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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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As such these companies – Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, and the like – are the most significant education companies. And then there’s Mark Zuckerberg’s venture philanthropy firm and its commitment to fund “personalized learning.” Pearson is Not a Platform.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Microsoft -Branded MOOCs for K–12 Leaders.” Some say… “What to Ask When Choosing Tech for Schools” – a new Lynda.com course offered by Edsurge (which is funded in part by Lynda.com’s founder. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

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The Top Ed-Tech Trends (Aren't 'Tech')

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It ignores what happens in Seattle: the home of Amazon, Microsoft, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Technology companies, on the other hand, seem well poised to do so – not just Microsoft, but Google and Apple, of course. AltSchool is another Silicon Valley company working on a “personalized learning platform.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

It’s a partnership with Microsoft. ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” ” (It’ll run on LinkedIn Learning , formerly Lynda.com , which means it’ll cost you $24.99 The Rwandan government plans to roll out digital education this summer.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via McClatchy DC : “Forced to watch child porn for their job, Microsoft employees developed PTSD, they say.” “The ‘poor man’s MBA’ can boost salaries by 20%,” says CNN in a puff piece about LinkedIn , Lynda.com , and project management certificates. Government Over Dismal Education.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” From the ASU website : “Panelists discuss future of personalized learning.” Via Wired : “The Young and the Reckless – A gang of teen hackers snatched the keys to Microsoft ’s videogame empire. I’d love to see a comparison between Pluralsight and Lynda.com.). ” (Psst.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“The Growing Role of Technology in Personalized Learning ,” according to KQED’s Mindshift. Via Techcrunch : “ Microsoft launches Intune for Education to counter Google’s Chromebooks in schools.” Google has released the latest generation of Chromebooks.