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Why ‘Personalized Learning’ Can Feel So Impersonal

Edsurge

Why does personalized learning, ironically, feel so impersonal? Personalized learning, in its broadest application, suggests tailoring instruction to meet the needs, strengths and interests of each learner. One of the more measured posts reads: There is NOTHING “personal” about personalized learning!

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 33 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: August 18, 2017 Is classroom technology good for learning or wasting time? As a professor who studies technology integration in K-12 schools, I can say the answer is yes, but there are some critical caveats." But, they also tell us that personalized learning doesn't rely on technology in the classroom.

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SXSWedu 2017: Ones to Watch and What to Know

Edsurge

Let’s Chat.Bots in Higher Education : What if all of your college questions could be answered by sending a text or Facebook message? One recent study found “widespread acceptance of alternative credentialing programs at American colleges and universities.” Higher Ed 12:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Will VR Really Impact Student Outcomes?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. “ Does tech designed to personalize learning actually benefit students? Lots of news this week about Facebook and Cambridge Analytica.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. Via Venture Beat : “ Facebook and Oculus promise millions in funding for diverse apps, education, and more for VR.” It includes all the buzzwords : competency-based education, personalized learning, and even blockchain!

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Two school districts in two states are scaling back their use of the Facebook -built Summit Public Schools ’ learning management system. Via Edsurge : “ Connecticut School District Suspends Use of Summit Learning Platform.” ” “Personalized learning,” I believe Zuck calls this.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The Chicago Tribune : “Almost all student loan fraud claims involve for-profit colleges , study finds.” ” Via ProPublica : “ Facebook (Still) Letting Housing Advertisers Exclude Users by Race.” ” “Personalization.” The business of OER. The business of Peter Thiel.