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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Via the Google blog : “Investing £1 million in training for computing teachers in the U.K. ” “ Learning to code will eventually be as useful as learning Ancient Greek,” Quartz claims. .” The business of OER. ” As if neuroscience gets you out of that dilemma.

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MAY 5, 2017

Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” Here is the Microsoft blog post announcing its new products. ” Immigration and Education. .”

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JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.” month gives you a “personalized learning plan.” ” Rebrand. .”

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MAY 20, 2016

“The UK government has published its 2016 HE White Paper, entitled Success as a Knowledge Economy: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice,” the Times Higher Education reports. It’s not really an “exclusive” when you re-write a Google blog post , but oh well.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. 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. Amazon Inspire.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Lots of details this week as tech executives testified in front of Congress about Russian interference in the 2016 election. “Why the Best Personalized Learning Programs Start Way Before High School,” according to Edsurge. “ It’s Time to Take Back Personalized Learning ,” says Phyllis Lockett in Edsurge.

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JULY 29, 2016

“The data we don’t store cannot be stolen from us,” founder Hadi Partovi writes in a blog post. From Berkery Noyes, the “ Mergers and Acquisitions Trend Report ” for the first half of 2016. ” From Data & Society : “ Personalized Learning : The Conversations We’re Not Having.”

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JUNE 24, 2016

From the Coursera blog : “Coursera pilots a new course format.” From Course Report : “the 2016 Coding Bootcamp Market Size Study.” ” Among the findings: “In 2016, the sheer number of bootcamp providers has grown to 91, compared to 67 last year.” . “Is Estonia the new Finland ?”

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Coursera announces on its blog that it’s expanding to Brazil. It’s good to shake up your “everyone should learn to code” messaging sometimes, I guess. Here’s Coursera arguing “Why Everyone Should Learn Sales.” ” “Whatever Happened To MOOCs ?”

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JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via the Coursera blog : “Announcing Coursera for Governments & Nonprofits.” “The Growing Role of Technology in Personalized Learning ,” according to KQED’s Mindshift. ” “Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley.

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