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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition)

Doug Levin

This from the school district that is still reeling from a major student data privacy breach. " Hopefully, not shades of future conversations about learning analytics. Without ethical practices, student data could be used to curtail academic success rather than help ensure it."

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Students recorded fellow students. Students recorded their teachers. They recorded school resource officers. Students who completed courses were more likely to complete courses.) And “free” doesn’t last. Course Signals.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

.” “Employees at community colleges may be the most affected by the Obama administration’s new rules for overtime pay , especially as the sector continues to see dwindling resources from their states,” says Inside Higher Ed. Venture capitalist #hottake : “ Think Students Are Unhappy With Higher Education?