Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) It may be the hardware or the operating system (OS), even a web browser or other underlying software, as long as the program code is executed in it. Education’s Proto-Platforms.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Some new services and platforms will emerge to cater for different forms of learning, MOOCs will evolve and improve and open badges will be hot. Things will be different in k12 and corporate training. The MOOC backlash. Of course I have to start with MOOCs. The MOOC backlash started in earnest in 2013.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2018

MOOCs were going to change everything. This is what Google does, for example, when you type something like “how many points LBJ” into the search bar, and you get results about LeBron James. It can refer to a recording device, like the data-monitoring systems in planes, trains, and cars. And on and on and on.

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Bryan Alexander

MARCH 25, 2016

As one anecdote to consider, Kamenetz mentioned a new product, which provides surveillance software for K-12. The company making this software claimed as an achievement to have prevented three suicides by detecting self-harm signals through pupils’ digital activity. This works in a low-stakes settings, like a MOOC.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Students use laptops, tablets, and myriad software to complete in-class work and at-home assignments. As members, educators can take part in events, forums, seminars, training and more. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are also excellent resources, offering free classes from world-renowned universities. Take a degree course.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Late last spring my alarm rang early so I could join a Google Hangout with two eighth graders from Jack Zangerle’s 8th grade English class in New York’s Hudson Valley. Teachers opted instead to seek training on Google Docs in the classroom, or similarly practical concerns. What’s the point of having the equipment, then?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Connexeo (school administration software): $110 million. EverFi (“critical skills” training): $251 million. Udemy (skills training): $173 million. Udacity (skills training): $160 million. ” (Its MOOC competitor edX also announced this year that many of its courses would no longer be free.)

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity. Disclosure/disclaimer: I am a folklorist by training. The quotation is from 2012.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Google Apps for Education. A collection of software bundled by Google that is available on a subscription model for schools and classroom. Services include Google Drive, Google Docs, Gmail, and more. Google Classroom. ” Heautagogy. The basic terms of informal learning (e.g. Livingstone 2001). (13).

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 1, 2019

In order to reduce the amount of new content a teacher needs to make, YouTube videos, MOOC s, multiple choice questions and web-based resources can be combined. Additional resources such as ViewSonic’s myViewBoard software , can be used to combine content into a single presentation, which can then be shared with children online.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 11, 2014

Thursday, March 13th at 4pm Digital Wish - Photography Training , We’ll cover the basics of digital photography. First up: 3D prosthetic hands Scientists work on backing up human brain with computers A MOOC MYSTERY: WHERE DO ONLINE STUDENTS GO? Google Science Fair 2014. For more information, click here. Learn more here.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s news about sketchy virtual schools in the “state/local politics” section above and about K12 Inc specifically in the “job training” section below. The Business of Job Training (and Educational Benefits for Employees). ” Oh.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 19, 2016

One of the big stories this week: the US Department of Education ’s announcement about which “non-traditional providers” ( MOOCs , coding bootcamps ) will be eligible for financial aid as part of its EQUIP experiment. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Google) biotech company, Calico.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Aftermath of the MOOC wars: Can commercial vendors support creative higher education ? Google had a big press event this week too, unveiling shiny stuff to a cheering crowd of stenographers. Raise $146.1 A Wi-Fi system. The results are concerning.”

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs are back in the headlines again. Via Edsurge : “The Second Wave of MOOC Hype Is Here, and It’s Online Degrees.” The Business of Job Training. ” Also from the Google blog : “More tools for homeschoolers.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” The Business of Job Training (and Educational Benefits for Employees). Via Techcrunch : “ Google partners with MotherCoders to bring tech training to moms in New York City.” More robot news up in the MOOC section above.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 17, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Carranza aims to speed up anti-bias training for educators , calling it a ‘cornerstone’ of school improvement.” ” Via the AP : “ Mississippi ’s Supreme Court says a state lawsuit against Google alleging violations of student privacy should stay in a northeast Mississippi court.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

” It’s now unclear, observers say, if the FTC can regulate companies like Google or Verizon. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “Humans, the Latest MOOC Feature.” ” Via SFGate : “Ex- Subway pitchman Jared Fogle is suing his victim’s parents.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOC hype deja vu.). Via Campus Technology: “ CUNY to Train, Hire 2,000 Students in Free Coding Bootcamps.” Google announced it was adding to search results about colleges and universities data from the U.S. A Master's Degree for a Mere $7,000.”

