Hack Education
MARCH 23, 2018
” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. ” “ OER , CARE , Stewardship, and the Commons” by “Econproph” Jim Luke. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. million total.
NeverEndingSearch
MARCH 17, 2019
Next time around, I’ll share my notes on OER.). Microsoft Translator , offer real-time translation, improving our ability to support and communicate more effectively with our community–students, parents and new immigrant populations. Microsoft has put accessibility in a pocket-sized format in this powerful tool for iPhones.
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Hack Education
DECEMBER 9, 2017
“Fake news,” “robots coming for our jobs,” “the new economy,” “surveillance capitalism,” “personalization,” “the cult of innovation,” and so on – these are all narratives intertwined in the power of major technology companies, platforms, data, and algorithms.
Iterating Toward Openness
APRIL 15, 2015
Audrey’s constant refrain that “no one seems to remember our history” was made for her again this week when McGraw-Hill and Microsoft announced a new project based around – I kid you not – learning objects. They lack what Giant Robot Dinosaur calls a Minimum Viable Personality.
Hack Education
APRIL 13, 2018
“ Apple and Microsoft Now Offer $100 Styluses. “ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? ” (Note: there’s a response to this article by Georgia Tech professor Ashok Goel, who builds teaching chat-bots, in the “robots” section below.
Hack Education
MAY 25, 2018
” IHE blogger Joshua Kim offers “25 Million Reasons Why LinkedIn / Microsoft Will Buy Coursera.” ” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Top Hat ’s OER Announcement: Doubling down on faculty engagement.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. What’s Going On?”
Hack Education
NOVEMBER 24, 2017
“ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. The business of OER. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Immigration and Education. TBH, I still can’t remember what Unizin actually is.
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