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Education Technology and the History of the Future of Credentialing

Hack Education

How might new technologies – education or otherwise – and new economies reshape “what counts” as a credential , “what counts” as credit? 2016 was, as the president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation wrote earlier this month in Inside Higher Ed , a “ Pivotal Year for Accreditation.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Lots of details this week as tech executives testified in front of Congress about Russian interference in the 2016 election. Via Techcrunch : “Sony reboots Aibo with AI and extra kawaii.” ” Via Campus Technology : “ Purdue App Puts Learning Data into Students’ Hands.” For-Profit Colleges.”

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs'

Hack Education

This is part eight of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In previous years, I’ve looked at how education technology is intertwined with narratives about “ skills ,” “ competencies ,” and “ credentialing.” He even praised Germany – Germany!