Hack Education

DECEMBER 14, 2018

” “ University of California System is playing hardball with Elsevier in negotiations that could transform the way it pays to read and publish research,” says Inside Higher Ed. Via Techcrunch : “ Holberton brings its full-stack software engineering school to Colombia.” But it’s not Yale. ” Oh.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

“The San Francisco-based software company will continue a four-year partnership with San Francisco Unified School District. ” Among its cargo: a Facebook / Internet.org satellite that was supposed to provide Internet access Facebook to African countries. Robots probably won’t take your jobs.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

” That’s Joel Rose ’s School of One software. ” I mean, as long as data isn’t an issue and tech companies can build voice recognition software that recognizes languages other than English and accents other than Californian. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via The LA Times : “Former L.A.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

” The new software is supposed to get students ready for “the Salesforce economy,” whatever the hell that means. “‘Eton for all’: will robot teachers mean everyone gets an elite education? Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. classrooms: An army of robots to help autistic students learn social skills.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

” Via Techcrunch : “ Facebook launches Mentorships , matching people within Groups to help them guide each other.” Via Buzzfeed : “Internal Facebook Note: Here Is A ‘Psychological Trick’ To Target Teens.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Elsevier has acquired Aries Systems.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via Infodocket : “ Louisiana State University is Suing Elsevier For Breach of Contract.” Via Gizmodo : “ Facebook Will Add 3,000 More People to Watch Murders and Suicides.” ” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Via The Daily Beast : “ Palmer Luckey : The Facebook Near-Billionaire Secretly Funding Trump’s Meme Machine.” Well, one thing’s for certain: between this and Peter Thiel on its board, Facebook is well-positioned for a Trump presidency. More hype via Edsurge. ” But don’t worry.

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