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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. Would there even be “learning analytics” without the LMS, I wonder?). Pearson is Not a Platform. Pearson does not have a platform. But Pearson is not a platform.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Infodocket : “ University of Delaware Library Joins Open Textbook Network.” ” “This work will culminate in graduate level course models that equip MLIS students to deliver coding programs through public and school libraries and foster computational thinking skills among the nation’s youth.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. billion it agreed to pay Apple/Pearson for iPads, but what do I know). “ 14 projects win 2016 Knight News Challenge on Libraries.” Contests and Awards.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” “ Cengage , McGraw-Hill , and Pearson have started a new round of lawsuits against textbook sellers,” The Digital Reader reports , this time targeting those who sell through Amazon’s marketplace. The American Library Association announced its youth media awards. ” Contests and Awards. ” (I admit.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” In other MIT news : “MIT task force releases preliminary ‘Future of Libraries ’ report.” Via the New York Magazine : “The Death of Vine Makes the Internet a Worse Place.” IBM partners with Pearson. OpenEd partners with Pearson. The CEO has resigned.