The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2023

Make School, a San Francisco-based gaming company turned for-profit educational institution, was already offering a short-term tech boot camp, designed to meet that same goal. At least 75 such partnerships exist between colleges and three of the country’s top boot camp provider companies: edX, ThriveDX and Fullstack Academy.

Company 95

Company Report Outcomes Data 95

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2019

One in five employers report that they have hired someone with a verified certificate from a platform such as Coursera or EdX. In fact, the boom in microcredentials is being fed in large part by major companies—IBM, Google, and Amazon, to name a few—looking to grow their talent pipeline and increase the skill level of current employees.

Digital Badges 81

Digital Badges Coursera Training Company 81

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

This is especially true when it comes to the growing share of jobs that are technology related and hinge on rapidly-evolving skillsets—which today make up more than a quarter of all job openings, according to data from Burning Glass Technologies.

Digital Badges 89

Digital Badges Industry Coursera Social Media 89

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2020

Data from prior recessions shows that this is a clear historical pattern : after layoffs occur, firms are more likely to replace human jobs with technology. Early reports indicate that many blue-chip companies have begun to freeze or rescind hiring offers to graduating students. In addition, internships are being canceled.

Coursera 122

Coursera Training MOOC Course 122

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

The first online class we launched in 1998 was little more than flat text on webpages, and we closely followed the birth of learning management systems, meeting with both Blackboard and WebCT before they achieved their first $1 million in revenue. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In. billion in 2010.

Kaplan 163

Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 163

Wired Campus

MARCH 10, 2015

Students would meet in virtual classrooms where they would discuss course material using videoconferencing technology. In 2013 it joined with Coursera and started building MOOCs. The companies provide the technology platform and marketing expertise, and take a large share of the tuition revenues.

Coursera 28

Coursera MOOC Course Company 28

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The pair then started the company in January 2013. At the time they were not alone in their efforts; Coursera, Udacity (both of which were also co-founded by Stanford professors) and edX had launched MOOC platforms a year earlier. These online courses are easy to sign up for, yet few students actually stick through and finish them.

Online Learning 103

Online Learning MOOC Coursera Blackboard 103

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

verified certificates from Coursera and completed 11 social entrepreneurship courses from +Acumen. With online courses, we get a rich data set not only of what people say they can do, but what they actually do—even when their life gets busy, even when the tasks get hard, even when they think nobody’s watching. complete multiple MOOCs.

MOOC 108

MOOC Course Coursera Online Learning 108

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Chopra worked at the CFPB and, while there, “sued two for-profit-college companies – ITT Educational Services Inc. – over accusations about abusive lending practices,” as The Chronicle of Higher Education notes. ” It’s now unclear, observers say, if the FTC can regulate companies like Google or Verizon.

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

From the Coursera blog : “Announcing ‘ AI for Everyone ’: a new course from deeplearning.ai on Coursera.” is the new company of Andrew Ng , Coursera’s co-founder.) There’s more data about online education down in the “research” section at the bottom. .”

Education 53

Education Coursera Facebook MOOC 53

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly sharing five school districts’ private information with an advisory company while it was negotiating for the districts’ contracts.” For-profit higher ed company Education Management Corp says it will close 22 out of 26 of its Brown Mackie College locations.

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

. “In a sweeping move, the for-profit school chain has been told to lock its doors after parliament demanded it halt operations in response to its failure to meet educational and infrastructure standards.” Via the Coursera blog : “Coming soon to all courses: Flexible session-based schedules.” ” Oh look.

Education 40

Education MOOC Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” ” Via Gamasutra : “Parents take Subway Surfers devs to court over alleged misuse of kids’ data.” ” A master of science in data journalism from Columbia University’s School of Journalism.

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

That seems to be Coursera ’s business model. Via Edsurge : “As LinkedIn ’s Video Library Grows, Company Says It Has No Plans to Compete With Colleges.” Via The New York Times : “ Climate Science Meets a Stubborn Obstacle: Students.” That’s despite privacy concerns about the company.

Education 46

Education Coursera MOOC Udemy 46

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

This from the school district that is still reeling from a major student data privacy breach. " Tagged on: March 10, 2017 Drop it like it's bot: Brands have cooled on chatbots | Digiday → Many companies have begun dropping their bots, saying that they don't do what they were supposed to: “I would call it overpromising."

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Pokémon Go, a free augmented reality game developed by Niantic (a company spun out of Google in 2015), became the most popular mobile game in US history this year. Many students cannot afford the heavy data usage required by geofencing apps, for starters. Many of us have become quite lackadaisical about the data we share.

Data 40

Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Here is venture capital well spent: “ Coursera Promotes Its ‘Affordable Online Courses’ With New TV Ad Spots ,” says Class Central. ” The company in question: edX. ” The company in question: edX. Linda Zecher declined to explain to the newspaper why she was leaving the company.

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The IRS data retrieval tool that let financial aid applicants automatically import income information into the FAFSA won’t be restored for the current aid cycle, said James Runcie, chief operating officer of the Office of Federal Student Aid, in written testimony to Congress Wednesday.”

