Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” I wrote about social-emotional learning (algorithms) as a “trend to watch.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. 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.”

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

He’s referring to “ personalized learning ,” but might as well be any buzzword when you frame the headline that way, bud.). Via Edsurge : “ Pearson , an Investor in Knewton , Is ‘Phasing Out’ Partnership on Adaptive Products.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ”). .”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Ed Week’s Ben Herold is a sly one because here is a headline in the form of a question that most assuredly can be answered “yes”: “ Are Companies Overselling Personalized Learning? Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Kinvolved has raised $1.54

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

And “personalization” is the underlying promise of the new education software Facebook is itself building. Basecamp is essentially a learning management system (with the adjective “personalized” appended to it). average by 1.23 in math and 1.95 in reading, shown below.

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Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.” “ Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us.” Not sure if this is new or just new-to-me, but the learn-to-code startup Codecademy now has a paid “ Pro ” option that, for $19.99/month

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Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

” More on the Afghan robotics team in the contest section below. “Mind-reading robo tutor in the sky” company Knewton has a new CEO , Brian Kibby , formerly with Pearson. for Robotics Contest.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ OpenStax Launches Learning Platform.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

.” Gotta love a quote like this, from a story in Edsurge profiling McComb, Mississippi ’s Summit Elementary School: “We are learning how to mitigate between policy and trying to be as innovative as possible without breaking state laws.” Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

” The “guru” is Brendan Kealey , formerly with Pearson. ” Stop acting like “ self-directed learning ” is a new thing. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Edsurge : “ Robots Won’t Replace Instructors , 2 Penn State Educators Argue. .

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “ Betsy DeVos Visits Bay Area Public School for a Lesson in Personalized Learning.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via Techcrunch : “ Mattel releases biologically inspired foldable robot bugs.” ” Roy Moore has just been elected Alabama ’s new Senator.

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Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

” From the ASU website : “Panelists discuss future of personalized learning.” ” Via Edsurge : “What’s Next for Pearson ? .” ” Via Edsurge : “What’s Next for Pearson ? Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Not Buying Your Education Startup.)”

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Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

.” Via the Journal Sentinel : “More than 300 Kettle Moraine parents sign petition against online learning platform.” ” “ Personalized learning ” now includes working on a goat farm apparently. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” (So yeah.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

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. ” Venture Capital and the Business of Ed-Tech.

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