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Why Some Investors Say Edtech ‘Doom and Gloom’ is Overhyped

Edsurge

the government set aside [about] $190 billion under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) aid package. A lot of edtech spending today stems from parents’ fear of learning loss. Right now, actually, I’m thinking about how we can improve completion rates for MOOCs and online courses. Just in the U.S.,

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

.; Paloma Garcia-Lopez - Executive Director, Maker Education Initiative - "Maker Movement: Making More Makers" Jeanne Century - Director of Research and Evaluation and Science Education, Outlier Research and Evaluation, CEMSE, University of Chicago - "Is it STEM or Just Good Practice?"

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” " It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system. ” Udacity has updated its online "classroom."

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15+ great resources for introducing coding to the classroom

eSchool News

Code Studio offers a 20 hour-long coding course for elementary school students. Amplify is a free College Board-approved AP Computer Science massive open online course (MOOC). (A similar app, Adventure Time Game Wizard , was made available earlier this year for iOS and Android.). Other coding resources for younger students.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The Salt Lake City school board has voted to rename Jackson Elementary. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ TU Delft Students Can Earn Credit For MOOCs From Other Universities.” ” As one does… “What’s the matter with Oklahoma ?

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Hack Education Weekly News

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.” Via Politico : “Partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement led to the displacement of more than 300,000 Hispanic students between 2000 and 2011, with most of those students disappearing from elementary schools.” Gotta keep that MOOC hype alive.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Gotta keep hyping that MOOC thing. Via Edsurge : “ MOOCs Are No Longer Massive. ” Via Class Central : “Class Central’s Top 50 MOOCs of All Time (2018 edition).” And They Serve Different Audiences Than First Imagined.”