Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. Tagged on: August 26, 2017 The Secret to a Good Robot Teacher | The New York Times → Why is educational technology such a disappointment? public high schools (42.5

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2019

This year alone, Juliet has used 3D printers, servo motors and microcontrollers to build the parts needed to construct a therapeutic robotic dog that she hopes will help those afraid of canines overcome their fears, a project she did as part of a lesson in her English class. On a recent weekday, J. Patrick Shell, teacher, C.E.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Soon, employees from one of the world’s most influential companies will arrive to teach these students about computer science: how to program computer games, how to work with data and how to found and run a business. Some students have started businesses, while others have designed apps or built robots.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

” Via NPR : “Data Shows 99% Of Applicants For A Student Loan Forgiveness Program Were Denied.” ” There’s more data on student loans in the research and data section at the bottom. ” A data breach at Chegg – more details in the data and surveillance section below.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Companies include an AI robot, student incubator and a startup called Pie for Providers. Beyond the Hype: Adopting Predictive Analytics : Data analytics can only be as useful as how well they’re implemented. Join us for a slice of the action! Tuesday, March 5, 4 p.m. Who Does Online Education Really Serve? Tuesday, March 5 11:00 a.m.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

OneSync is a comprehensive account provisioning platform designed to streamline the synchronization between disparate data systems faculty and student directories. launch of Be a Maker, an all-new mobile application that teaches children how to code by allowing them to program their Jibo robot. announced the U.S. K-12 market.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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MindShift

JULY 7, 2019

This year alone, Juliet has used 3D printers, servo motors and microcontrollers to build the parts needed to construct a therapeutic robotic dog that she hopes will help those afraid of canines overcome their fears, a project she did as part of a lesson in her English class. On a recent weekday, J. Stephanie Strom for The Hechinger Report).

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Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

As if applying for financial aid wasn’t difficult enough already, it appears that the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, which pulls tax information into the FAFSA app, “ will be unavailable for several weeks.” ” Via Chalkbeat : “Data shows Indiana students are taking AP exams, but half aren’t passing them.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

It’s a reaction, I’d say, to the current obsession with artificial intelligence and a response to all the stories we were told this year about robots on the cusp of replacing, out-“thinking,” and out-working us. Don’t let the dearth of data fool you though. The Careful Balance of Tech and Relationships.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “For Betsy DeVos and her former advocacy group, the future of education means ‘ personalization ,’ including virtual schools.” Department of Education today announced the IRS Data Retrieval Tool is now available for borrowers applying for an income-driven repayment plan.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

But skeptics warn that underneath the language of “student-centered” pedagogy is a tech-intensive model that undermines communal values, accelerates privatization and turns public schools into big data siphons. For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention.

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress this week about privacy, data, monopoly power, and regulations. ” Via Campus Technology : “ NYC Data Science Academy Launches Online Bootcamp.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Data, Surveillance, and Information Security.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Upon completion of the course, students receive an “Advocacy Plan,” which outlines their strengths and challenges and makes recommendations to consider and is shared with their educators. to streamline workflows for assessment and data analysis. The course takes students up to four hours and can be completed over several weeks.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

” Palantir is the data analytics company co-founded by Peter Thiel and funded in part by the CIA. Via KPCC : “ LAUSD board: If Trump administration asks for student data , district will resist.” There’s some data on the growth of online education at private colleges in the research section below.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Economic Boom Isn’t Helping Some Student-Loan Debtors , Advocacy Group Says.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “With Student Interest Soaring, Berkeley Creates New Data-Sciences Division.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

” The Black Alliance for Educational Options , a charter school advocacy group, announced it will cease operations at the end of the year. Chavous is a founding board member of the American Federation for Children , the school choice advocacy group formerly chaired by Betsy DeVos.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” Meanwhile in that other big football state, Nebraska , the World Herald reports that “Sherwood Foundation buys data-tracking helmets for every OPS high school football player.” “ Should big data be used to discourage poor students from university? ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” asks ZDNet.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” Via the Education Law Center : “Several New Jersey civil rights and parent advocacy organizations have filed a legal challenge to new high school graduation regulations recently adopted by the State Board of Education. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “When the Teaching Assistant Is a Robot.”

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Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

Indeed, Edutechnica, which also tracks LMS data, responds with their own numbers and says that Blackboard still has about two hundred more installations than Canvas and about a million more students using the software. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

” The Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued a statement on the nomination of Jeff Sessions as US Attorney General. More on the “gig economy” from Data & Society.). ” Also via Techcrunch : “ Primo Toys rolls out Cubetto, a wooden robot that teaches kids to code.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

” Via The New York Post : “Charter-school advocacy group to close up shop.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. There’s no way to verify these sorts of claims – the data comes from the startups themselves. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” More via Edsurge.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

That means that students at these schools — where only 15 percent of students are black or Hispanic, compared to almost 70 percent citywide — are getting almost $18 million more this year than they would have without the bonus, according to Department of Education data. percent of the offers, education department data show.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

.” She posits gaming as the new site for “modern learning,” with an emphasis on skills training and data-driven self-improvement. How accurate is her data? (I’d You can find more data about “the business of ed-tech” – from 2017 and from previous years – on funding.hackeducation.com.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Department of Education Launches New English Learner Data Story.” ” “Data story” is a fancy way of saying “website.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” “The Latest Data Privacy Debacle ” by Zeynep Tufekci.

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Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Via The Hechinger Report : “ Virtual charter schools need ‘bold action’ for change, says national charter school advocacy group.” Who owns your data – whether it’s social media or school-related? ” Via the Hechinger Report : “Can a wall-climbing robot teach your kid to code?”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

But I wanted to consider too why the stories we repeatedly tell about education and education technology were so fanciful – stories about impending disruptions and revolutions and robot teachers and brain zappers and so on. Facebook said it would work with the ed-tech advocacy group Digital Promise to teach digital skills.

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