Hack Education

AUGUST 25, 2017

Via The West Australian : “ Mobile devices drive student suspensions.” ” Open Up Resources is a non-profit – LOL – whose CEO Larry Singer used to be the managing director for Pearson’s K–12 marketing sales. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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AUGUST 11, 2017

“​ Pearson to Lay Off 3,000 More Employees,” says Edsurge. The Wall Street Journal predicts “The End of Typing: The Next Billion Mobile Users Will Rely on Video and Voice.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ISTE has hired Joseph South as its Chief Learning Officer. The Business of Job Training.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

Via Google’s press release : “ Google and Bertelsmann launch mobile digital skills initiatives with Udacity – 10,000 Android scholarships available for EU developers.” ” Also via Techcrunch : “ Primo Toys rolls out Cubetto, a wooden robot that teaches kids to code.”

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Testing, Testing… Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “British Officials, Pearson Probe Effort to Leak Test Content.” Hey, we could ask Pearson how much money it made off of those taking the GED last year to find out.). ” “Live instruction” is not teachers; it is content delivery via a mobile device.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Pearson PARCC "Spies" on Students. Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless.

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MAY 19, 2017

” “ Zynga and USC enter social and mobile game design partnership,” says Education Dive. Via Edsurge : “ Pearson , an Investor in Knewton , Is ‘Phasing Out’ Partnership on Adaptive Products.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Just like humans do. Marbotic has raised $1.5

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JULY 27, 2018

Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” IHE blogger Joshua Kim predicts there is “1 technology, 2 futures” as he writes about “ Robot Burger Makers and Adaptive Learning Platforms.” ” Via Education Week : “ Pearson Studies Seek to Shine Light on Cyber Charter Student Mobility.”

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APRIL 28, 2017

Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via CNBC : “Google exec, Mark Cuban agree that these college majors are the most robot-resistant.” ” Learn-to-code toy Ozobots is launching Spiderman and Guardians of the Galaxy branded robots.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Founded by former Pearson exec Larry Singer , the company will offer openly licensed resources to schools. “Engagement” app Check I’m Here has raised $1 million in Series A funding from Jeffrey Vinik, Ronald Schlosser, and 500 Mobile Collective. .” Robo-advisory, yo. OpenClassrooms has raised $6.74

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

” The “guru” is Brendan Kealey , formerly with Pearson. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Edsurge : “ Robots Won’t Replace Instructors , 2 Penn State Educators Argue. ” No evidence yet that mobile computing harms pigeons so your children are safe, I’m sure.

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

” Apparently the FAFSA will soon be available on mobile devices. ” According to Edsurge , Knewton is now a courseware company and not a “robot tutor in the sky.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” There’s some robot news in the privacy section below. The Chinese Communist Party.

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JUNE 22, 2018

” Ben Williamson on Pearson : “Edu-business as usual – market-making in higher education.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via The Guardian : “‘This is awful’: robot can keep children occupied for hours without supervision.”

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APRIL 20, 2018

” Via Edsurge : “What’s Next for Pearson ? Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Education Week : “Thousands of Android Mobile Apps Improperly Track Children, Study Says.” Not Buying Your Education Startup.)” ” Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ George W.

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AUGUST 4, 2017

monthly subsidies toward cellular phone service or mobile broadband. ” From the Pearson blog : “The future of language learning: Augmented reality vs virtual reality.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. If the bill passes, low-income Americans would no longer be able to use $9.25

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JUNE 3, 2016

Via The New York Times : “Dreams Stall as CUNY , New York City’s Engine of Mobility, Sputters.” ” Also via The New York Times : “A Mission to Bring STEM Skills, and Robots, to Children in West Africa.” ” asks Pearson. ” asks The Atlantic. ” asks Corey Robin. ” St. .”

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