Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

The Huffington Post filed Twitter’s response to Ivanka Trump ’s announcement under “comedy.” In the future, you might want to look for most MOOC-related news in the “business of job training” section below. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Or maybe her announcement itself was comedy?

Education 49

Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via The New York Times : “Meet Zora, the Robot Caregiver.” ” Sara Goldrick-Rab shared her thoughts on Twitter. .” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

Education 52

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). It’s baaaaack: “Return of the MOOC ,” The City Journal tells us. There’s some (sorta) MOOC-related news in the venture funding section below. .” Because MOOCs on an airplane proved to be such an effective mode of instruction.

Education 45

Education MOOC Company Pearson 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” These headlines just kill me. ” More MOOC data in the “research” section below. ” Disclosure: the Mooch now follows me on Twitter. ” According to Edsurge , Knewton is now a courseware company and not a “robot tutor in the sky.”

Knewton 46

Knewton Education Company MOOC 46

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I was there for a few reasons, starting with having the fine opportunity to lead a pre conference workshop, followed by presenting on two panels, helping out with a Twitter component, and reconnecting with dozens of friends and colleagues. On Twitter several people, on site and out of country, praised open as a business model.

Conference 40

Conference ePortfolio LMS Education 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

.” Note the significant difference in language in this headline from The Verge , for example – “ Harvard’s Root robot teaches kids how to code ” – and the way in which Seymour would describe the LOGO Turtle – that students would using programming to teach the robot. Only “1.86

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2017

“The Year of the MOOC” – I was summoned to Palo Alto, California for a small gathering to discuss the future of teaching, learning, and technology. Perhaps with this data, the MOOC providers can build a map of professional if not cognitive pathways. “Robots are coming for your job.”

Education 40

Education Robotics MOOC Company 40

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try To Be An OPM : Conversion of for-profits and MOOCs.” ” There’s some Udacity-related MOOC news in the job training section below.

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

Classrooms.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the job training section below. ” More on teen social media usage, this time from Buzzfeed : “‘Tweetdecking’ Is Taking Over Twitter. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 44

Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Related, via Wired : “ Pro-Gun Russian Bots Flood Twitter After Parkland Shooting.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. “ Teaching assistant robots will reinvent academia,” Times Higher Education claims. ” It’s $520.

Education 49

Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via George Veletsianos : “A large-scale study of Twitter Use in MOOCs.” ” Research finds there’s a " global achievement gap in MOOCs. Via Campus Technology : “ Harvard Tailoring the MOOC Experience With Adaptive Learning.”

Education 40

Education MOOC Data Elsevier 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ California Should Watch Arkansas Process for Creating New Online Institution,” says Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill. “ Will AI Be The Next Big Thing In The Classroom? Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” asks Forbes.

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

As CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski noted on Twitter Tuesday, Eck, who is now a special assistant to Secretary DeVos, tweeted last November that Hamill should ‘stick to playing Han Solo’s short little b—-’ after Hamill tweeted criticism of the Trump administration.” Are MOOCs webinars? Are webinars now MOOCs?).

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Our Twitter hashtag is #stemx13, and we have some resources for publicizing at [link]. MP3 and MP4 versions will be available as well as the full Blackboard Collaborate recordings, although they take some days to process. Spreading the word : this a free event, so be sure to tell others! See you online!

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

” Via Chalkbeat : “Can in-house child care keep young teachers in the classroom? ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “ Campuswire launches to redesign classroom communications,” writes Techcrunch. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” JFC.

Education 43

Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The University of Iceland has joined edX. But he’s still welcome on college campuses and Twitter. Via Getting Smart : “How Competency-Based Education Can Lead to A More Equitable Classroom.” classrooms,” Axios claims.

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Saturday, March 1st at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show - Google Forms in the Classrooms , Classroom 2.0 Follow us on Twitter #liveclass20. They''ve created a wiki space where other classrooms can share their own presentations, give feedback, and engage with her students. Classroom activity to facilitate active listening.

Libraries 51

Libraries Google Common Core Conference 51

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

” Via NPR : “ Kentucky Governor Claims Kids Were Assaulted While Teachers Absent From Classroom.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” ( A good thread on Twitter in response.). Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. And some follow-up from Tressie McMillan Cottom.).

Education 43

Education Pearson Edmentum lynda.com 43

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). In related MOOC news, there's more on “ nanodegrees ” in the “credentialing” section below. Because up ’til now, MOOCs were the most brilliant data mining app ever.). But how do they compare to the old one and the ACT ?”

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. I’d love to provide a link but Andreessen deleted his blog in 2009.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Something something Brexit something something MOOCs will save British higher ed. ” That’d be Glenn Reynolds , @instapundit , who also briefly had his Twitter account suspended. Education Department Awards 41 States and the District of Columbia $28.4

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

” That’s the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow , which is already having to repay Ohio some $60 million. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via Getting Smart : “Using Robots to Teach Elementary Students About Human Nature.” ” Immigration and Education. .”

Education 47

Education Company Data Report 47

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

“Nothing has more potential to enable us to reimagine higher education than the massive open online course, or MOOC, platforms that are being developed by the likes of Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and companies like Coursera and Udacity.” But I face them all the time, particularly on Twitter.

Technology 0

Technology Education Robotics System 0

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” The article is accompanied by a photo of a classroom full of Asian students – as if Asian is not American. ” Via The New York Times : “ Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments.” Nice timing to promote “picting” in the classroom.). For-Profit Colleges.”

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Testing, Testing… Via the Hechinger Report : “On a classroom-based test for new teachers , black teachers score lower.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Twitter announced big layoffs this week – 9% of its staff – and said it would shutter its video app Vine.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

More on the Republicans’ tax plans – Via Education Week : “New Senate Tax Plan Doubles Teachers’ Deduction for Buying Classroom Supplies.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “Are You Getting a Pay Bump For Student Completion? ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

John Bel Edwards has agreed to a mandate that cursive writing must be taught in Louisiana ’s public school classrooms.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ ALEX Wants to Fill Classrooms Like Airbnb Fills Beds ” is an actual headline, and apparently ALEX is an actual startup.

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

” Online Education and The Once and Future “MOOC” “ Deakin University in Australia will next year offer graduate degrees and certificate programs through FutureLearn , the online learning platform owned by the Open University in the U.K.,” ” “What If We Stopped Calling Them Classrooms ?”

Education 40

Education Report E-rate Company 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Saturday, March 22nd at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show with Erin Klein , Classroom 2.0 Classroom 2.0 Astated, has some questions for those of you who use Diigo as a classroom tool. 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?

Conference 52

Conference Education Learning Common Core 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Indeed, the World Bank issued a report in January arguing that digital technologies – not just robots in factories – stand to widen inequalities as well, “and even hasten the hollowing out of middle-class employment.” None of this has played out equitably, as the benefits have accrued in management and not by labor.

Technology 40

Technology Education Pearson Company 40