Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 14, 2015

I’ve written about Pearson’s efficacy work in the past, and Ray Henderson’s twitter post this morning has prompted me to ponder and write a bit more. Just-in: @Pearson has just pubd white paper on their #Revel platform, as CEO @johnfallon committed. 5): What Pearson Means by Efficacy and Effectiveness.

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Pearson OER Comparison Case Study 60

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

” Via Edsurge : “What’s Next for Pearson ? ” ( A good thread on Twitter in response.). I’d love to see a comparison between Pluralsight and Lynda.com.). ” Via Education Week : “ Pearson Tested ‘Social-Psychological’ Messages in Learning Software, With Mixed Results.”

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

“ Hacked Twitter Accounts a New Headache for Schools,” Education Week’s Ben Herold reports. Adults Outperformed by Rest of Developed World in Numeracy , New Comparison Finds.” ” Getting Smart’s Tom Vander Ark on a new report from Pearson : “ The Future of Skills : Employment in 2030.”

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Education Company Data Report 47

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

’” Facebook board member Marc Andreessen lashed out on Twitter, arguing that the decision meant that Indian telcos simply wanted to keep poor people off the Internet. And Silicon Valley tech investors, as well as large education corporations like Pearson, are behind this. “The fix” is always privatization.

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