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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Kaplan Will Offer Free Online PSAT Prep.” When Coursera announced its pivot to corporate training, it boasted that its certificates were the second most frequently listed on LinkedIn. Via WaPo : “Study: Robot baby dolls don’t curb teen pregnancies.

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AUGUST 11, 2017

“ Purdue-Kaplan online university one step closer to reality,” the Journal & Courier reports. The Business of Job Training. ” Via The New York Times : “At Walmart Academy , Training Better Managers. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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JUNE 23, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “ Trump Move on Job Training Brings ‘ Skills Gap ’ Debate to the Fore.” ” More on the business of job training in its own section below. ” The Business of Job Training. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The U.S. .”

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MAY 5, 2017

More on last week’s Purdue and Kaplan deal: “ Purdue ’s deal for Kaplan U trades a long-term business relationship for low up-front costs while raising worries – especially among faculty groups – about blurred lines between public and private higher ed,” Inside Higher Ed reports. .”

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AUGUST 24, 2018

” There are more stories about Purdue University Global, formerly the for-profit Kaplan University, in the “labor and management” section below. ” There are more stories about Purdue University Global, formerly the for-profit Kaplan University, in the “labor and management” section below.

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JUNE 29, 2018

The former: Purdue University ; the latter: Kaplan University. The Business of Job Training. ” “ VR Pilot Training Now Comes With a Sense of Touch,” says Wired , which I guess doesn’t know that flight simulators always have ? .” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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JULY 6, 2018

” That’s Kaplan , in case you can’t keep all these for-profit disasters straight. The Business of Job Training. ” Via Education Week : “ Texas educators training to shoot back at school shooters.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Pay Tuition Later.” other drivers?

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

” The Business of Job Training (and Educational Benefits for Employees). Via Campus Technology : “The University of North Dakota has teamed up with for-profit training company Woz U to provide short-term technology education programs.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Or something. million total.

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MAY 19, 2017

Via Edsurge : “Why Donald Graham Sold Kaplan University to Purdue for $1.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via The Verge : “Elon Musk-backed OpenAI is teaching robots how to learn just like humans do.” “This robot helps kids with special needs to communicate,” according to Techcrunch.

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APRIL 28, 2017

Purdue University is buying Kaplan University for a dollar. Me, I wrote about how far Kaplan Inc ’s reach is in education politics and products. ” The Business of Job Training. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Learn-to-code toy Ozobots is launching Spiderman and Guardians of the Galaxy branded robots. .”

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JULY 14, 2017

On the US House of Representatives’ proposed budget : “$2 Billion for Teacher Training, Salaries Eliminated in House Budget Plan,” Education Week reports. ” More on the Afghan robotics team in the contest section below. Kaplan is closing Dev Bootcamp , a coding bootcamp it acquired in 2014.

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DECEMBER 17, 2017

.” That’s because the stories told this year to keep us hustling and to keep up imagining a certain kind of future are almost all about robots. Over and over and over and over and over and over and over again we were told “robots are coming for your jobs.” We must prepare preschoolers for an automated future.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are a variety of reasons for this: language barriers, lack of Internet access, incompatible devices, lack of training. Also, let me introduce you to other items on this list: brainwave monitoring, brain training, social emotional learning.). Brain Training. But the “spying” has continued. Chatbot Instructors. Unbundling".

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “A hiccup in Purdue ’s acquisition of for-profit Kaplan University.” ” Via The Journal & Courier : “Purdue disputes claims Kaplan deal leaves taxpayers on hook.” The Business of Job Training. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Contests and Awards.

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JUNE 2, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “A coding school where college grads train and work without spending a dime.” Inside Higher Ed writes about accreditation and the “Fine Print and Tough Questions for the Purdue-Kaplan Deal.” The Business of Job Training. training centers.”

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “As Kaplan Sale Faces Final Hurdle, Purdue President Criticizes Faculty Opponents.” There is some exciting Udacity news in the job training section below too. The Business of Job Training. .” The college in question: Northwest Suburban College. ” Of course.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

Kaplan Inc has agreed to acquire the College for Financial Planning from Apollo Education Group. Looks like Kaplan Inc isn’t getting out of for-profit higher ed altogether, even with the sale of Kaplan University to Purdue.). ” The Business of Job Training. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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MARCH 9, 2018

” Via The Conversation : “ Purdue-Kaplan deal blurs lines between for-profit and public colleges.” ” There’s more on the new Kaplan in the accreditation section below. Via Pacific Standard : “ Purdue University Gets the Final Approval on Its Plan to Convert Kaplan Into a Non-Profit College.”

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