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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. ” There’s more on legal battles involving student loan companies in the business of financial aid section below. ” “ Robot abuse ”?!

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

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 Okay, okay.

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Revisiting #ALATTT: Trend #1: AR/VR/MR and a touch of AI

NeverEndingSearch

Next time around, I’ll share my notes on OER.). Companies are investing in immersive technologies. Microsoft Translator , offer real-time translation, improving our ability to support and communicate more effectively with our community–students, parents and new immigrant populations. And, what’s in it for us?

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Forgetting Our History: From the Reusability Paradox to the Remix Hypothesis

Iterating Toward Openness

Audrey’s constant refrain that “no one seems to remember our history” was made for her again this week when McGraw-Hill and Microsoft announced a new project based around – I kid you not – learning objects. They lack what Giant Robot Dinosaur calls a Minimum Viable Personality.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ Apple and Microsoft Now Offer $100 Styluses. “ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? ” (Note: there’s a response to this article by Georgia Tech professor Ashok Goel, who builds teaching chat-bots, in the “robots” section below.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Mostly tutoring companies.). “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Badges , patents, and the world’s ‘least popular’ education company” by Doug Belshaw.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via the BBC : “ Accenture and Microsoft plan digital IDs for millions of refugees.” ” (This reminds me that I need to write something about the history of Montessori and why all sorts of companies have appropriated the brand.). Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” What could possibly go wrong?