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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. There are a variety of reasons for this: language barriers, lack of Internet access, incompatible devices, lack of training. Ed-Tech Startup Accelerators.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. “ Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : ”Why Twitter Is Calling Abigail Fisher ’ Becky With the Bad Grades ’: A Brief Explainer.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. The Business of Job Training. ” Via Motherboard : “ Twitter Is Banning Anyone Whose Date of Birth Says They Joined Before They Were 13.” “Some Thoughts on OER ” by Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. ” Via Education Week : “For Principals, Student Sexting a Speeding ‘Freight Train,’ Full of Peril.” ” The Business of Job Training. ” Accreditation and Certification.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” There’s some Udacity-related MOOC news in the job training section below. “New report calls out NCAA for saying that black athletes graduate at higher rates than other black students, when that’s not true at the top conferences,” says Inside Higher Ed. The Business of Job Training. Memos from HR.

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

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Our Twitter hashtag is #stemx13, and we have some resources for publicizing at [link]. Chief Education Officer Factors that Affect the Success Rate of Under Represented Minority Students (URMs) in STEM Education - Berta Hayes Capo Program Professor of Science Education MIT BLOSSOMS for Interactive STEM Education - Richard C.

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