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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Viral videos weren’t new this decade, but the popularity of cellphones, along with the introduction of social media and its associated incentives to “go viral,” meant that viral videos became more common. They recorded school resource officers. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” ” Speaking of openwashing : “ Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core , Rise of ‘Open’ Resources.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

He’s a partner at Founders Fund, which has invested in Knewton, AltSchool, Uversity, ResearchGate, If You Can, Upstart, Declara, and Affirm. Testing, Testing… “ Common Core testing group wages aggressive campaign against critics on social media,” according to The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

MOOCs are out. Performance on PISA Decline Because of Common Core? “ Would You Ask Alexa for Parenting Tips for Your Toddlers? ” Inside Higher Ed on Knewton ’s “pivot.” .” It’s a partnership with Guild Education. More via Techcrunch. Bootcamps are in. Or something.

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