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Machine Teaching, Machine Learning, and the History of the Future of Public Education

Hack Education

The iPad was going to change everything. MOOCs were going to change everything. My favorite ludicrous claim remains that of Knewton’s CEO who told NPR in 2015 that his company was a “mind reading robot tutor in the sky.” Virtual reality was going to change everything. And on and on and on. ”).

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) ” MOOCs looked – for a short while, at least – like they were going to pivot to become LMSes. Students will receive iPads.

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The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release

Hack Education

” – 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. Half of those, the firm said, would be iPads. Apple sold just 50 million iPads. The quotation is from 2012.

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The Greatest EdTech Generation Ever – LIVE Blog of Justin Reich’s Keynote

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As a researcher, Justin has been carrying this concept into his work with MOOCs. To begin, Justin recommends reading Frank Levy and Richard Murnane’s work, Dancing with Robots. Computers can increasingly solve routine tasks, so the question becomes, what are the kinds of things that computers and robots can’t do.

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30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom

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The relative shrinking marketshare of iPads, as well as some very visible failure of iPad rollouts. Robotics in the classroom. MOOCs, nanodegrees, etc. metrics of “school success” which causes parents to question how learning effectiveness is measured (see also #20).

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “The MOOC is not dead, but maybe it should be,” says Rolin Moe. ” Via The Verge : “Teachers weigh in on Apple ’s push for more iPads in school.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The two were visiting a rural school in Idaho that has a 1-to–1 iPad program. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. .” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.