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

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

He just doesn’t think our current university systems and edtech solutions will get us there. He’s worried that, rather than advancing our human potential, many edtech companies and universities are perpetuating the status quo. He points to the learning management system as an example.

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Digital Learning Technology MOOC Learning Analytics 60

Neo LMS

MAY 26, 2016

The educational system seems to play an important role in defining success for people, and online education has its fare share of this. These skills may not develop only in an online learning environment, but they surely aren’t hindered either. In other words, they want personalization of learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2016

Florida Virtual School will deploy D2L ‘s Brightspace platform as the district’s new learning management system (LMS). The Brightspace platform incorporates personalized learning so teachers can deliver their lessons with much greater flexibility and give each student the personal experience they need to succeed.

Trends 40

Trends Digital Badges Blended Learning Learning Analytics 40

EmergingEdTech

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Company is Helping Over 5,000 Schools Improve Outcomes by Making Better use of Five Million Student Records. Here’s How. EmergingEdTech recently spoke with IO Education’s CEO, Michael. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 10, 2016

Should I use a system with microinverters on each panel, or one large inverter? Does a battery system make sense in my circumstances? Of course, I could have stopped everything else in my life for a few months and learned most of what I needed to know to answer these questions myself. How and where will I mount them?

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OER Company Learning Analytics Outcomes 60

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2020

Awareness of the dangers of algorithmic bias in AI systems is growing. Earlier this year, a 42-year-old Detroit resident was wrongly arrested after a face-recognition system falsely matched his photo with that of an image from security camera footage.

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Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “An Education Department plan to begin cutting large debt collection firms out of the student loan system is on hold after Congress warned against move.” Via Wired : “How Silicon Valley Fuels an Informal Caste System.” The company has raised $20.4 Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Via The Atlantic : “Two radically different bills aim to overhaul [ Detroit ’s] beleaguered school system. Why Don’t All School Systems Do This?” ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Nevada System Chancellor Resigns Over Email Flap.” Will the legislation do more harm than good?”

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Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

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.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Via Alternet : “ Gavin Grimm Wants To Fix The Education System That Failed Him.” ” When you hear someone invoke New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina as a model, do remember what happened to all the Black teachers … Via the AP : “ Philadelphia moves to retake control of city school system.”

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Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

On Thursday, the judge gave Google the victory , ruling that the company’s use of the Java API fell under fair use provisions. Its Crunchbase description is great : “TX-based edtech company.” “ Key Tensions in the Field of Learning Analytics ” by Bodong Chen. “Investors Put $2.3M

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Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

.” Testing, Testing… Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “These days, everyone’s talking about ‘equity,’ and now a testing company has affixed the word to a new effort. ” Via Edsurge : “ Adam Bellow Becomes CEO of Breakout EDU to Spread Gamified Learning.” “Can U.S.

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

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

Department of Education Announces Requirements for New Federal Loan Servicing System.” The company said that it would keep the Vine website online, but you should probably download anything you’ve got there. Via Campus Technology : “ Learning Objects Debuts Competency-Based Education Platform.”

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Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40