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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

Edsurge

But today, edtech is commonly understood to mean digital technology. So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. OER and open books. Learning analytics. Adaptive learning systems. favorite, the filmstrip.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. The third: lifelong learning. Techcrunch says that “ EdTech is having a renaissance , powered by the emerging world.” Hope y’all love school.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition)

Doug Levin

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition). " Hopefully, not shades of future conversations about learning analytics. Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Educators Discuss Pros and Cons of Learning Analytics.” The company is co-founded by Nick Ducoff, formerly of the OER textbook startup Boundless. Part 3 of EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin’s look at schools’ data collection and data security: “ Ad Tracking & Surveillance.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

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. As we move forward with new technologies in learning analytics, how and who will be evaluating the claims that people put forward?”. Course Signals.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

This week: “ OpenStax Partners with panOpen to Expand OER Access.” Accelerate Learning has raised $10 million from Owl Ventures. Its Crunchbase description is great : “TX-based edtech company.” Via Edsurge : “Edtech’s Next Significant Impact: Health and Wellness.” million total.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. More, via Inside Higher Ed , on various colleges’ OER initiatives. “Examining ethical and privacy issues surrounding learning analytics ” by Tony Bates.