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Hack Education Weekly News

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” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. The third: lifelong learning. Techcrunch says that “ EdTech is having a renaissance , powered by the emerging world.” Hope y’all love school.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. As we move forward with new technologies in learning analytics, how and who will be evaluating the claims that people put forward?”. Course Signals.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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This week: “ OpenStax Partners with panOpen to Expand OER Access.” ” Via the BBC : “ Microsoft accused of Windows 10 upgrade ‘nasty trick’ ” Via Campus Technology : “ Moodle Intros Full Support for Competency-Based Ed.” Accelerate Learning has raised $10 million from Owl Ventures.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via Politico : “ Stanley Buchesky , formerly a managing partner at the venture capital firm The EdTech Fund , will work [at the Department of Education] on budget and finance issues.” ” Among The EdTech Fund’s investments : Teachboost and Citelighter. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Unveils Free Online Tool for Rapid Evaluation of Edtech Products.” Microsoft is doing a desktop PC thing. Via eCampus News : “ Barnes & Noble Education announces advanced OER courseware.” ” “What You Need to Know About Learning Analytics ,” according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.