Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

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. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 43

Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Testing, Testing… Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “British Officials, Pearson Probe Effort to Leak Test Content.” Via Techcrunch : “ Lilwil ’s personalized learning engine teaches teachers how to teach.” The ALA has released library privacy guidelines for students in K–12 schools.

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Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

” The New York Times looks at “ anti-tax fervor ” in southern Oregon , which will result in the one public library in Roseburg closing its doors. He’s referring to “ personalized learning ,” but might as well be any buzzword when you frame the headline that way, bud.). ”). .”

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Edmodo Education Knewton Pearson 45

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via CNBC : “Google exec, Mark Cuban agree that these college majors are the most robot-resistant.” ” Learn-to-code toy Ozobots is launching Spiderman and Guardians of the Galaxy branded robots.

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Founded by former Pearson exec Larry Singer , the company will offer openly licensed resources to schools. Everest Education has raised $1 million from unnamed investors for its “personalized learning” platform. " The Pew Research Center has released its latest report on libraries. ” “The U.S.

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Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

” Via The Atlantic : “The Libraries Bringing Small-Town News Back to Life.” Via Techcrunch : “ Pearson is adding LittleBits kits to its STEM curriculum.” ” That’s former Pearson exec Larry Singer , who now runs Open Up Resources. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Education MOOC Company Pearson 45

Hack Education

MARCH 31, 2017

“Higher education and library associations called on the Federal Communications Commission Thursday to uphold Obama-era rules requiring broadband providers to treat all traffic on the internet equally,” Inside Higher Ed reports. “Will Personalized Learning Become the New Normal?” ” asks Edsurge.

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Education Coursera Pearson Report 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

” Via Infodocket : “ University of Delaware Library Joins Open Textbook Network.” ” “This work will culminate in graduate level course models that equip MLIS students to deliver coding programs through public and school libraries and foster computational thinking skills among the nation’s youth.”

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MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

APRIL 7, 2017

” Via Ars Technica : “ Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students.” ” “ Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Hiring Personalized-Learning Engineers ,” says Education Week. “Learning engineers.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Remember MOOCs?

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Education Coursera Robotics MOOC 47

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” “ Cengage , McGraw-Hill , and Pearson have started a new round of lawsuits against textbook sellers,” The Digital Reader reports , this time targeting those who sell through Amazon’s marketplace. The American Library Association announced its youth media awards. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Pearson , after spending hundreds of millions of dollars on learning management systems , is leaving the market as the company seeks to restructure itself and boost its profits.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Venture Capital and the Business of Ed-Tech. .”

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Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40