Bryan Alexander

AUGUST 17, 2018

The 2018 Horizon Report , started by the New Media Consortium in 2017, was completed and published by EDUCAUSE this week. A little farther out (2-3 years) are “Adaptive Learning Technologies” and AI, which makes sense given the state of play in those fields. Further along (4-5 years) are mixed reality and robotics.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If we go back to the War of 1812 lecture example, we can see the value of adaptive learning if we instead embrace these tech advancements. A 2017 study found that tutoring is the most effective way to improve learning outcomes among students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. AI could transform tutoring.

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Hack Education

JUNE 15, 2017

I delivered this talk today at the NMC Summer 2017 conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The robot, or rather a seemingly living automaton in “The Sandman,” veers towards “das unheimlich.” Maybe they’ll change how we think about robots. We will be raised by robots. Robots don’t care.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

In his 2017 book Platform Capitalism , Nick Srnicek posits that platforms are poised to become the fundamental business model of our digital world – key to the new economy, clearly, but also key to political and social systems (and what these will become under the control of these powerful technology companies).

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Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

From the press release : “ Knewton Launches Alta, Fully Integrated Adaptive Learning Courseware for Higher Education, Putting Achievement in Reach for Everyone.” I don’t recall if I talked about Elsevier when I wrote about platforms as part of my 2017 review. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Larry Hogan (R) declared via executive order that beginning in September 2017, the Maryland school year won’t start until after Labor Day – a decision that prompted sharp criticism from school leaders, who are accusing Hogan of favoring the tourism industry over education.” Robots probably won’t take your jobs.

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

” Sante Fe University of Art and Design will close at the end of the 2017–2018 school year. " It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The adaptive learning company has raised $16 million total.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Congratulations, STEM folks and learn-to-code evangelists, for being featured in President Trump’s list of his 2017 accomplishments. I dunno… Via Techcrunch : “ IBM led on patents in 2017, Facebook broke into top 50 for the first time.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Billion in 2017.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Parla.ai – “No need to spend money on teachers – I’ll help you learn English effectively and for free!” “This Machine Learning-Powered Software Teaches Kids To Be Better Writers,” Fast Company claims. ” Exclusive!

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

The Girl Who Drank the Moon , written by Kelly Barnhill, is the 2017 Newbery Medal winner. Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat , illustrated by Javaka Steptoe is the 2017 Caldecott Medal winner. “Can robotics teach problem solving to students?” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

Edsurge on “Bridging the School-to-Business Gap: What Public Schools Can Learn From Industry.” Via NPR : “Students Compete In First-Ever International High School Robotics Competition.” ” The New York Times reports that “ Burundi Robotics Team Vanishes After U.S. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

link] pic.twitter.com/XT9iGmcrJs — Jack Clark (@jackclarkSF) September 13, 2017. ” According to WCET , “Developing Effective Courses Using Adaptive Learning Begins with Proper Alignment.” ” Via Getting Smart : “ Virtual and Augmented Reality in Personalized Learning.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.” ” I’m more interested in hearing about segregation and state laws in Mississippi than the adaptive learning software a school is using. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Oh. Move along.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” Good for you. with Pigeons.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

pic.twitter.com/ba4GY4Lc8M — Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) February 1, 2017. Via Campus Technology : “ Harvard Tailoring the MOOC Experience With Adaptive Learning.” ” Via AIR : “Getting Back on Track: What Math Content Is Taught and Learned in Online and Face-to-Face Algebra Credit Recovery Courses ?”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “What You Need to Know About Race-Conscious Admissions in 2017.” Via Edsurge : “ Apple iPad Sales to Schools Jump 32%, Selling 1M Tablets in Fiscal Q3 2017.” ” From the Pearson blog : “The future of language learning: Augmented reality vs virtual reality.”

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