Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

Twitter activity during the hour was also very energetic, so I Storified it. I asked about how Jim’s company, Reclaim Hosting , is doing. One mentioned that their institution used to host WordPress locally, but is now exploring externally hosted social media (Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc). RECLAIM HOSTING.

Trends 41

Trends LMS Data MOOC 41

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

Twitter activity during the hour was also very energetic, so I Storified it. I asked about how Jim’s company, Reclaim Hosting , is doing. One mentioned that their institution used to host WordPress locally, but is now exploring externally hosted social media (Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc). RECLAIM HOSTING.

Trends 40

Trends LMS Data MOOC 40

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

Check out our growing list of MOOCs and Courses on the EdSurge Index. As for your social profiles such as Facebook and Instagram, previous wisdom used to to be to hide any trace that a hiring manager could find. Post articles and media on Facebook, Twitter, etc that is useful and interesting to your followers.

EdTech 76

EdTech Company Facebook MOOC 76

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

I’ve called this “the Top Ed-Tech Trends,” but this has never been an SEO-optimized list of products that the ed-tech industry wants schools or parents or companies to buy (or that it claims schools and parents and companies are buying). Beyond the MOOC. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs. Indie Ed-Tech.

Technology 58

Technology MOOC Trends Khan Academy 58

Hack Education

AUGUST 17, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The New York Times : “ Transgender Girl , 12, Is Violently Threatened After Facebook Post by Classmate’s Parent.” “ Facebook is going back to college,” writes venture capitalist Ryan Craig. The Business of Job Training.

Education 48

Education Robotics Moodle Facebook 48

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Can high-school kids check the authenticity of an alarming image posted on Facebook? After all, what shows up in your Twitter or Facebook feed can come from anywhere , and a post-election BuzzFeed analysis suggested the fake stuff spreads faster than real news, thanks to hyper-partisan readers blindly sharing sensational headlines.

Social Media 40

Social Media Learning Facebook Analysis 40

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.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” (Hmm. .” Via The Washington Post : “Former U-Va.

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Mostly tutoring companies.). “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The University of Iceland has joined edX.

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

Dance concealed about $12,000 in payments he received through his consulting work in 2015, including $4,600 from an organization called the Education Research and Development Institute – ERDI for short – that pays superintendents to attend meetings with educational tech companies. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The U.S.

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

The work is also supported by companies including Apple, Google and Expedia, as well as education organizations including the CollegeBoard, Teach For America and STEMx.” “Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC,” Edsurge informed its readers in February. Only “1.86 unique users have enrolled 4.1

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Via the AP : “One of the nation’s largest student loan servicing companies may have driven tens of thousands of borrowers struggling with their debts into higher-cost repayment plans. the nation’s third-largest student loan servicing company.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”).

Education 52

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

The Huffington Post filed Twitter’s response to Ivanka Trump ’s announcement under “comedy.” Via the AP: “A new federal lawsuit by Pennsylvania ’s attorney general says the nation’s largest student loan company engaged in abusive practices that have cost borrowers billions of dollars.”

Education 49

Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Microsoft -Branded MOOCs for K–12 Leaders.” Via Techcrunch : “ Workplace by Facebook opens to sell enterprise social networking to the masses.” The company has raised $420 million total. Small world).

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Via The Daily Beast : “ Palmer Luckey : The Facebook Near-Billionaire Secretly Funding Trump’s Meme Machine.” Well, one thing’s for certain: between this and Peter Thiel on its board, Facebook is well-positioned for a Trump presidency. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

.” Sandler is also the founder of the ed-tech company Nibletz. ” I’m putting this story here as it discusses VCs’ willingness to continue to invest in Mike Cagney , the former head of the student loan company SoFi. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” JFC.

Education 43

Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. But altruism is not the same as justice.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ Monetizing A MOOC Platform.” ” Well, you probably need to know more than what Facebook / Instagram has revealed in its new parents’ guide. The textbook company has raised $6 million total. Perlego has raised $4.8

Education 54

Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

” EdWeek’s Market Brief on “Implications for K–12 Companies in Trump’s Big Proposed Cuts to Ed. Via Reuters : “ Apple , Google , Facebook skip legal challenge to new travel ban.” Are MOOCs webinars? Are webinars now MOOCs?). ” An Education Dept.

