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‘Our Technology Is Our Ideology’: George Siemens on the Future of Digital Learning

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He’s credited with co-teaching the first MOOC in 2008, introduced the theory of “connectivism”—the idea that knowledge is distributed across digital networks—and spearheaded research projects about the role of data and analytics in education. He just doesn’t think our current university systems and edtech solutions will get us there.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The Independent : “13-year-old girl arrested after contacting clown on social media and asking him to kill her teacher.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Aftermath of the MOOC wars: Can commercial vendors support creative higher education ? Raise $146.1

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs are back in the headlines again. Via Edsurge : “The Second Wave of MOOC Hype Is Here, and It’s Online Degrees.” ” Via NPR : “How Schools Across The Country Are Working To Detect Threats Made On Social Media.”

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” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “We Shut Down Our Edtech Startup. Anil Dash and Gina Trapani announced they’re closing down their social media analytics product ThinkUp. Who owns your data – whether it’s social media or school-related?

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). A call to rebrand MOOCs , from Edsurge. iContracts has acquired the EasyCampus LMS from Educadium. Edtech Funding Rebounds With $1.2 .” More via Inside Higher Ed. The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. NPR reviews the year in for-profit education.

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. “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Schools should consider the ways in which their own social media surveillance re-inscribes these sorts of violent, nationalist policies.

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” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via WCTI12.com ” “ MOOCs Started Out Completely Free. “Can a District Disrupt the Edtech Industry ?” Via iNews : “ University to monitor student social media to gauge well-being.” Where Are They Now?”