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The Dangers of AI (and it’s not cheating) – SULS0190

Shake Up Learning

AI in Schools and Classrooms Edweek shared in a 2020 article , In education, AI can be found in learning analytic platforms, online courseware, voice assistants, and support structures within other apps. Although this quote mentions Microsoft, the same would apply to Google applications and many others.

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They Said it Better Than I Can

Mistakengoal.com

Despite the occasional over-the-top writing, this blog was an excellent source of information about the recent kerfuffle about Purdue University’s learning analytics software. Microsoft Social Media Collective Research Blog : The title of this blog tells you almost all you need to know.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

Platforms provide the substructure for the “gig economy” and the “sharing economy”; they’re the economic engine of social media; they’re the architecture of the “attention economy” and the inspiration for claims about the “end of ownership.” Pearson is Not a Platform.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Kahoot has raised $17 million in Series B funding from Northzone, Creandum, Microsoft Ventures, Eilert Giertsen Hanoa, and Date Invest AS. ” The latest report from the Pew Research Center : “ The Science People See on Social Media.” The student loan company has raised $803.6 million total. million total.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Techcrunch : “Comparing Apple , Google and Microsoft ’s education plays.” ” From the press release : “ Microsoft Education and Open Up Resources announce partnership to deliver top rated math curriculum.” Via Wired : “Why Some Schools Pay More Than Others When Buying From Apple.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Microsoft Hopes to Revive Its Education Tablet Efforts With the New $399 Surface Go,” says Edsurge. ” The survey was conducted by learning analytics company Civitas Learning. ” The Pew Research Center on “ Activism in the Social Media Age.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Of course, teachers have utilized social media sites for years to launch various side-hustles — speaking gigs and “ brand ambassadorships ”, for example — as well as to facilitate their main hustle — you know, teaching. “Teachers Are Moonlighting As Instagram Influencers To Make Ends Meet,” Buzzfeed reported in 2018. Course Signals.

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