Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” In his book, Srnicek identifies five kinds of platforms: advertising platforms (like Google and Facebook), cloud platforms (like Salesforce and Amazon Web Services), industrial platforms (like GE and Siemens), product platforms (like Spotify), and lean platforms (like Uber and AirBnB). Education’s Proto-Platforms.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2017

She’s just made the jump from provost to a senior academic innovation fellow, tasked with looking to big new ideas in learning and experimental efforts in both teaching and student success. This conference attracts plenty of venture capitalists and companies in education. Remind people how big the OER effort is at UMUC.

OER 94

OER Course Learning Analytics Company 94

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. Perhaps the district didn’t know what New York City learned when it audited its old data portal : it found that less than 3% of parents had ever logged in.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Educause is holding its annual conference this week. Educators Discuss Pros and Cons of Learning Analytics.” Via Vice : “ Google Docs Is Randomly Flagging Files for Violating Its Terms of Service.” The company is co-founded by Nick Ducoff, formerly of the OER textbook startup Boundless.

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Big 12 Conference’s Board of Directors on Wednesday requested ‘a full accounting of the circumstances surrounding the sexual assaults’ at Baylor University.” ” Google announces “Google Cloud Platform Education Grants for computer science.”

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via The New York Times : “ Google , in Post-Obama Era, Aggressively Woos Republicans ” – so enjoy that Google Certification, educators. Via Education Week : “ Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy.” ” That’d be Hugo Barra , a former Google exec.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40