Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

“What we realized in the classrooms was that there were a lot of things being done by the gut—it looked good and felt good, but there was no science behind choices teachers were making,” Kolb tells EdSurge, rifling off robots, flexible seating and Chromebooks as among the trends and tools that aren’t being used to their full advantage.

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Evelyn Learning

MAY 14, 2023

Introducing technology in education is another trend that is on the rise. Now, thanks to edtech, we can learn an endless number of things with just a click. In our industry discussion webinar , we had the opportunity to talk to the edtech specialist at PowerSchool, Jessica Aurilio. Everything is becoming tech-enabled.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

What are the educational technology trends in 2024? Trends in K-12 education in 2023 will continue into 2024, most notably immersive technologies, artificial intelligence, personalized learning, and online and hybrid learning. These K-12 technology trends are shaping the K-12 educational experience.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2017

But with a background in technology investment, could DeVos be a leader in the support of successfully-implemented edtech? She advocates for edtech, specifically. One long-term trend that’s working in our favor is technology. She knows edtech has the power to enhance learning. Her charter school uses edtech.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2016

5 Lessons Video Games Can Teach EdTech Developers. I like that they recently added a feature to evaluate the privacy policies and COPPA compliance of websites. Our Capital Cities – How a classroom studied the forms of government by creating worlds in Minecraft. A great place to find games.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Related to this development was the rise of what I think of as Social Justice Edtech. These edtech approaches received both buzz and practice over the past decade, but no longer seem to win attention in media and at conferences. Cathy O’Neil’s criticism of data analytics’ misuse resonated with a large number of people.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

“Will Reversal of FCC’s ‘Net Neutrality’ Policy Help or Hurt Schools?” Schools should consider the ways in which their own social media surveillance re-inscribes these sorts of violent, nationalist policies. Department of Labor as a senior policy adviser.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

” More on the policy change via IHE. “Is Your Edtech Product a Refrigerator or Washing Machine?” “Why Fixing the Pipeline Alone Won’t End Edtech’s Diversity Problem ,” says Edsurge. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “A bipartisan proposal in the U.S. .”

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

” (“Reinventing the transcript” seems to be one of the things folks are hoping to make “ trend ” this year.). “Education recoded: policy mobilities in the international ‘ learning to code ’ agenda” by Ben Williamson, Annika Bergviken Rensfeldt, Catarina Player-Koro, and Neil Selwyn.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2017

This isn’t simply a matter of “ robots are coming for your jobs.” As I noted in the previous article in this series , the technology industry has continued this year to advocate for changes to both policy and curriculum to expand computer science education. ” They’re coming for your kids’ jobs.

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Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

Senate to serve as Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical and Adult Education and Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development , respectively.” which makes these sorts of policy moves chuckle-worthy (to me, at least). Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. “ Robots in the classroom ?

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

It points to policies the university can pro-actively ennact, and laws that could have been enforced by university police.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via TeacherCast : “Why Teachers Will Never Be Replaced By Robots.” ” Via Education Dive : “Researcher: AI won’t replace teachers.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

” Via The Wall Street Journal : “More Schools Are Buying ‘ Active-Shooter ’ Insurance Policies.” ” Via The Wall Street Journal : “Employers Eager to Hire Try a New Policy: ‘ No Experience Necessary ’ ” Contests and Awards. ” Oooh, I am sensing a trend here.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

” Edsurge writes about “How Crowdfunding Is Matching Teacher Requests to District Tech Policies.” ” Personally, I’d say we should rethink how taxes support schools and how democratic practices support policies rather than being guided by these private entities and their evangelists. million total.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “ DeVos criticizes Bush-Obama policies , saying it’s time to overhaul conventional schooling.” A new project from the Learning Policy Institute and EducationCounsel : “Reimagining College Access: Performance Assessments From K–12 Through Higher Education.” Monstrous, really.

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Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

Via The New York Times : “ Trump Finds Unlikely Culprit in School Shootings: Obama Discipline Policies.” ” Via The Wall Street Journal : “ Visas Issued to Foreign Students Fall, Partly Due to Trump Immigration Policy.” Perhaps it should go in the “robots” section. ” asks CoSN.

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

DeVos is the former chair of the American Federation for Children, which advocates for school choice policies, such as tax credit scholarships and vouchers. “​ Intel Hits Pause on Edtech Accelerator,” says Edsurge. Via Campus Technology : “6 VR Trends to Watch in Education.” That’s UploadVR.

