Hack Education

APRIL 7, 2017

” If you’re wondering why I’m talking about Prince today and not education technology, you’re not paying close enough attention to the ways in which the ed-tech industry gets rich off of the creative work (and the mundane work) of students and scholars alike. We sign these rights away all the time. You needn’t.

Technology 72

Technology Education VLE Industry 72

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

Conferences for teachers from coast to coast brim with representatives from the multibillion-dollar technology industry, many of them promising to help teachers provide customized tracks for education. Google’s search engine serves up more of what you’ve clicked on in the past.

Trends 40

Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40

edWeb.net

JUNE 23, 2021

Looking at variables such as student connectivity (and when that happened), virtual engagement, time spent on learning events and access to collaboration and productivity tools like Google Suite, Zoom and Khan Academy informed approaches to instruction and support systems. Join the Community.

Khan Academy 53

Khan Academy Data Industry Learning Analytics 53

MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

Conferences for teachers from coast to coast brim with representatives from the multibillion-dollar technology industry, many of them promising to help teachers provide customized tracks for education. Google’s search engine serves up more of what you’ve clicked on in the past.

Personalized Learning 28

Personalized Learning Technology Knewton Learning 28

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

I’ve called this “the Top Ed-Tech Trends,” but this has never been an SEO-optimized list of products that the ed-tech industry wants schools or parents or companies to buy (or that it claims schools and parents and companies are buying). Learning to Code. Education Data and Learning Analytics.

Technology 58

Technology MOOC Trends Khan Academy 58

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 4, 2018

Edwin has received an undisclosed amount of investment from Google for its tutoring app. Via Campus Technology : “When Learning Analytics Violate Student Privacy.” ” Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ Research Guidance for Ed-Tech Industry Updated on Usage, Other Criteria for ESSA Evidence Levels.”

MOOC 42

MOOC Education Robotics Company 42

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Lots of goings-on this week in the loan industry. Speaking of loans, Google will ban ads for payday loans. ” [Insert Course Signals learning analytics joke here.]. The for-profit higher ed chain Education Management Corporation will lay off some 200 employees. ” ( PDF ).

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

” The tech industry is still bullish on the business of tech training nonetheless. Educators Discuss Pros and Cons of Learning Analytics.” Via Vice : “ Google Docs Is Randomly Flagging Files for Violating Its Terms of Service.” The Digital Public Library of America has a new head : John S.

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

.“ And yet, even in the face of ongoing pushback against data collection and concerns about data insecurity – from parents , educators, students, and others – even with the hundreds of hacks and breaches, some industry groups do still try to argue that that ”Your Concerns About Student Privacy Are Being Exploited."

Data 78

Data Education Software Social Media 78

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

But you’re full of fallacy yourself if you think that’s going to stop me from making critiques about this industry. And speaking of copyrighting a language of a warlike people, the Oracle v Google case had its closing arguments this week. “ Key Tensions in the Field of Learning Analytics ” by Bodong Chen.

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

million gift from the Charles Koch Foundation and Koch Industries , a well-known opponent of government spending on things like public education (among other things). Via Zion Market Research : “ Massive Open Online Course Market : Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016-2024.”

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via The New York Times : “ Google , in Post-Obama Era, Aggressively Woos Republicans ” – so enjoy that Google Certification, educators. Via Education Week : “ Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy.” ” That’d be Hugo Barra , a former Google exec.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” Google announced it was cutting jobs in its Google Fiber division. And Google has put plans to expand Fiber to more cities on hold. And Google is getting into the whiteboard business. ” Via the Pacific Standard : “ Google ’s Broken Privacy Promise.” The CEO has resigned.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40