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The 2018 EdSurde Annual Special: Surgecoin, EduWands and Other News Not Fit for Print

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Chegg appears to have borrowed a page from Duolingo’s previous shenanigan for the Osmosis Pillow , which takes “memory foam” to another level. LOST AT C: The study-abroad program, Semester at Sea, has rolled out a program for online and distance learners. Tragedy struck this week, however, when one robot toppled overboard.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Pearson and Chegg are partnering for textbook rentals. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via Inside Higher Ed : “New study suggests female professors outperform men in terms of service – to their possible professional detriment.” No mention that Lexia Learning is owned by Rosetta Stone.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” The app in question is Quizlet , a digital flash card tool that allows students to share their study notes. Because students have never been able to share notes or study together until this moment in history. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Techcrunch : "Starting a robotics company out of school?

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Chegg has acquired Cogeon for $15 million. ” “ Online Trackers Help Promote Better Sleep in Indiana U Staff Study,” says Campus Technology. .” That’s Tom Preston-Werner who resigned from GitHub after an investigation into sexual harassment claims at the company.

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Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Chegg has acquired the flashcard app StudyBlue for $20.8 ” Edsurge wants you to “Meet Two Leaders Trying to Reinvent College.” ” That would be the founders of Minerva and Wayfinding. ” John Warner didn’t just call b t. million total. million in cash.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Alex Usher reviews Robot-Proof : Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Via Edsurge : “ Cheating on Chegg ? ” So Chegg’s algorithms declare you’re a cheater, and you don’t get a tutor. Maybe Not on Its Tutoring Platform.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. Kno was headed by Osman Rashid, the co-founder of the textbook rental company Chegg, and the tablet was aimed at the college market. The Intel Education Study App has now too been discontinued.

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