A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 27, 2016

Systemic change is needed even in schools where there are isolated pockets of excellence, as all students should be exposed to the power of awe. Some examples include augmented reality, virtual reality, open education resources (OER), adaptive tools, coding, drones/robotics, and gamification.

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DECEMBER 29, 2017

I’m not sure the best section for this story as so many “ hate crimes ” actually never make it to the legal system. LaVar Ball Wants to Shake Up the System.” ” “ OER , Capability, and Opportunity” by David Wiley. Via Edsurge : “ OER Had Its Breakthrough in 2017.

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DECEMBER 22, 2017

Looking ahead to 2018, here are three predictions: First, we will probably see more work on the many ways automation (AI, robotics, etc.) NGDLE may also do a better job of including social media within these systems, improving social functionality and integrating external services including publishers’ data analytics.

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APRIL 13, 2018

“ 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. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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DECEMBER 22, 2017

Two school districts in two states are scaling back their use of the Facebook -built Summit Public Schools ’ learning management system. McRaven is stepping down as chancellor of the University of Texas System. ” “ Systems thinking ,” I guess, is the new entrepreneurial “mindset.”

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MAY 25, 2018

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has hired as its new chancellor a former University of California official who managed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ’s work on postsecondary education from 2012 until early this year.” ” That’s Daniel Greenstein.

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JUNE 23, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The British government releases the results … of its new three-tiered rating system of teaching quality at universities.” Via Buzzfeed : “ Betsy DeVos Picked A Student Loan CEO To Run The Student Loan System.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Teacher of the Year indeed.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The University of North Carolina system Board of Governors voted 24 to 3, with one abstention, Friday to bar litigation by the UNC Chapel Hill School of Law’s Center for Civil Rights. Via Phil Hill : “Some Ed Tech Perspective on UC ’s Billion-Dollar Payroll System Fiasco.”

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MAY 5, 2017

For nearly 30 years, Medicaid has helped school systems cover costs for special education services and equipment, from physical therapists to feeding tubes. ” The Department of Education has rehired student loan debt collectors fired by the Obama Administration: Enterprise Recovery Systems and Navient-owned Pioneer Credit Recovery.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

” From the press release : “Treasury and Education Announce Progress Toward Multi-Year Income Certification System for Student Loan Borrowers in Income-Driven Repayment Plans.” Via eCampus News : “ Cengage launches MindTap ACE, an OER-based solution for higher ed.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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JULY 27, 2018

“ Can Richard Carranza Integrate the Most Segregated School System in the Country? “The RISE Package for R: Reducing Time Through the OER Continuous Improvement Cycle” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. This Week in Betteridge’s Law of Headlines.

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JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. “ Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us.” But oh look, Pearson – which wants you to buy its proprietary badge system, Acclaim. ” Rebrand.

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MARCH 16, 2018

Perhaps it should go in the “robots” section. Lisa Petrides, Douglas Levin, and Eddie Watson introduce The CARE Framework for OER. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Wired : “ Med Students Are Getting Terrible Training in Robotic Surgery.” ” Enjoy those Alexa in the classroom!

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Via Alternet : “ Gavin Grimm Wants To Fix The Education System That Failed Him.” ” When you hear someone invoke New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina as a model, do remember what happened to all the Black teachers … Via the AP : “ Philadelphia moves to retake control of city school system.”

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. Clickers” are definitely not new — indeed, in my research for Teaching Machines , I found examples of classroom response systems dating back to the 1950s.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Via E-Literate : “ Hawai’i Senate Bill: Would mandate OER material for all U Hawai’i system courses.” ” And later in the week, an update : “Hawai’i Senate OER Bill Update: Amended language saves the day.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” It’s $520.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Edsurge : “ Robots Won’t Replace Instructors , 2 Penn State Educators Argue. . ” Via Futurism.com : “Schools Are Installing Bathroom Surveillance Systems to Bust Vapers.” Via Edsurge : “Campus Support for OER is Growing, Survey Finds.”

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

With funding from the Lumina Foundation and through the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, the QA Commons last week announced a pilot project to assess higher education programs at 14 institutions around the country.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” The White House wants an investigation.

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JULY 29, 2016

6,263,439, titled ‘Verification system for non-traditional learning operations.’ ’ What kind of ‘verification system’ does Solocron claim to have invented? The University System of Maryland joins edX. The robot startup, formerly known as Play-i, has raised $35.9 From MIT President L.

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MARCH 9, 2018

Paul School System.” “ University of California president Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday that she wants the system to explore ways to guarantee admission to academically eligible students in the state’s community colleges ,” says Inside Higher Ed. Edsurge on the business of OER.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Via The Guardian : “ Tim Berners-Lee on the future of the web : ‘The system is failing’ ” It is not entirely clear to me what, per this Edsurge op-ed , higher ed can learn from precision medicine. Stephen Downes and David Wiley debate OER : “The Cost Trap, Part 3” by David Wiley. What Does That Mean?

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JULY 21, 2017

“Students who can’t afford uniforms in New Orleans all-charter-system are routinely barred from attending school. Via NPR : “Students Compete In First-Ever International High School Robotics Competition.” ” The New York Times reports that “ Burundi Robotics Team Vanishes After U.S.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

” “The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is engaging in a strategic review that will include weighing mergers and closings among its 14 universities,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” PrecisionHawk is a drone surveillance company, which I’m sure has nothing in common with the learning management system.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2017

“Does Open Pedagogy require OER ?” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Pearson , after spending hundreds of millions of dollars on learning management systems , is leaving the market as the company seeks to restructure itself and boost its profits.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” asks Clint Lalonde.

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MAY 26, 2017

I really like the part where she compares those who defend the current education system to “flat-earthers.” Keeps Obama Plan to Streamline Loan System.” Via Edsurge : “OER Pioneer David Wiley Predicts All Community Colleges Will Dump Traditional Textbooks By 2024.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

Department of Education Announces Requirements for New Federal Loan Servicing System.” Via eCampus News : “ Barnes & Noble Education announces advanced OER courseware.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “When the Teaching Assistant Is a Robot.” ” More via IHE.

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