Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

That charge, by Brian Goegan, clearly struck a nerve with students around the country, leading to memes on social media portraying the professor as a hero fighting corrupt university officials, as well as t-shirts with the slogan: “ my homework was more expensive than this t-shirt.”

Pearson 155

Pearson Course Social Media Company 155

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.”

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Testing, Testing… “ Common Core testing group wages aggressive campaign against critics on social media,” according to The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss. ” (That giant: Pearson , of course.). Also off campus, not on-: “ Unemployed Detroit Residents Are Trapped by a Digital Divide.”

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

And Silicon Valley tech investors, as well as large education corporations like Pearson, are behind this. Last year, I chose “ Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech ” as one of my “ Top Ed-Tech Trends.” In March, the FCC approved a $9.25 “The fix” is always privatization.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40