Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Tech devices won't fix our education system | Lockport Union Sun & Journal → Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently issued a plea for greater student access to high-tech tools. "This This from the school district that is still reeling from a major student data privacy breach.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools. And “free” doesn’t last. Um, they do.)

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

For those keeping score at home, here are Peter Thiel’s ed-tech investments (in addition to his “I’ll pay you to drop out of college” fellowship program, of course): Clever, Lore, Thinkful, Declara, and SoFi. ” (That giant: Pearson , of course.). Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Education Week : “ Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy.” Via Campus Technology : “ Unizin Partners with Cengage to Offer Discounted Course Materials.” ” “Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40