NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Claims on Twitter : Students read a tweet and explain why it might or might not be a useful source of information. News on Twitter : Students consider tweets and determine which is the most trustworthy. Claims on YouTube: Students watch a short video and explain why they might not trust a video that makes a contentious claim. .

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

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AUGUST 17, 2018

One Problem: The Data Aren’t All There.” Via The Washington Post : “Going mobile: The government’s most crucial financial aid form.” ” One huge problem with the new mobile version of the FAFSA : you can’t use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool on it. (National) Education Politics.

Education 48

Education Robotics Moodle Facebook 48

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AUGUST 31, 2018

” Inside Higher Ed takes a closer look at a game called Givling , a mobile trivia app “that promises winners a payout of up to $50,000 on their student loan debt.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Thank you, big data, for giving people this insight. SDG Academy has joined edX.

Education 41

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MAY 13, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). In related MOOC news, there's more on “ nanodegrees ” in the “credentialing” section below. ” “Live instruction” is not teachers; it is content delivery via a mobile device. Data, Privacy, and Surveillance. and James L.

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

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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

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

” Apparently the FAFSA will soon be available on mobile devices. House Hearing on Algorithms & Big Data : 5 Takeaways for Schools.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” These headlines just kill me. ” More MOOC data in the “research” section below.

Education 46

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the HR section below. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. Students Pay The Tab With Their Personal Data.” Via funding.hackeducation.com : “The Business of Ed-Tech: September 2018 Funding Data.”

Education 49

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JUNE 8, 2018

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. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. Education Department show.”

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

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APRIL 20, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” ( A good thread on Twitter in response.). I guess it could also be a reference to the money to be made off of collecting, analyzing, and selling student data. Key Data Systems has acquired Progress Testing. Upgrades and Downgrades. More via Crunchbase.

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JULY 21, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The LA Times asks , “ In this digital self-help age, just how effective are MasterClass ’s A-list celebrity workshops?” Via KQED’s Mindshift : “ MIT’s Scratch Program Is Evolving For Greater, More Mobile Creativity.”

Education 46

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