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Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Career Training Groups Encouraged by Trump Pick for CTE Job.” Via EdScoop : “ Google adds new terms to comply with Connecticut student data privacy laws.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” The Business of Job Training. .”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

” That’s Joel Rose ’s School of One software. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “ Andrew Ng , Co-Founder of Coursera , Returns to MOOC Teaching With New AI Course.” ” The Google Memo. The Business of Job Training.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Conference strands include Teaching with Technology, Student Devices, Online Learning, Subject Specific Ed Tech, Creative Ed Tech, Web 2.0 & Social Software, and Administrative Support. Designing Baseball Uniforms in the School Library.

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Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” If you can’t create revenue, raise venture capital. The Business of Job Training. Google has launched a curriculum called “ Be Internet Awesome ” to encourage digital safety and citizenship. The MOOC provider has now raised $210 million total.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

“In time of trouble, I had been trained since childhood, read, learn, work it up, go to the literature. In January, “brain-training” company Lumosity agreed to pay $2 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it had deceived customers with its claims that its games improved cognitive functions.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “Peter Thiel May Finally Get His Flying Cars, Thanks to a New Udacity Nanodegree in 2018.” The non-speakers: James Damore, the fired Google engineer, and Lucian Wintrich, a journalist with Gateway Pundit. ” The Business of Job Training.

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Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Inside Higher Ed has a story on Amazon ’s employee training program, once again using the phrase “open source” even though this has nothing to do with open source. ” Via the AP : “2 ex- El Paso schools administrators guilty in testing scam.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2017

“The Year of the MOOC” – I was summoned to Palo Alto, California for a small gathering to discuss the future of teaching, learning, and technology. And once you’ve trained those algorithms, you can apply them everywhere. This talk was presented at The University of Edinburgh's Moray House School of Education.

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Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

” There’s more news from the White House in the job training section below. Fines Google $5.1 Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the credential section below. The Business of Job Training. Via The New York Times : “ E.U. ” Testing.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

The work is also supported by companies including Apple, Google and Expedia, as well as education organizations including the CollegeBoard, Teach For America and STEMx.” “Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC,” Edsurge informed its readers in February. Google’s Alphabet Inc. Only “1.86

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “A Product at Every Price: A Review of MOOC Stats and Trends in 2017.” ” There’s more MOOC news in the certification section below. I’m also putting some MOOC news in the job training section.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ TU Delft Students Can Earn Credit For MOOCs From Other Universities.” The Business of Job Training. Via The New York Times : “Early Facebook and Google Employees Form Coalition to Fight What They Built.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Politico : Western Governors University , “the nation’s leading provider of competency-based educatio n – which the Education Department’s independent watchdog last month said violated federal student aid rules – is expanding into North Carolina.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via The AP : “Man at New Mexico Compound Accused of Training Kids for School Attacks.” The Business of Job Training. Google has updated its pseudo-LMS, Classroom. Google blogs ; tech publications help market the news.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Brown University joins edX. “ Y Combinator MOOC for Tech Startups Attracts Thousands of Views,” says Campus Technology. Not sure why this is called a MOOC. The Business of Job Training. ” This Week in Betteridge’s Law of Headlines.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

’” Online Education, Beyond “MOOCs” Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “The Remarkable Transformation at UF Online.” ” No mention that Bertelsmann is an investor in Udacity, or that Udacity’s founder is a former Google exec. Via Techcrunch : “ Google launches App Maker.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). The company: RIB Software SE. The Business of Job Training. The company offers a platform for people to turn their home into childcare facilities; it also offers training and licensing. ” JFC. Let kids have a friggin’ snow day. .”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Microsoft -Branded MOOCs for K–12 Leaders.” The company, which offers online training for corporate education, has raised $15.26 Via the EFF : “ Google Changes Its Tune When it Comes to Tracking Students.”

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