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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed. Subscribe to their blog. It’s now an LMS too.

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Unlocking the Gate to Better Learning

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To “ungate” in software is to allow a user to proceed to the next level or into a new section. In some software, gating is a way for teachers to lever up or hold back individual students so that they can surge forward if they are high achievers or remain with a group. By LeiLani Cauthen. Imagine that. Evaluating Rigor.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The Washington Post : “There’s a well-funded campus industry behind the Ann Coulter incident.” Via CNBC : “This Chinese-Israeli start-up wants to change the way kids learn to code.” “ OER-Enabled Pedagogy ” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. Well, not quite.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Or the company will have to start charging for the software. 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. And “free” doesn’t last. 3D Printing. I know, I know.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Tony Bates looks at “Brexit and online learning in Europe.” The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. Inside Higher Ed looks at the potential declines in enrollment in British universities. ” Rebrand.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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The NAACP endorses OER. Edsurge’s Jeff Young and Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill both asked industry analyst Trace Urdan for his take. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” a month.). .”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Lisa Petrides, Douglas Levin, and Eddie Watson introduce The CARE Framework for OER. Lumen Learning's David Wiley responds , with more words than the original post.). You can now learn Klingon on Duolingo , Techcrunch reports. More Techcrunch churnalism : “This eQuoo app games you into learning useful psychological skills.”