eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In recent years, we’ve seen huge growth in edtech as companies partner with educators to develop software and hardware that can support teaching and learning. The Biden administration recently allocated more than $650 million in federal grants and loans to build more broadband infrastructure in rural U.S. communities.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Not quite enough time for our robot overlords to overtake us, but both distant and soon enough to make us wonder. Those interactions look a lot different than just evaluating consumer or edtech trends in isolation. It’s hard to make a case that there is still a separate edtech industry. There are attempts to jumpstart it.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

schools accessing high-speed broadband, and devices all but ubiquitous in the classroom, the question is no longer whether teachers and students are using technology, but how. We want it to be research-based and long-term, sustained edtech and technology use.” With 99 percent of U.S. On its face, that sounds like a good thing.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2018

There is a lot of talk these days about robots replacing humans in the workforce, but those conversations remain largely abstract. How can they train for jobs that don’t even exist yet? Of all the issues and trends in edtech these days, she says automation is one of the most pressing—and one that all educators should be thinking about.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Via Wired : “ Koch Brothers Are Cities’ New Obstacle to Building Broadband.” ” The Business of Job Training. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via NPR : “Hi, Robot : Adults, Children And The Uncanny Valley.” Edtech Funding Rebounds With $1.2 Billion in 2017.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Via The New York Times : “ Broadband Law Could Force Rural Residents Off Information Superhighway.” When Coursera announced its pivot to corporate training, it boasted that its certificates were the second most frequently listed on LinkedIn. Via WaPo : “Study: Robot baby dolls don’t curb teen pregnancies.

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “ Trump Move on Job Training Brings ‘ Skills Gap ’ Debate to the Fore.” ” More on the business of job training in its own section below. Edsurge runs with Trump’s promise to boost rural broadband like it’s a truth anyone can count on.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via TeacherCast : “Why Teachers Will Never Be Replaced By Robots.” ” Inside Higher Ed on Robot-Proof : “Northeastern president discusses his new book on how higher education can train students for careers where technology cannot make them redundant.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” Perhaps this will help the Grovo fellows: “Tips for Landing an Edtech Gig – From the EdSurge Jobs Team.” ” The Business of Job Training. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Via Wired : “ Ajit Pai ’s Plan Will Take Broadband Away From Poor People.” There is some exciting Udacity news in the job training section below too. The Business of Job Training. Via Edsurge : “ Jefferson Education Accelerator Winds Down, Rebrands to Focus on Edtech Reviews and Procurement.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 31, 2017

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Trump ‘s Proposed Cuts Threaten Colleges’ Key Job-Training Programs.” The Business of Job Recruitment and Training. “Do You Have What It Takes to be a Successful Edtech Product Manager ?” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

” “Republicans try to take cheap phones and broadband away from poor people,” Ars Technica reports. monthly subsidies toward cellular phone service or mobile broadband. The Business of Job Training. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “What role does research play in EdTech decision-making?”

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Hack Education

APRIL 7, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “What Federal Education Budget Cuts Mean for Edtech.” Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “New Law Nixing Broadband Privacy Protections Stirs K–12 Fears.” Via The LA Times : “ Westech College ’s abrupt closure raises questions about training options.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Via Edsurge : “ Office of Edtech Wants Help Making Sense of All Those Higher Ed Providers.” ” The Business of Job Training. Edsurge on ”Words to Never Use If You Want to Build a Diverse Edtech Company." Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” asks Julie Halpert in The Atlantic.

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Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

“ FCC Delays Are Keeping Broadband From Rural School Kids,” says Wired. ” The Business of Job Training. ” Via EdScoop : “Edtech and industry leaders say they’re stuck if they can’t scale.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Contests and Conferences. .”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

” Via Education Week : “ FCC Revokes Decision Allowing Companies to Provide Low-Income Families With Subsidized Broadband.” See also: “ George Mason U Signs with Outsourcer to Train Students in Coding” via Campus Technology. The Business of Job Training. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

” “ No Sign of Edtech In Department of Education’s Full Federal Budget Proposal,” Edsurge frets. Via Edsurge : “Possible ‘Fraud, Theft, Waste, and Abuse’: Report Questions NYC School Broadband Spending.” ” The Business of Job Training. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

K98BwFMkIc @ryancraiguv #edtech pic.twitter.com/3mITJHvODv — EdSurge HigherEd (@HigherEdSurge) November 11, 2016. The group, which is the primary trade organization for the for-profit sector, is announcing a new campaign to close the skills gap with five million trained professionals.” ” asks The Hechinger Report.

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