Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. I’d love to provide a link but Andreessen deleted his blog in 2009. They’re amazing.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

“ Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : ”Why Twitter Is Calling Abigail Fisher ’ Becky With the Bad Grades ’: A Brief Explainer.” More, via Inside Higher Ed , on various colleges’ OER initiatives. Educator’s Assessment Data Management System ( EADMS ) is merging with IO Education.

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Twitter announced big layoffs this week – 9% of its staff – and said it would shutter its video app Vine. Via eCampus News : “ Barnes & Noble Education announces advanced OER courseware.” Data, Privacy, and Surveillance. The richest university in the world has reached a deal with its striking workers.

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Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40