Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Sigelman, of Burning Glass Technologies, captured this point succinctly: “40 percent of the skills required today for the same job are different than the skills required a decade ago.” Privacy concerns may hinder efforts to decentralize purchasing. When it comes to data, which do you prefer: single or dating?

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

ISTATION AND BOULDER LEARNING SPEECH RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY UPDATE ( www.istation.com ) & ( boulderlearning.com ) Istation recently announced a partnership with Boulder Learning, Inc., to develop its Oral Reading Fluency and Listening Comprehension Program using Boulder Learning’s speech recognition technology.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Via The Wall Street Journal : “The federal government is pumping $245 million into the creation and expansion of public charter schools across the nation with hopes of helping students in low-income communities.” ” Via the Data Quality Campaign : “ Student Data Privacy Legislation : A Summary of 2016 State Legislation.”

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MindShift

MARCH 24, 2015

.” Mike Goldstein, who works with education clients at the law firm Cooley, says there’s been an “explosion” of interest in privacy issues over the past five years. Technological advances have schools and universities outsourcing many more basic functions than in years past. ” Copyright 2015 NPR.

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Student Data Privacy Data Khan Academy Pearson 28

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. 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. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

. “The United States Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General has found in a recent report that the department’s overall information technology security is ‘not generally effective’ in meeting several federal requirements,” Campus Technology reports. ” Education in the Courts. .”

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Education Pearson Common Core Report 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Although much of the focus of ed-tech involves what happens at school, it’s important to remember that the corporate and consumer markets for “learning technologies” are much larger. ” “ Bitcoin Hype is Ushering in Demand for Cryptocurrency Education ,” says MIT Technology Review.

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Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

. “ ACT said Monday that students with disabilities who apply for accommodations on the college entrance exam ‘will soon benefit from a new system that will simplify and speed up the application process,’” Politico reports. ” (That giant: Pearson , of course.). MOOCs for credit !

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Education Week : “ Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy.” ” “ Cengage , McGraw-Hill , and Pearson have started a new round of lawsuits against textbook sellers,” The Digital Reader reports , this time targeting those who sell through Amazon’s marketplace. .”

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