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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

“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.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“Publishers Wiley , Cengage , Pearson and McGraw-Hill Education have won a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a seller of fake textbooks ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. The State Policy Network has a plan to counter union activism with anti-union PR. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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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.” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein : “ Pearson Open Sources Equella – Properly.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“Will Reversal of FCC’s ‘Net Neutrality’ Policy Help or Hurt Schools?” Schools should consider the ways in which their own social media surveillance re-inscribes these sorts of violent, nationalist policies. ” “ Pearson , WTF? Department of Labor as a senior policy adviser.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

She seemed to fail to grasp some of the basics of education policy – the difference between “ proficiency ” and “ growth ,” for example, and the federal rules surrounding disability rights and education. ” Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson to Lower Cost of E-Books, Textbooks.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. ” Via The 74 : “ Trump Towers Over Education: How His Candidacy Is Already Affecting Federal Policy.” “ Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us.”

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