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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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It announced this year it was “ phasing out ” its reliance on Knewton provide those algorithms.). “Some colleges cancel their contracts with online education provider Lynda.com after double-digit price hikes, saying the company is pricing itself out of the higher education market,” Inside Higher Ed reported in January.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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According to excerpts of speeches published by Wikileaks – stolen data – Clinton called the Common Core a “political failure” in a speech she gave to Knewton. Neither Knewton nor the Clinton campaign have confirmed the veracity of this leaked speech. Education Politics. Some say the earth is flat. Small world).

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Jose Ferreira is stepping down as the CEO of Knewton. Via Venture Beat : “ LinkedIn resets some Lynda.com users’ passwords following data leak.” Via The New York Times : “ Louisville Suspends Coordinator Who Received Wake Forest Game Plan.” ” From the HR Department. Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.