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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

Edsurge

Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. To date, our education systems sit atop a cultural assumption—that information is scarce. Our higher education system formed around libraries.

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10 Excellent Christmas Gift Ideas for Dad

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Coursera, Edx, Udemy, are all great places to find online courses. A streaming device like Roku or Apple TV , or a smart sound system like Sonos , can enhance his movie-watching or music-listening experience. DIY Kits or Tools If he enjoys hands-on activities, a DIY kit in woodworking , brewing beer , or even robotics could be a hit.

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10 Commandments of Innovative Teaching

The Principal of Change

Today’s learners can find out what a professor at MIT thinks about the future of robots…and we have to be ok that his/her answer if most likely much better than ours ever would be. Their learning mentor could be Google, Siri, YouTube, Udemy , Quora etc. And they also learned that students all around the world were just like them.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

Absorb (learning management system) – $59 million. Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million. AltSchool (private school; learning management system) – $40 million. Udemy (skills training) – $173 million. AltSchool (private school; learning management system) – $172.9 million this year).

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The Business of Ed-Tech: 2017 So Far

Hack Education

AltSchool (private school; learning management system) – $40 million. MakeBlock (robotics) – $30 million. Udemy (skills training marketplace) – $173 million. AltSchool (private school; learning management system) – $173 million. D2L (learning management system) – $165 million.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “White paper explores changing the accreditation system to encourage continuous improvement and open the door to ‘alternative’ education providers.” Udemy has a new CEO : “Kevin Johnson, former CEO of EBates, a marketplace for coupons and shopping discount deals.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us.” Via Inverse : “ Udemy ’s Exodus, Amazon ’s Gain. But oh look, Pearson – which wants you to buy its proprietary badge system, Acclaim. ” Try learning styles, maybe. ” B t. MOOCs losing their mojo?

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