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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

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We find no one with a professional knowledge in the laws of learning, or the techniques for applying them,” he wrote. There are widespread beliefs about the best way to teach and learn that have been proven wrong by science, yet they persist. But at a university? “We Teaching at colleges is often done without any formal training.

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Making Sense of the Metaverse in Education

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But, metaverse technologies are growing quickly and have enormous implications for the future of teaching and learning. ” Also, K20 Educators is a new social learning network where educators can meet in the metaverse (“eduverse”) and learn about fundamental metaverse technologies. And that’s understandable.

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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

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Fresco Capital , GSV Acceleration , Learn Capital , Owl Ventures , Reach Capital and Rethink Education , now count Asian limited partners among investors in their newest funds. “In 9 million (A) 2016 Fosun Group Kaymbu $2 million (Seed) 2016 Sinovation Ventures Knewton $52 million (F) 2016 TAL Education KnowRe $6.8

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The Conversation : “What we can learn from closure of charter school that DeVos praised as ‘shining example’ ” The school in question: the Excel Academy Public Charter School in DC which was closed for poor performance. .” Via Campus Technology : “ Knewton Releases $44 Adaptive Digital Textbooks.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” “Student marketplace Spitball has launched a token-based ‘ blockchain economy ’ that aims to switch up the e-learning industry and create a decentralised landscape for students,” says IBS Intelligence. ” Via the Google blog : “ VR Labs open doors of opportunity for STEM students.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” That’s the Collegiate Learning Assessment exam (a.k.a. He’s referring to “ personalized learning ,” but might as well be any buzzword when you frame the headline that way, bud.). Via Edsurge : “ Pearson , an Investor in Knewton , Is ‘Phasing Out’ Partnership on Adaptive Products.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” More on the Afghan robotics team in the contest section below. ” “ University of Michigan adds an automated text-analysis tool to a growing program intended to give more students a chance to learn through writing,” Inside Higher Ed reports. for Robotics Contest.” Education in the Courts.