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Former Pearson, edX Exec Raises $7.5M to Build AI-Powered Digital Courseware

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And investment continues to flow into the edtech space. Shrier has led graduate business courses at institutions including Oxford, MIT and Imperial College; Porter was a vice president at Pearson and edX, the nonprofit online course platform developer. Shrier and Porter are also CEO and CTO of Adit EdTech Acquisition Corp.,

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education) Using Scratch and Picoboards to teach "x", Maths and Science - Martin Levins, Director IT What''s The Connection?

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via The New York Times : “ New Mexico Outlaws School ‘Lunch Shaming’ ” Via Buzzfeed : “ California Shows The Rest Of The Country How To Boost Kindergarten Vaccination Rates.” " It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). A call to rebrand MOOCs , from Edsurge. Via Techcrunch : “ Parenting Hero helps parents figure out how to talk to their kids.” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein : “ Pearson Open Sources Equella – Properly.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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.” The publishers in question are Cengage , McGraw-Hill , and Pearson. Testing, Testing… Via Chalkbeat : “Calculator mix-up could force some students to retake ISTEP, and Pearson is partially to blame.” ” The testing firm in question: Pearson. The History of Pearson.

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’” Online Education, Beyond “MOOCs” Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “The Remarkable Transformation at UF Online.” ” Via Edsurge : “How to Combat Fake News Online? Via Edsurge : “Overcoming Hacking and Cybercrimes – The Next Obstacle to Edtech.”

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Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Brown University joins edX. “ Y Combinator MOOC for Tech Startups Attracts Thousands of Views,” says Campus Technology. Not sure why this is called a MOOC. “How to Prepare for an Automated Future ,” by The NYT’s Claire Cain Miller.

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