Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

The Google Ngram Viewer, which is also based on material in print, suggests the frequency of these two terms’ usage – “individualization” and “personalization” – looks something like this: In the late twentieth century, talk of “individualization” gave way to “personalization.”

Personalized Learning 83

Personalized Learning Learning Course Handbook 83

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. But.truth is, the US government isn't the early adopter here; Amazon, Google and Facebook are really the front-line developers of the surveillance state."

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

Department of Education missed a deadline to delay state authorization rules are incorrect, a department spokeswoman said Thursday,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Perhaps we can learn a little about the folks who still do. . “Assertions that the U.S. ” (State and Local) Education Politics. ” Ah yes. ”).

Education 43

Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

. “High school students will be allowed to carry mace in the 2016–2017 school year after the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education agreed to remove prohibitive language and amend its policy,” the Salisbury Post reports. ” “ Smartwatch cheats force Thai students back to exam halls,” the BBC reports.

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 4, 2018

Steve Kolowich is such a great reporter. Edwin has received an undisclosed amount of investment from Google for its tutoring app. “ Facebook Has Fired Multiple Employees for Snooping on Users,” Motherboard reports. Via Consumer Reports : “What Parents Need to Know About the Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition.”

MOOC 42

MOOC Education Robotics Company 42

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Republican Tax Proposal Gets Failing Grade From Higher-Ed Groups.” Meanwhile, as The New York Times reports : “ Facebook , Under Fire in Russia Inquiry, Posts 79% Rise in Profit.” Educators Discuss Pros and Cons of Learning Analytics.”

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

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. Some 280 incidents since January 2016. Washington University in St.

Data 78

Data Education Software Social Media 78

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Here’s media reporter Mathew Ingram’s take (and there are lots of takes out there. And speaking of copyrighting a language of a warlike people, the Oracle v Google case had its closing arguments this week. Via The US News & World Report : “The View From a Testing Giant.” The takes).

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

.” Elsewhere in Trumplandia: “ Columbia University has declined to comment on recent reports that Monica Crowley , an appointee of President-elect Donald J. dissertation at the university,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. More on the report via Edsurge. edX has partnered with the World Bank Group.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

. “ How Not to Study Donald Trump ” – “To make sense of Trumpism, and to put Trump in his historical context, The Chronicle of Higher Education asked a mostly white group of scholars to suggest readings for a syllabus for a mock course in Trump Studies. ” Will for-profit higher ed be an election issue?

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” “Betsy DeVos Won’t Shed Stake in Biofeedback Company , Filings Show,” The New York Times reports. Via The Guardian : “ Trump bans agencies from ‘providing updates on social media or to reporters’ ” This ban has been targeted at scientists at the EPA and USDA in particular.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

But the struggling sector’s political giving is down since peaking in 2012,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Testing, Testing… Via the Hechinger Report : “On a classroom-based test for new teachers , black teachers score lower.” ” Google announced it was cutting jobs in its Google Fiber division.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40