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.” I’m also curious how this news – again, I’m not sure two closures are really a “trend” – will affect student loan startups. Via Campus Technology : “2017 Ed Tech Trends: The Halfway Point.”

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Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

” Via The 74 : “ Trump Towers Over Education: How His Candidacy Is Already Affecting Federal Policy.” “ Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us.” edtech https://t.co/DOo11lof2f “US Edtech Brings in $225M in May.” ” Education in the Courts.

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Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “ Campus Rape Policie s Get a New Look as the Accused Get DeVos’s Ear.” ” Via The New York Times : “ DeVos Says She Will Revisit Obama-Era Sexual Assault Policies.” ” More on the Afghan robotics team in the contest section below. for Robotics Contest.”

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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. And certainly the expectation of many ed-tech products (and increasingly school policy) is that parents will do just this — participate in the incessant monitoring of student data.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

“What Betsy DeVos means for edtech ,” according to venture capitalist Ryan Craig. ” The group in question: the Council for National Policy. ” Via Univision : “How White House advisor Stephen Miller went from pestering Hispanic students to designing Trump’s immigration policy.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

“A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a transgender student ’s challenge to a Wisconsin school district’s policy limiting his restroom usage – a big win for those seeking to advance transgender rights in the courts,” Buzzfeed reports. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. However will they cope.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin launched a new project in 2017 – “ The K–12 Cyber Incident Map ” – that visualizes the breaches, ransomware attacks, DDOS attacks, phishing attacks, and so on that have been reported at US public schools. The actions of the administration should not come as a surprise.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

34 Percent Of Graduates Received A Diploma Against District Policy.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin has released a new study on the many security and privacy issues with school (and school district and department of education) websites. ” Via NPR : “In D.C. ,

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

” According to Edsurge , Knewton is now a courseware company and not a “robot tutor in the sky.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Maha Bali writing for Prof Hacker : “Against the 3A’s of EdTech: AI , Analytics , and Adaptive Technologies in Education.” Gee, that last name seems familiar.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

Via Zion Market Research : “ Massive Open Online Course Market : Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016-2024.” Robots and Other (Ed-Tech) Science Fiction. Via Edsurge : “​Are False Connections with AI Robots Putting Your Student’s Emotional Health at Risk?”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The inequalities of K–12 education extend into higher ed, exacerbated by high tuition, inadequate financial aid , and admissions policies that privilege white and affluent students. None of this has played out equitably, as the benefits have accrued in management and not by labor. And this problem exists at the college level too.

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Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

The robot startup, formerly known as Play-i, has raised $35.9 Via the Sunlight Foundation : “A look at local education data policies.” From Berkery Noyes, the “ Mergers and Acquisitions Trend Report ” for the first half of 2016. The company has raised $61 million total. million total.

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Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

Where Is the Office of EdTech ?” ” Via The Hechinger Report : “ Louisiana ends policy that held thousands of students back a grade or more.” ” Via The Washington Post : “Are Betsy DeVos ’s policies exacerbating racial inequities in student debt ? “The Dept. ” asks Edsurge.

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Via Edsurge : “ Office of Edtech Wants Help Making Sense of All Those Higher Ed Providers.” Edsurge on ”Words to Never Use If You Want to Build a Diverse Edtech Company." Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. From The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ The 2018 Trends Report.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 7, 2017

” The New York Times’ Editorial Board weighs in on the Trump administration’s recent policy shift on student debt: “The Wrong Move on Student Loans.” ” Via Edsurge : “What Federal Education Budget Cuts Mean for Edtech.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Remember MOOCs?

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Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

” Via NorthJersey.com : “ Kean University flouted state law and its own policies in spending $250,000 for a custom Chinese-made conference table, a state investigation has found.” The American Enterprise Institute ’s Andrew Kelly will become UNC ’s Senior Vice President for Strategy and Policy.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

“15 Ways Taylor Swift ’s Lyrics Solve Education Policy ’s Most Pressing Issues” is, no doubt, the most godawful white lady thing I’ve seen this week in education news. ” If you repeat these stories enough, it’s almost as if you can convince people to make it a trend. And that is saying a lot.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Politico : “ Stanley Buchesky , formerly a managing partner at the venture capital firm The EdTech Fund , will work [at the Department of Education] on budget and finance issues.” ” Among The EdTech Fund’s investments : Teachboost and Citelighter. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Foxx , a North Carolina Republican who just won election to her seventh term in Congress, was named on Friday as the new chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce , the main policy-making panel for higher education in the chamber.” Here’s another trend to watch: how jail tech and ed-tech will merge.

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