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Hack Education Weekly News

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In related news: “ Right-wing groups are recruiting students to target teachers ,” says Reveal. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Economic Boom Isn’t Helping Some Student-Loan Debtors , Advocacy Group Says.” ” Stop acting like “ self-directed learning ” is a new thing.

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” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. This coding bootcamp was acquired by the University of Phoenix’s parent company, Apollo Education Group , in 2015. His wife is the co-founder of OER organization CK–12.). Sounds Familiar.”

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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platforms are digital infrastructures that enable two or more groups to interact. Indeed, a few weeks after the funding news, Feldstein wrote about “Why Moodle Supporters Should be Concerned,” questioning the sustainability of the project. ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.)

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Via Education Week : “Why Neuroscience Should Drive Personalized Learning ” – because of “the propagation of myths and misinformation.” The business of OER. Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein continues to fight the LMS fight: “Fear and Loathing in the Moodle Community.”

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Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” Via CNBC : “This Chinese-Israeli start-up wants to change the way kids learn to code.”

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