Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. Are any education technologies, for that matter?

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

In some cases the very technologies that were intended to improve writing, like automatic-essay grading software, have backfired by encouraging a kind of paint-by-numbers approach to writing. You can follow the podcast on the Apple Podcast app , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play Music or wherever you listen. But Warner is not anti-tech.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Some of this is a result of an influx of Silicon Valley types in recent years — people with no ties to education or education technology who think that their ignorance and lack of expertise is a strength. Narratives about the “factory model of education” and whatnot. I mean forgetting what happened five, ten years ago.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2016

It was an edtech entrepreneur’s dream on Wednesday at Intel’s Education Accelerator Demo Day. raised more than $9 million in a recent Series A round , and handheld wireless sensor company PocketLab is now teaming up with Google to bring the pocket-sized lab equipment to the Google Science Journal. FlashGrade, a D.C.-based

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Udacity already offers a self-driving car nanodegree but, as its founder and former CEO Sebastian Thrun writes , it “has many prerequisites [and] is built for seasoned software engineers.” Founded in 2012, Udacity initially sought to work with universities as a provider of massive online open courses (MOOCs).

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2018

These are my prepared remarks, delivered on a panel titled “Outsourcing the Classroom to Ed Tech & Machine-learning: Why Parents & Teachers Should Resist” at the Network for Public Education conference in Indianapolis. First, the role that corporations and philanthropists play in shaping education policy is not new.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Is education technology investing back on track? Are investors still eager to put their money in education startups? educational technology companies whose primary purpose is to improve outcomes for teachers and learners across K-12 and higher education. Rethink Education, a White Plains, N.Y.- Source: EdSurge.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2018

And in the process of trying to educate myself on the matter, I’ve come to a scary realization: Edtech is trapped in Ben Bloom’s basement. For all Silicon Valley’s talk of “disrupting” education, most of the edtech that exists today simply digitizes ineffective aspects of education’s yesteryear. But, I certainly can’t excuse it.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

We’ll see big growth in higher education services from outside of the university sector, a continued gnashing of teeth from established providers. Some new services and platforms will emerge to cater for different forms of learning, MOOCs will evolve and improve and open badges will be hot. The focus is on tertiary education.

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Educator Innovator

JULY 3, 2018

From Connected Learning to Connected Teaching , a special issue of CITE Journal , examines the need to bring the transformative principles of connected learning into teacher education, and explores some of the work already underway. Give teachers and students laptops and Google Classroom accounts and magic will ensue.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. We could participate in a number of free Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs), including over a dozen on Chinese History from Harvard University.

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Bryan Alexander

MARCH 25, 2016

As one anecdote to consider, Kamenetz mentioned a new product, which provides surveillance software for K-12. The company making this software claimed as an achievement to have prevented three suicides by detecting self-harm signals through pupils’ digital activity. Testing tools aren’t very good now.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The conversation regarding higher education has never been more heated. Today’s Millennials have different educational needs from those of previous generations. Given this mix of factors, what new models of education should the conversation converge on? Article Written By: Hossein Rahnama. And students are changing.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Students use laptops, tablets, and myriad software to complete in-class work and at-home assignments. Education technology tools and solutions are becoming commonplace and widespread. As a result, educators must stay on top of trends and pursue ongoing learning in technology. Take a degree course.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2019

What lessons can be learned from the rise and pivot of MOOCs, those large-scale online courses that proponents said would disrupt higher education? At the start of the MOOC trend in 2012, the promise was that the free online courses could reach students who could not afford or get access to other forms of higher education.

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Gaggle Speaks

MARCH 25, 2015

Last week, during the 2015 CoSN Annual Conference , I participated in the CoSN Camp FailFest where leaders in education shared professional failures in order to see future successes. I constantly play contrarian with our marketing team around using the latest education lingo: Project-Based Learning; Web 2.0; The list goes on and on.

