The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Teachers and the Future of Education" (the importance of teacher voice in education discussions, "Hack Your Education" (thinking about self-directed learning--Audrey''s in this proposal), and "Technology, Pedagogy, and the Silver Bullet" (addressing the myopia of some ed tech business ventures). November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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Khan Academy Education STEM Blackboard 44

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DECEMBER 9, 2017

Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. The LMS giant Blackboard celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. (I Pearson promises “personalization” through its “adaptive learning” products, for example. (It

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

Via The Guardian : “ Student Loans Company ‘spied on vulnerable students’ social media’ ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. “ Blackboard ’s Defense of its Finances is not Persuasive,” writes Michael Feldstein. Also from Feldstein : “ Moodle and Blackboard Cut Ties.”

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Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

“The RISE Package for R: Reducing Time Through the OER Continuous Improvement Cycle” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. “ Blackboard ’s Debt Grows While Canvas Gains Contracts,” says ELearning Inside News. Will Merge Government Data, Social Media Posts.” ” More via the AP.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

” “Frustrated with how colleges have handled their claims of sexual abuse , more students are turning to social media to publicize their cases,” Inside Higher Ed reports. “ Blackboard Partners with Fishtree for Personalized Learning,” says Campus Technology. charter school.”

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Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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JANUARY 26, 2017

was named in an investigation by The Associated Press last year for sharing racially charged content on social media.” Via The Guardian : “ Trump bans agencies from ‘providing updates on social media or to reporters’ ” This ban has been targeted at scientists at the EPA and USDA in particular.

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