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

There was a regularly updated Facebook page, a Twitter account, as well as a LinkedIn profile for its supposed president. It should perhaps make us question what’s going on with all those Silicon Valley companies who are actively peddling their alternative credentials as a substitute for a college degree. Jobs for Grads.

Technology 40

Technology Education Secondary Pearson 40

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

” (Probably worth checking out Sara Goldrick-Rab’s comments on Twitter about this one.). ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Big HR news about Coursera in the HR section below. Here’s the headline from Inside Higher Ed : “For-Credit MOOC: Best of Both Worlds at MIT ?”

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

” No disclosure in the article that Edsurge shares investors with both these companies. No disclosure , no surprise, that Edsurge shares investors with this company. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Here’s a link to all the stories in Slate’s series on online credit recovery programs.

Education 48

Education MOOC Report Company 48

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

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “ Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments.” ” Via The Guardian : “ Russia funded Facebook and Twitter investments through Kushner associate.” Shernaz Daver , Udacity ’s chief marketing officer, is leaving the company.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Via Marketwatch : “One company will now handle close to half of all student-loan payments.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Related, via Wired : “ Pro-Gun Russian Bots Flood Twitter After Parkland Shooting.” ” The Business of Financial Aid. ” Testing.

Education 49

Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. Don’t mess with her on Twitter. For a complete look at who funded learn-to-code companies this year, visit funding.hackeducation.com.).

Robotics 59

Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

” Money and data – they’re intertwined for technology companies – are monopolized in a handful of corporate giants. As I wrote in the first article in this series , one of the latter companies, Bridge International Academies, was poised to take over Liberia’s public school system.

Technology 40

Technology Education Pearson Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Wayne Johnson, the head of the department’s financial aid division and a former executive at a student loan company , says that those “non-traditional” servicers could include companies like Visa , Amazon , or Goldman Sachs. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” These headlines just kill me.

Knewton 46

Knewton Education Company MOOC 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

. “ President Trump Earmarks $200 Million in Federal Grants for STEM , Computer Science Programs ,” says Edsurge , later swooning that “ Google , Facebook , Amazon Among Tech Titans Committing $300 Million to K–12 Computer Science.” ” ( No disclosure that Edsurge shares investors with the company.).

Education 47

Education Company Data Report 47

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via Motherboard : “ Twitter Is Banning Anyone Whose Date of Birth Says They Joined Before They Were 13.” Inside Higher Ed on Facebook ’s plans to partner with community colleges to teach digital literacy. The company has raised $15.7

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” ( A good thread on Twitter in response.). Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ ISTE Unveils Plans to Match Ed-Tech Companies With Educators for Feedback on Apps.” The company, formerly known as PLATO Learning, is owned by Thomas Bravo.

Education 43

Education Pearson Edmentum lynda.com 43

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Frustrated with the slow resolution of loan forgiveness claims at the Department of Education, two borrowers have filed a lawsuit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and loan servicing company Navient in federal court.” ” “Whatever Happened To MOOCs ?”

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” The Kenyan Ministry of Education says that the Bridge International Academies are not complying with the country’s laws, and the company, which runs chains of schools across the developing world, has not received approval for its curriculum. for-profits? ” Education in the Courts. “What if the US had an OU?”

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

” Palantir is the data analytics company co-founded by Peter Thiel and funded in part by the CIA. Another tech company ready and willing to support Trump: IBM. If you know the history of this company , it’s a rather frightening gesture. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

Education 40

Education Company Data Pearson 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

million in charges from a Minnesota company over a software system that repeatedly failed during mandatory statewide elementary school testing.” ” “ ClassDojo Is Teaching Kids Empathy In 90% Of K–8 Schools Nationwide,” says Fast Company. ” Pay attention to student loan companies !

Education 40

Education Report E-rate Company 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “A divided federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling that a Minnesota community college was justified when it kicked a student out of a nursing program because of Facebook comments administrators deemed to be unprofessional and threatening to fellow students.”

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40