Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

” There’s more on legal battles involving student loan companies in the business of financial aid section below. ProPublica looks at age discrimination at IBM , worth considering I think as part of a larger industry worship of youth and “ innovation ”: “Cutting ‘Old Heads’ at IBM.”

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Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

“The Education of Betsy DeVos ” – a profile of the Secretary of Education in Politico Magazine. Via Inside Higher Ed : “ DeVry Parent Company Makes Pledges to Students.” The Australian company provides courses for schools that decide to outsource their educational services. ” She was Ms.

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

million gift from the Charles Koch Foundation and Koch Industries , a well-known opponent of government spending on things like public education (among other things). ” They’re suing the company. For-profit higher and student loan companies. More via Inside Higher Ed. Government Over Dismal Education.”

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MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Education Week : “ DeVos-Backed Company Makes Questionable Claims on Autism , ADHD.” ” “Betsy DeVos Won’t Shed Stake in Biofeedback Company , Filings Show,” The New York Times reports. “Harvard Management Company to Lay Off Half Its Staff,” The Harvard Crimson reports.

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Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The company said that it would keep the Vine website online, but you should probably download anything you’ve got there. Via the New York Magazine : “The Death of Vine Makes the Internet a Worse Place.” Via Campus Technology : “ Learning Objects Debuts Competency-Based Education Platform.”

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Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40