Educator Innovator

DECEMBER 13, 2016

If you are organizing a course, MOOC, or co-learning community, daily connects are one of the most powerful and yet simple tools at your disposal. ” (For a more recent example of his journalism about education, see this piece on teacher activism.) “I spent five years as an education reporter, so I visited many classes.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2016

report cards have by and large stayed the same over the last century—there’s not always good feedback, and it’s too late once bad grades get in. The model costs $8 a month and their first game, Tyoto Ecology, generated $115,000 within six months of its release via the online gaming platform Steam. But entrepreneurs behind Comprend.io

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I was there for a few reasons, starting with having the fine opportunity to lead a pre conference workshop, followed by presenting on two panels, helping out with a Twitter component, and reconnecting with dozens of friends and colleagues. Preconference workshop. But participants were very, very engaged from the start.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

All presentations, workshops and tutorials will be sponsored and managed by our brilliant Australia eSeries team in Blackboard Collaborate virtual meeting rooms. Ted Curran responds to the MakerSpace trend that was highlighted in the 2014 Horizon Report. The impact of MOOCs depends on their ability to assess learning.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Much of what Meeker says in this year’s report about education is placed under her category “gaming.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2015

For the 2015 NMC Summer Conference Preview of the NMC On the Horizon series on April 14th, we''re highlighting the 2015 NMC Summer Conference with a range of keynote, featured session, Idea Lab, and preconference workshop panelists. If we''ve missed a story, send it to blog@learningrevolution.com.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 4, 2017

Recently, I found myself sitting in a conference room along with 200+ educators for one day workshop. Some educators had flown in from far and reached a day early to get started on time for the early morning workshop. Is the time, effort and money spent on the workshop making me a better educator?

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EdTechTeacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

As a researcher, Justin has been carrying this concept into his work with MOOCs. When Justin and Tom started doing EdTechTeacher workshops, a huge argument was that students would need to sit in a lecture hall and take notes when they got to college. This perspective is shaping formal learning as well.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Justin Reich and Mizuko (Mimi) Ito have recently published a report entitled From Good Intentions to Real Outcomes: Equity by Design in Learning Technologies. The report is available for download without monetary charge and without collection of your personal data. If you don’t care about equity in edtech.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

They noted the menu of research reports, graphics and videos, and the “About” page describing the site as a project of a “nonprofit research organization” called the Employment Policies Institute. By and large, according to a report the group published last month, the answer in each case is no. Will they seek corroboration?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Via NPR : “Grand Jury Report On Penn State Hazing Finds ‘Indignities And Depravities’ ” The Business (and Politics) of Student Loans. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). A call to rebrand MOOCs , from Edsurge. ” asks The Hechinger Report. More via Edsurge. (I

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Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

“Asked About Discrimination , Betsy DeVos Said This 14 Times,” NPR reports : “Schools that receive federal funds must follow federal law.” said Thursday that he is still part of a higher education initiative for President Donald Trump,” Politico reports. Department of Education.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Chalkbeat reports that “ Success Academy illegally changes special education services without parent input, complaint claims.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. .”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” More on the teacher prep law from The Hechinger Report. ” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. More from Quartz. ” Meanwhile on Campus.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via The Hechinger Report : “Panicked universities in search of students are adding thousands of new majors.” NPR on the latest show from Sesame Workshop. ” Research, “Research,” and Reports. It May Even Be Good for Them.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

billion over 10 years, according to an Education Department cost analysis, Politico reported this week.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The Hechinger Report : “How artificial intelligence could help teachers do a better job.” ” JFC. .”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

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Hack Education

JUNE 29, 2018

.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” A MOOC consortium , that is, with member institutions Davidson College , Colgate University , Hamilton College , and Wellesley College. From the Google blog : “How Google Digital Workshop prepares you for new job opportunities.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

It’s a bit tricky to do some weeks – because some weeks I’m traveling and some weeks a major event happens in the middle of the week making some of the “before” reporting seem a little odd. Casey Parks is such a great journalist and I am thrilled she is working for The Hechinger Report. But will he listen?”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Meanwhile, as The New York Times reports : “ Facebook , Under Fire in Russia Inquiry, Posts 79% Rise in Profit.” Via the CFPB press office : “ CFPB Report Finds Consumer Complaints Spurred Actions That Brought More Than $750 Million in Relief for Student Loan Borrowers.” Who’d have guessed?!

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Hack Education

AUGUST 26, 2016

. “Members of Congress are in an unusual position as they demand an explanation for Mylan NV's 400 percent price hike for the EpiPen and focus attention squarely on its CEO: Heather Bresch,” Bloomberg reports. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ MOOCs Are Dead.

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Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

.” “The University of Michigan has agreed to pay $165,000 to settle what was left of a lawsuit over a graduate student’s dismissal from an engineering program in 2011,” the AP reports. ” “ Carthage Goes Test Optional on Admissions,” Inside Higher Ed reports. From MIT President L.

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Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

As competition increases, institutions report mixed results with the model.” “ White House to Propose Merging Education , Labor Departments ,” The Wall Street Journal reports. ” Via The Hechinger Report : “ Louisiana ends policy that held thousands of students back a grade or more.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” Education Week reports that , in front of a room full of CEOs, Secretary of Education Betsy "DeVos argued that 65 percent of today’s kindergartners will end up in jobs that haven’t even been created yet. ” “ Google Is Being Investigated By Missouri Attorney General,” Fortune reports.

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Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

But as Education Week reports , “States Bristle as DeVos Ed. ” Inside Higher Ed reports that “The Republican budget resolution envisions more than $236 billion in cuts to mandatory spending for education programs over 10 years.” And their parents can end up in jail,” AlterNet reports. for-profits?”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

” asks The Hechinger Report. Deregulation of for-profits is “likely,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Apple to offer free ‘ Hour of Code ’ workshops for full week,” says Techcrunch. of Cincinnati Police Officer.”

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