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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Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

In the tech industry, it's already seen as a notorious element in targeted advertising , surveillance and propaganda (for example in recent elections). It will likely be achieved through a combination of learning analytics (big data) and the evolution of personal technologies and ubiquitous computing.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 23, 2021

They wondered: Would it be possible for students to learn effectively outside of the classroom? Dr. Neufeld left the private industry to work for Fresno State with 25,000+ students, and then Fresno Unified with 72,000 students. That’s what it felt like for teachers and students when COVID propelled them into the digital world.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

They decided to “personalize” learning for every child, which means that they tailored lessons to each student’s needs, interests and learning pace. And it would not be possible, Trout said, without small-group instruction and the assistance of classroom technology that helps her deliver a custom-fit lesson for each student.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

.“ And yet, even in the face of ongoing pushback against data collection and concerns about data insecurity – from parents , educators, students, and others – even with the hundreds of hacks and breaches, some industry groups do still try to argue that that ”Your Concerns About Student Privacy Are Being Exploited."

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Hack Education

MAY 4, 2018

Leap Innovations has received $14 million from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to “introduce or expand personalized learning instructional models” in the Chicago Public Schools. “Personalized learning instructional models” is just chef finger kiss perfect.

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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.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” In his book, Srnicek identifies five kinds of platforms: advertising platforms (like Google and Facebook), cloud platforms (like Salesforce and Amazon Web Services), industrial platforms (like GE and Siemens), product platforms (like Spotify), and lean platforms (like Uber and AirBnB). Subscribe to their blog.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

ProPublica looks at age discrimination at IBM , worth considering I think as part of a larger industry worship of youth and “ innovation ”: “Cutting ‘Old Heads’ at IBM.” “ Does tech designed to personalize learning actually benefit students? ” The Business of Job Training.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

And I won’t dwell too much on the military either – how military industrial complexes point us towards technological industrial complexes (and to ed-tech industrial complexes in turn). Education technologies facilitate communication, expanding learning networks beyond the classroom. Perhaps they do.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Lots of goings-on this week in the loan industry. The New Yorker profiles Sphero ’s learn-to-code toy for kids but says dumb things about Seymour Papert’s Logo so I’m not sure why I’m even linking to this. Via Techcrunch : “ Lilwil ’s personalized learning engine teaches teachers how to teach.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Teacher on Paid Leave After Confederate Flag Found Hanging in Classroom.” “The Growing Role of Technology in Personalized Learning ,” according to KQED’s Mindshift. “ VR is gaining ground in the academic world and the 3D industry,” says Techcrunch , so it must be true.

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