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The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.” “ Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us.” ” Rebrand.

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Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” Via CNBC : “This Chinese-Israeli start-up wants to change the way kids learn to code.”

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” “ Personalized learning ” equals cutting the teacher workforce in Oklahoma. Edsurge on “Bridging the School-to-Business Gap: What Public Schools Can Learn From Industry.” Via NPR : “Students Compete In First-Ever International High School Robotics Competition.” Competition.”

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“The Moodle / Blackboard Breakup: The Long and the Short of It” by e-Literate’s Michael Feldstein. ” Stop acting like “ self-directed learning ” is a new thing. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Edsurge : “Campus Support for OER is Growing, Survey Finds.”

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Good thing IBM Watson isn’t making any claims about “personalized learning” or partnering with beloved shows like Sesame Street. “The RISE Package for R: Reducing Time Through the OER Continuous Improvement Cycle” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. ” More via the AP.

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” “One Standardized Tests Provider Looks to Gaming and Personalized Learning to Innovate Exams” – Edsurge on ETS. Edsurge on the business of OER. A teacher in front of a blackboard. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Memos from HR. Edsurge on " reality-based education.“

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Via Techcrunch : “ Blackboard cofounder Michael Chasen takes CEO reins at PrecisionHawk.” ” PrecisionHawk is a drone surveillance company, which I’m sure has nothing in common with the learning management system. “Can robotics teach problem solving to students?” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.