Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

I’d send instructors off into virtual classrooms, practically on their own, with little or no support. After all, most professors started out believing they were destined to do scholarly work, perform research, publish results and teach in classrooms; but for most, teaching online was not what they had in mind. Sink or swim.

Online Learning 129

Online Learning MOOC Learning Coursera 129

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 17, 2017 E-learning day a breeze for tech-savvy students | Dubois County Herald → But for as helpful as the eLearning days can be, Hubster said they probably won’t grow too much in number in the near future. It isn’t even good direct instruction." " Readers respond.with gusto. That's a lot of computers.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Showing the Algorithms Behind New York City Services | New York Times → Algorithms can decide where kids go to school, how often garbage is picked up, which police precincts get the most officers, where building code inspections should be targeted, and even what metrics are used to rate a teacher.

EdTech 150

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Showing the Algorithms Behind New York City Services | New York Times → Algorithms can decide where kids go to school, how often garbage is picked up, which police precincts get the most officers, where building code inspections should be targeted, and even what metrics are used to rate a teacher.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

officials approve new rating system.” Via The USA Today : “Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ ” The kids were from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis. Via The New York Times : “ CUNY to Revamp Remedial Programs, Hoping to Lift Graduation Rates.”

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

“5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. Edsurge’s Jeff Young and Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill both asked industry analyst Trace Urdan for his take. ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” ” asks Jade E.

Education 47

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Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? ” Via the AP : “ District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. Via The Atlantic : “The Downsides of America’s Hyper-Competitive Youth-Soccer Industry.” “ Robots in the classroom ?

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. Buzzfeed on the Parkland school shooting survivors : “‘It was like a war in the classroom. Are they in the oil industry? Via Mashable : “The e-waste nightmare lurking in your kid’s toy box.”

Education 58

Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

“How a Faculty Trip to Silicon Valley Changed the Classroom Experience,” according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” Via Edsurge : “Everything You Need to Know to Get Started With AR/VR in the Classroom.” Sounds legit.

Education 46

Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Via The Chicago Tribune : “ Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ ” “The History of the Future of E-rate ” by me. ” New Nanodegrees from Udacity : Digital Marketing and Robotics. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Robots hate the Common Core.

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The highlight: I visited a school on Friday and met with some wonderful, genuine, sincere teachers who pour their heart and soul into their classrooms and their students and our conversation was not long enough to draw out of them what is limiting them from being even more success from what they are currently. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 46

Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.” Teacher on Paid Leave After Confederate Flag Found Hanging in Classroom.” “Can robotics teach problem solving to students?” “Call for Diversity in Ed Tech Design” by Jade E.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

Tell me one thing you remember about yesterday’s lesson on expansions and tax on Native Americans,” Tatro said, pacing the front of the classroom. There’s barely any [industry] now that you can enter that doesn’t utilize the computer,” she said. Roughly 14 percent of children statewide live in poverty.

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Broadband Report Accessibility Video 83

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

million gift from the Charles Koch Foundation and Koch Industries , a well-known opponent of government spending on things like public education (among other things). Via Zion Market Research : “ Massive Open Online Course Market : Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016-2024.”

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. ” Well, I guess I need to keep an eye on how the tutoring industry rebrands itself what with all the investment dollars it’s receiving.

Education 45

Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” The story contains some machinations at the Department of Education in which the White Hous e tried to fire a Jeb Bush-supporting staffer. Via The Salt Lake Tribune : “Lawmaker: Utah ‘s veteran educators may need to ’die off ’ before technology fills classrooms.” ” asks Chester E.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

“New report calls out NCAA for saying that black athletes graduate at higher rates than other black students, when that’s not true at the top conferences,” says Inside Higher Ed. Perhaps it should go in the “robots” section. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Go, School Sports Team!

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Via Education Week : “ E-Rate , Other Universal-Service Funds to Be Transferred to U.S. OpenSecrets.org on how the student loan industry and higher ed institutions spend their lobbying dollars : “The politics behind your college and how you pay for it.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Post, Sources Say.”

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

now ranks near the bottom among 35 industrialized nations in math,” The Hechinger Report frets. ” “What If We Stopped Calling Them Classrooms ?” IOT e-toy maker Osmo has raised $24 million from Mattel, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Collab+Sesame, Accel Partners, Upfront Ventures, and K9 Ventures. “U.S.

Education 40

Education Report E-rate Company 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” The article is accompanied by a photo of a classroom full of Asian students – as if Asian is not American. “How Silicon Valley Plans to Conquer the Classroom” by The New York Times’ Natasha Singer – through some pretty shady practices, no doubt. But anyway… Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 45

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