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

.” We can see in Reagan’s pledge the roots of ongoing efforts to defund public education, something that enabled for-profit schools to step in to meet the demand for college. ” Despite thinking of themselves as liberal-learning, today’s tech companies re-inscribe much of this. More data collection.

Trends 64

Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

But even without knowing the funding data for the month of December, I can say a lot. ” Phrases like these were repeated again and again and again this year, as many ed-tech companies have, for years now, relied on venture capital as their primary source of revenue – a source that’s no longer readily available.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2016

According to an investigation by The Associated Press , “dozens of those hired by the company had checkered pasts – including serious financial problems and even convictions for cocaine trafficking or child molestation.” million from the company between 2010 and 2015 before he stepped down from his role there.

Education 40

Education Technology Company Industry 40

Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

” EdWeek’s Market Brief on “Implications for K–12 Companies in Trump’s Big Proposed Cuts to Ed. Via Inside Higher Ed : “Student aid advocates and financial aid administrators say shutdown of IRS data retrieval tool has consequences beyond the FAFSA process.” ” asks The Pacific Standard.

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

” More on how the IER, the Department of Education’s research arm, fails to protect student data in the infosec section below. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ Coursera Removes Biometric Identity Verification Using Keystroke Matching,” Class Central reports. ” Bye, Mercator.

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ DeVry Parent Company Makes Pledges to Students.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Chalkbeat investigates the Indiana Virtual School : “As students signed up, online school hired barely any teachers – but founder’s company charged it millions.”

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Via The Seattle Times : “A cellphone belonging to the man who claims he shot and wounded another man in self-defense during a demonstration last month at the University of Washington had been wiped clean of data before being seized by police, according to search-warrant documents filed in King County Superior Court.”

Education 45

Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 45

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Via Broadly : “ Betsy DeVos to Meet with Men’s Rights Groups , Reports Say.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “After Meeting With DeVos, Title IX Activists Say They Still Have Many Questions.” Also via Edsurge : “How Boundaries Between Colleges and Companies Will Continue to Blur.”

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

the Virginia company at the heart of the operation.” Here’s the EdWeek headline: “ Company Exec. for Ed-Tech Company Testifies in Ala. ” Gee, good thing no one else in ed-tech is in the business of selling these sorts of connections between companies and politicians and schools! ” Ugh.

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Department of Education Launches New English Learner Data Story.” ” “Data story” is a fancy way of saying “website.” The “pioneer in the science of learning,” as Inside Higher Ed puts it , will help the technology company with its internal training program.

Education 45

Education MOOC Company Pearson 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Testing, Testing… Via EdSource : “Testing company fined in California for second year.” ” The testing company in question: ETS. “ Coursera ’s new monthly subscriptions could monetize procrastination,” says Techcrunch. The learn-to-code company has raised $4.34 million total.

Education 40

Education MOOC E-rate Company 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” “Behind Randi Weingarten ’s secret meeting with Steve Bannon ” by Mike Klonsky. Data-Protection Law Looms.” “How can online learning help Canadian colleges meet the challenges ahead?” Shernaz Daver , Udacity ’s chief marketing officer, is leaving the company. The George W.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

As if applying for financial aid wasn’t difficult enough already, it appears that the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, which pulls tax information into the FAFSA app, “ will be unavailable for several weeks.” ” Via ProPublica : “Meet the Hundreds of Officials Trump Has Quietly Installed Across the Government.”

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

No doubt, Udacity, Coursera, and edX have been moving away from “free” and “open” online education for a while now , charging fees for courses and certificates and acting much more like online program management companies – third party vendors for Internet-based courses and degree programs.

MOOC 55

MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55

Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

From the Department of Education press release : “ Federal Commission on School Safety Meeting to Focus on the Effects of Entertainment , Media , Cyberbullying and Social Media on Violence and Student Safety.” Or this one: “A Growth Mindset Can Reduce the Gender Gap in STEM,” claims Coursera’s blog.

Education 44

Education Microsoft MOOC Coursera 44

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

In Move Towards More Online Degrees, Coursera Introduces Its First Bachelor ’s.” ” “Coursera and other purveyors of massive open online courses supposedly signaled the end of traditional credentials and, as some told it, universities. Now the company is betting big on both,” says Inside Higher Ed.

Education 47

Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47

Hack Education

APRIL 7, 2017

Pretty sure “meet with Pitbull” and “spend millions on protection services from the Federal Marshals” are not on anyone’s list of education priorities. ” In other financial aid news – via Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy : “Hackers Had Access To Tax Data For Up To 100,000 FAFSA Users.”

Education 47

Education Coursera Robotics Broadband 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

. “Schools across the country are about to be held accountable for student attendance – attaching stakes to a measure that previously had much less significance and increasing the risk that schools will try to manipulate that data,” according to Chalkbeat’s Matt Barnum. ” The Business of Student Loans.

Education 47

Education Pearson OER Report 47