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5 Ed-Tech Ideas Face The Chronicle’s Version of ‘Shark Tank’

Wired Campus

Freedman: I love where you started with the criticism of the MOOCs. I mean, MOOCs aren’t learning platforms, they’re distribution platforms. But I definitely would be interested. Go to class, hold off on rushing into any nontransparent purchasing decision, and rent an e-textbook by the day. Young: Just on time, thank you.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” The story contains some machinations at the Department of Education in which the White Hous e tried to fire a Jeb Bush-supporting staffer. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Lots of MOOC PR appeared in the news this week. ” “What if MOOCs Revolutionize Education After All?”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Clickers” are definitely not new — indeed, in my research for Teaching Machines , I found examples of classroom response systems dating back to the 1950s. To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. And everyone clicks and rages and snipes all over again.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” That’ll definitely bring back the coal jobs. For your “yes, Microsoft is still horrible files,” this from The Washington Post : “ E-waste recycler Eric Lundgren loses appeal on computer restore disks, must serve 15-month prison term.” We have the numbers on Indianapolis Public Schools teachers.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” From Mindwires Consulting: “ e-Literate Big Picture: LMS.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Private Colleges’ Tuition-Discount Rate Hits All-Time High.” Pay Edsurge money to see the details. .”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ XuetangX : A Look at China’s First and Biggest MOOC Platform.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “New report finds big-time college football players at wealthiest programs graduate at rates lower than their nonathlete male peers.