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. Um, they do.)

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Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” (Juul is an e-cigarette that markets its product to teens and peddles social emotional learning content.). Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). National) Education Politics. ” Don’t worry.

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Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ Pearson gets emergency test scoring contract from Tennessee ,” Chalkbeat reports. Also via Chalkbeat : “Black and white students score far apart on a new test of technology skills.” ” Here’s the WaPo headline : “Girls outscore boys on inaugural national test of technology, engineering skills.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

.” The school in question: Cora Kelly School for Math, Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Founded by former Pearson exec Larry Singer , the company will offer openly licensed resources to schools. OpenClassrooms has raised $6.74 million total.

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APRIL 28, 2017

“5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.”

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JANUARY 12, 2017

The Department of Education has released a “Higher Education Supplement to the National Education Technology Plan ,” just in the nick of time I guess. The Economist on “ The Return of the MOOC.” ” “ Harvard/MIT Report Analyzes 4 Years of MOOC Data ,” Campus Technology reports.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” The publisher in question: Pearson. In other Pearson news, via The Digital Reader : “ Pearson Shares Slump Following Poor Earnings Report.” Via Class Central : “ XuetangX : A Look at China’s First and Biggest MOOC Platform.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). billion it agreed to pay Apple/Pearson for iPads, but what do I know). “Can U.S.

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. Pearson has added Snap chairman Michael Lynton to its board of directors. MOOCs are out. ” Via Futurism : “ Global E-Waste Increased by Eight Percent since 2014.” ” More on the bill via Inside Higher Ed.

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Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Wheeler supported e-Rate reform and “ net neutrality.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “A judge will allow Ohio ’s education department to review attendance records that could force Ohio’s largest online charter to return millions of its funding,” says the AP. .

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JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.” ” “ Cengage , McGraw-Hill , and Pearson have started a new round of lawsuits against textbook sellers,” The Digital Reader reports , this time targeting those who sell through Amazon’s marketplace.

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Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

But DeVos “believes that technology has a role to play in the classroom,” Edsurge writes in response to the confirmation , which I guess means ed-tech can overlook all of her horrible beliefs that further educational inequalities as long as it means more people buy digital things and hire Edsurge to facilitate that process. .”

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