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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

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The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. ”) How accurate are her observations?

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. The Hechinger Report on personalized learning : “The massive experiment in New Orleans schools that few have noticed.” ” Wait, so Purdue is gonna run Kaplan and a nuclear lab? National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via The Intercept : “These Are the Technology Firms Lining Up to Build Trump’s ‘Extreme Vetting’ Program.” “ Purdue-Kaplan online university one step closer to reality,” the Journal & Courier reports. Larry Cuban on personalized learning : part 1 and part 2.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. More on the for-profit formerly known as Kaplan University in the online education section below. ” This new school is a result of Purdue’s acquisition of the for-profit Kaplan University. National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

technologizing” the government. Via Inside Higher Ed : “The as-yet unnamed online university resulting from the proposed acquisition of Kaplan University by Purdue University has set discounted tuition rates for in-state students and free tuition for Purdue employees.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Also Facebook ’s DC lobbyist, Joel Kaplan, who was sitting right behind Kavanaugh as he screamed at Senators. “ Learning Engineers Inch Toward the Spotlight,” Inside Higher Ed claims. million total.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

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.” “ Y Combinator MOOC for Tech Startups Attracts Thousands of Views,” says Campus Technology.

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