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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. In education, both algorithms and data are integral to the push for “personalization.” ” But “personalization” doesn’t (necessarily) require a platform.

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Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core, Rise of ‘Open’ Resources

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Fallon official pointed a response by the company that argued that the EdReports analysis was flawed, and he said Pearson’s overall record in aligning its materials to the common core is “very good,” overall. We’re very confident that our products are aligned to the common core. Ultimately, it has to be paid for somewhere in the system.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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.” According to WCET , “Developing Effective Courses Using Adaptive Learning Begins with Proper Alignment.” ” Via Getting Smart : “ Virtual and Augmented Reality in Personalized Learning.” ” Tom Vander Ark lists “ 15 Dimensions of Personalized Learning.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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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. Derek Newton argued in The Atlantic that Staton’s (and by extension Carey’s) analysis misconstrued what most parents and students want from schools.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“Can Venture Capital Put Personalized Learning Within Reach of All Students?” It’s so revealing how this is framed – the problem with “personalized learning” up ’til now? More, via Inside Higher Ed , on various colleges’ OER initiatives. ” Hell no. ” Oh.