Hack Education

JULY 7, 2017

” Some of these experimental sites included MOOCs and coding bootcamps. Via The Washington Post : “SEC settles fraud charges against defunct for-profit college company ITT.” Because honestly, where else would you put news about that private school company but in the surveillance section.

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GoConqr

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The most common device among students is the smartphone. Many online learning platforms can be used with smartphones, tablets, and desktop computers. Because mobile learning is a trend, one’s own online content should always be tested for smartphone and tablet use. Barbara Geyer-Hayden (MA Programme Director, Germany).

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Technology Trends Gamification Education 75

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

They can be something everybody uses; that’s how 2012 became the year of the MOOC, and why virtual reality will no doubt be widely cited as the trend of 2016. MOOCs continued to increase in number and attendance. Companies like Kaltura, Panopto and Warpwire battled through the year for market share.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

Via The Verge : “ France bans smartphone use in schools.” ” 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. ” JFC.

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Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

” EdWeek’s Market Brief on “Implications for K–12 Companies in Trump’s Big Proposed Cuts to Ed. ” Last year , the Ugandan government decreed that company’s schools be shut down because they failed to meet education and sanitation requirements; Kenyan courts have also ordered the schools to close.

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Education MOOC Company Report 46

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.

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Education Facebook Company Report 45