long as data isn’t an issue and tech companies can build voice recognition software that recognizes languages other than English and accents other than Californian. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via The LA Times : “Former L.A.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ Holberton gets backing from more industry executives as it looks to scale its software engineering school.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Chegg has acquired Cogeon for $15 million. ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. Chatterbug is a language learning startup.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. In 2018, Mozilla said it would retire Backpack, its platform for sharing and displaying badges, and would help users move their badges to Badgr, software developed by the tech company Concentric Sky. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Remember: the biases of engineers and managers get baked into the software you use. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Futurism.com : “Here Are the States Where a Robot Is Most Likely to Steal Your Job.” .” The story is much more than sexual misconduct allegations against Rubin.

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