Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

But the technology lends a question: to what extent should educational products make assumptions about a user’s end goal? Speakers from University of Virginia, University of Maryland, MIT and University of Pennsylvania will share what works, what doesn’t and how they have built structures to support technology initiatives on their campuses.

MOOC 60

MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” 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. Because technology imperialism. National) Education Politics.

Education 46

Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. We must allow our students to use their gifts and skills to make and create using technology the teacher may not even be familiar with. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations.

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 12, 2015

Typeonline -The typing tutorials on this site also include lessons on how to use a keyboard number pad for those who may need to enter a lot of numerical data. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. If you are motivated by fun and competition then this is the site for you. link] [link] [link] [link] [link].

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Chromebook Google Edmodo Study 100

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. collects and sells user data while helping you clean up your inbox. Oh, and unroll.me

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. collects and sells user data while helping you clean up your inbox. Oh, and unroll.me

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 25, 2018

Most of the actual work was done by Emory Craig (University of New Rochelle, and of Digital Bodies fame), who hurled the audience into a deep exploration of this technology. First, we began by asking the audience to describe where their institutions were with this technology. Overall, they were in very early days, and unevenly.

OER 47

OER Analysis Education Data 47

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 25, 2018

Most of the actual work was done by Emory Craig (University of New Rochelle, and of Digital Bodies fame), who hurled the audience into a deep exploration of this technology. First, we began by asking the audience to describe where their institutions were with this technology. Overall, they were in very early days, and unevenly.

OER 40

OER Analysis Education Data 40

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2017

Luminaries in the edtech industry, including Richard Culatta (ISTE CEO and former director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. godfather” of OER and Chief Academic Officer of Lumen Learning), trace their roots here. What is it about the Utah that makes it a hotbed of education and technology talent? (Is

Coursera 69

Coursera Knewton Udemy EdTech 69

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress this week about privacy, data, monopoly power, and regulations. ” Via MIT Technology Review : “ DNA tests for IQ are coming, but it might not be smart to take one.”

Education 44

Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” IHE blogger Joshua Kim offers “25 Million Reasons Why LinkedIn / Microsoft Will Buy Coursera.” And That Has Given It Some Eye-opening Data.” Frontline Education has acquired Prologic Technology Systems.

Education 46

Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

“ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Via The MIT Technology Review : “Finally, a Useful Application for VR: Training Employees.” The business of OER.

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Hack Education

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Perhaps the disappearance (and reported murder) of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi doesn’t seem like an education technology story. Via Techcrunch : “ Upskill launches support for Microsoft HoloLens.”

Education 55

Education MOOC Company OER 55

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

“technologizing” the government. ” Via the BBC : “ Accenture and Microsoft plan digital IDs for millions of refugees.” Here’s a sponsored article , paid for by the Gates Foundation and published by Edsurge promoting the school and its technology.). ” What could possibly go wrong?

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The IRS data retrieval tool that let financial aid applicants automatically import income information into the FAFSA won’t be restored for the current aid cycle, said James Runcie, chief operating officer of the Office of Federal Student Aid, in written testimony to Congress Wednesday.”

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. His wife is also the founder of the OER organization CK12. Thank you, big data, for giving people this insight. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. National) Education Politics. The President has colored his flag wrong.

Education 41

Education Social Media Company Data 41

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. Elsewhere in MOOC research… From Campus Technology : “Grouping MOOC Students by Communication Mode Doesn’t Help Completion.” .” Me, I cannot stop looking at that hand-clapping Vine.

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. And “free” doesn’t last.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

The NAACP endorses OER. Senators Introduce Bill to Keep Government Research Data Publicly Available (Preserving Data in Government Act).” Senators Introduce Bill to Keep Government Research Data Publicly Available (Preserving Data in Government Act).” It’s a partnership with Microsoft.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “A pending Connecticut law will now mandate that the University of Connecticut and the state’s four other public universities publicly release data on which transfer student credits they accept and which they reject.” Start Holding Weekly Data Conferences ,” says Edsurge.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” From the story: “Online education company Udacity plans to branch out of its core technology market to meet growing demand for digitally-skilled workers in areas such as banking and the car industry, its co-founder told Reuters as the company launched in Germany.” Data, Privacy, and Surveillance. ” Kudos.

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via E-Literate : “ Hawai’i Senate Bill: Would mandate OER material for all U Hawai’i system courses.” ” And later in the week, an update : “Hawai’i Senate OER Bill Update: Amended language saves the day.”

Education 49

Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

” Via Spectrum News : “Despite dearth of data, firms sell brain training as autism antidote.” ” Via the Microsoft press release : “Introducing Education Resources, a source of Open Educational Resources within Office 365.” ” Similar news about Microsoft products.

MOOC 43

MOOC Education Kaplan Company 43

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

This week: “ OpenStax Partners with panOpen to Expand OER Access.” Via Bloomberg Technology : “How Thync , Startup Behind Brain-Zapping Gadget, Almost Died.” ’ ” Data, Privacy, and Surveillance. WaPo on “ data walls ”: “ This ed-reform trend is supposed to motivate students.

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Inside Higher Ed : “The number of career colleges and the number of credentials they award have dropped by roughly 20 percent in the last four years, new data from the U.S. Microsoft has acquired GitHub. million total.

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

. “Schools across the country are about to be held accountable for student attendance – attaching stakes to a measure that previously had much less significance and increasing the risk that schools will try to manipulate that data,” according to Chalkbeat’s Matt Barnum. ” “Why the U.S. Must be legit then.

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. “ Coursera More than Doubles Number of Degrees on Its Platform,” says Campus Technology. ” Perhaps protest Stanford’s Persuasive Technology Lab ? Edsurge on the business of OER. National) Education Politics.

Education 47

Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

Via Education Week : “ Minecraft Party to Raise Money for Technology in Philly Schools.” ” Campus Technology rewrites the press release that Examity will be used for identify verification and proctoring in edX classes. “ Credly Receives Open Badges Certification ,” Campus Technology reports.

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

.” I tweeted that the DACA database is one of the most important issues in ed-tech right now, and if you’re an ed-tech entrepreneur who says “nobody in ed-tech tracks immigration data,” you need to GTFO. Via Education Week : “ Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy.”

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

“ The Office of Educational Technology Under DeVos” by Doug Levin. And more on data and research on student loan debt in the research section below. A report from VC firm GSV Acceleration : “It’s a Breakout: Capital Flows In the Learning and Talent Technology Market.” Implications for K–12 Business.”

Education 46

Education Data Report Software 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Microsoft is doing a desktop PC thing. Apple , as always, helps us see how criticism-free technology journalism can be. Via eCampus News : “ Barnes & Noble Education announces advanced OER courseware.” Via Campus Technology : “ Learning Objects Debuts Competency-Based Education Platform.”

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40