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The Fans, Fanboys, and Fanatics of OER

Doug Levin

I don’t fret much at all over some of what Clark raises: the acceptance and/or lack of broader cheer-leading for Wikipedia, MOOCs, or Khan Academy as success stories. K-12 context, individual teacher’s choices about instructional materials are constrained by district and state policy anyway. Now don’t get me wrong.

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9 Great Nonprofits to Support School Leaders

Tom Murray

When I got connected on social media, my lens was expanded and I became aware additional organizations, as well as their supporting tools and resources. NASSP advocates for the support principals need as well as policies and practices to support their leadership in today’s public schools.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) ”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. Remember Edmodo?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

. “A new Education Department policy will dramatically limit the amount of student loan relief some students get after being misled by their schools.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). A call to rebrand MOOCs , from Edsurge. ” More via Inside Higher Ed.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” “Make MOOCs great again.” “ Higher Education Policy Under Trump ” by Sara Goldrick-Rab. Here’s a list of election outcomes pertaining to library-related measures , thanks to EveryLibrary.org. ” Trump has threatened to close the Department of Education. Is that possible?

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Education Technology and Data Insecurity

Hack Education

As new forms of data are easier to collect and analyze, drawing on and interacting with information to measure the impact of programs and to inform decision-making and policy has emerged as a key strategy to foster improvement in public schools. Under surveillance when they use social media. Under surveillance by marketers.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

. “High school students will be allowed to carry mace in the 2016–2017 school year after the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education agreed to remove prohibitive language and amend its policy,” the Salisbury Post reports. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). charter school.”