Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

“I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. Tagged on: March 19, 2017 Cyber attacks a serious, and under-reported, threat to Boulder Valley companies | Boulder Daily Camera → Specific to the Boulder, CO-area, but useful overview of cybersecurity trends.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

It was the latest big-fix trend in K-12 education, and Gist, a favored daughter of Silicon Valley philanthropists, offered up the nation’s smallest state as a laboratory mouse. I found that, in Rhode Island, personalized learning seemed to exist only at schools with a one-to-one student-to-Chromebook ratio. We use Google all the time.

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Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 96

Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Via EdScoop : “ Google adds new terms to comply with Connecticut student data privacy laws.” “Free College” Via Edsurge : “For Free Community College , Online Learning Isn’t Always Part of the Recipe for Success.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 49

Education Company MOOC Report 49

Hack Education

JUNE 1, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The Diplomat : “ Online Learning in North Korea.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Via Science : “How researchers are teaching AI to learn like a child.” ” asks The Atlantic. ” LOL.

Education 47

Education Kaplan Robotics Schoology 47

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

.” Via the Hechinger Report : “Can a wall-climbing robot teach your kid to code?” ” Can people please read Seymour Papert before launching their learn-to-code product and/or writing PR for it? Andela has raised $24 million for code school, based in Lagos, Nigeria and Nairobi, Kenya.

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference. CNN tries to explain “Why Google , Apple and Microsoft are battling for education.” ” Via Edsurge : “ Apple Partners With Tynker to Help K–5 Students Learn to Code.”

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

I’m also curious how this news – again, I’m not sure two closures are really a “trend” – will affect student loan startups. ” On Tuesday a court dismissed a petition by Ashford Universit y (owned by Bridgepoint Education ) to allow its online programs to be eligible for GI Bill benefits.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

Perhaps it should go in the “robots” section. “ Artificial Intelligence: Could emerging technologies ‘humanize’ teaching & learning? “ Will these four technology trends change education in India? Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” asks CoSN. Upgrades and Downgrades.

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Google Reader. Google shut down Reader in 2013 , citing declining use of RSS. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

Tony Bates looks at “Brexit and online learning in Europe.” From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.” “ Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us.” Fees to join the Flipped Learning Global Initiative are $5000/year.

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

” “What’s the bottom line on online preschool ?” “ Florida Virtual School model shows online learning can be engaging,” according to a puff piece by Education Dive , which rewrites a puff piece by eSchool News. Via the AP : “How Google Chromebooks conquered schools.”

Education 45

Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

.” Via Education Week : “For Online Schools , Unique Challenges in Serving Transgender Students.” ” “Whatever happened to the promise of online learning ?” “How can online learning help Canadian colleges meet the challenges ahead?” ” asks WonkHE. ” No.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

Via Zion Market Research : “ Massive Open Online Course Market : Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016-2024.” “ The growth of online learning : How universities must adjust to the new norm” is sponsored content on Education Dive. “G Suite.”).

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Via The New York Times : “How Google Protected Andy Rubin , the ‘Father of Android ’ ” “Google could have fired Mr. Rubin and paid him little to nothing on the way out. Enjoy your Google for Education products ! Speaking of Google, “ Google Is Teaching Children How to Act Online.

Education 60

Education Khan Academy Company MOOC 60

Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

” Via the Journal Sentinel : “More than 300 Kettle Moraine parents sign petition against online learning platform.” ” “ Personalized learning ” now includes working on a goat farm apparently. “ Can an AR and VR Pilot Program From Google Prepare Kids for Future Careers?

Education 44

Education Microsoft MOOC Coursera 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

” Via The Hechinger Report : “ Mississippi defies national trend; decreases scrutiny of early child care quality.” ” Via Edsurge : “ Online Learning Consortium Releases New Scorecards to Evaluate Digital Classes.” Here’s another trend to watch: how jail tech and ed-tech will merge.

Education 40

Education Report E-rate Company 40