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Gaggle Speaks

MARCH 25, 2015

Last week, during the 2015 CoSN Annual Conference , I participated in the CoSN Camp FailFest where leaders in education shared professional failures in order to see future successes. I constantly play contrarian with our marketing team around using the latest education lingo: Project-Based Learning; Web 2.0; The list goes on and on.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Meet the ATLAST Explore participants and start networking using Google+. In general, references management software is expensive.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update February 4th Education is soul crafting. These events bring together educators, learners, leaders, and others to rethink and reinvent education. These events bring together educators, learners, leaders, and others to rethink and reinvent education. Labs and its partners.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Yildiz, Faculty DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER: Stephen Abram on 7 Tactics to Gain Big Savings Through Collaboration Gamifying for Librarians - Debbie Weissmann Ph.D. 4:00pm Do you have what it takes to manage an eBook library?

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

I pick ten trends and themes in order to closely at the recent past, the near-term history of education technology. Of course, if you look for those education technology writers who are independent from venture capital, corporate or institutional backing, or philanthropic funding, there is pretty much only me.). Any day now.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

This is the second part of my much-abbreviated look at the stories that were told about education technology in 2018 – and in this case, the people who funded the storytellers. Peilian.com (music education): $150 million. Connexeo (school administration software): $110 million. Coursera (online education): $210.1

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. Audience: K-12 & higher ed educators, researchers, institutions, and organizations globally. Google Apps for Education.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Her question prompts educators to not only choose their words and stories carefully, but to reflect on how well we plan for increased access to digital tools in schools. Gardner Campbell, No Digital Facelifts: Thinking the Unthinkable About Open Educational Experiences. Before we got to the discussion we needed a snappy hashtag.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

Department of Education forecasts that by 2027, postsecondary enrollment among adults will grow by just 1 percent, compared to a 5 percent growth rate for more traditionally-aged students. In a tight economy, many major employers are launching or expanding “ education as benefit ” strategies to retain and develop their workforces.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

“The fastest growing population in higher education is adult learners, now comprising nearly half of the total learner population. Baker is also the new president of UPCEA, the association for professional, continuing, and online education. Online faculty members, too, are not drawn from the same pool as those on campus.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 1, 2019

Over the past few years the education industry has been experiencing a shift away traditional learning environments. One of these practices is known as blended learning and the term that has been garnering some attention within the education industry as of late. But, what is blended learning?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 11, 2014

CoSN is designed for education leaders to better understand their changing roles in creating the new face of learning, and it''s a great event with terrific history and high-powered speakers. Through our Center for Geo-Education, we create learning materials and educational experiences for learners and the adults who teach them.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Each week for the past eight or so years, I have gathered a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this has fed the series of articles I have written each December, analyzing the stories we have been told about the future of education. National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Among the education highlights: Republican VP candidate Mike Pence made up a name for the university hosting the event. Actually, I think that was the only education highlight. ” “ Clown College Calls National Rash of Rumored Clown Scares ‘Troubling’,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2019

He’s the guy who coined the term MOOC, short for Massive Open Online Course, which then was a reference to multiplayer video games. He wrote: “I no longer think there’s a huge difference between for-profit and public higher education. But this tweet was a biting critique of where higher ed is heading. Learn more here.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 19, 2016

Education Politics. One of the big stories this week: the US Department of Education ’s announcement about which “non-traditional providers” ( MOOCs , coding bootcamps ) will be eligible for financial aid as part of its EQUIP experiment. ” Education in the Courts. .”

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Via the Department of Education ’s press office : “Prepared Remarks by U.S.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the series I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. So enjoy all this educational doom while you can.). National) Education Politics. Education in the Courts.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Several months ago, I started to jot down ideas about what I'd cover in my annual review of what's happened over the course of the past 12 months in the field / industry /promotion of education technology. Coming soon: the Hack Education Ed-Tech Decade in Review). My hope for the new decade is we can keep the lies out of their mouths.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Education Politics. Via Education Week : “ Maine Gov. Paul LePage has called for a review of his state’s groundbreaking 1-to–1 student computing initiative, highlighting the growing pains nagging an educational-technology movement now well into its second decade.” ” Education in the Courts.

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Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Mick Zais has been confirmed as the Deputy Secretary of Education.

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