Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

To believe that would require, of course, that we overlook the role that the major technology platforms – Google, Facebook, and Amazon – play in education. Of course, for this to apply to Pearson, it would have to turn out high quality content. ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.)

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I kicked things off with a survey of major technological developments in a very top level way, then dived into specific, currently used digital tools (the LMS, ePortfolios, video, robotics, big data, social media, 3d printing, etc.). Several participants pointed out limitations on faculty time which block creation and even adoption of OER.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Via Wired : “Impatient With Colleges, Employers Design Their Own Courses.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via NPR : “Hi, Robot : Adults, Children And The Uncanny Valley.” .” But yes, please do go on about how personalization will make education “more just.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

“ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? “ Do Online Courses Really Save Money? ” (Note: there’s a response to this article by Georgia Tech professor Ashok Goel, who builds teaching chat-bots, in the “robots” section below.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

” “ OER , Capability, and Opportunity” by David Wiley. Via Edsurge : “ OER Had Its Breakthrough in 2017. ” “OER is about to become for course planning what LMS is for grading,” which frankly sounds awful. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. PeerGrade has raised $1.5

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via Edsurge : “Why a Robot-Filled Education Future May Not Be as Scary as You Think.” million project to use open educational resources (OER) to create degree programs at 38 community colleges. Where’s the outrage?”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Appeals court ruling continues decade-long legal battle between Georgia State University and three publishers over what constitutes ” fair use “ of course materials.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Edsurge : “Campus Support for OER is Growing, Survey Finds.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

That’s not the story that DeVos wants to tell, of course.). ” According to WCET , “Developing Effective Courses Using Adaptive Learning Begins with Proper Alignment.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. IBM wants us to believe that Watson is incredibly powerful – powerful enough, even, to search 1000 OER.

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Of course, much like the myth about “20% time,” I am sure educators will consider to cite this as a reason why schools should be more like Google. ” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Top Hat ’s OER Announcement: Doubling down on faculty engagement.” ” Finally.

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Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

You’ll remember Gove, of course, from his role as the former education secretary and as special friend of News Corp's Joel Klein. The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. ” Me, I cannot stop looking at that hand-clapping Vine. ” Rebrand.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

“Is there an elegant way to administer exams in online courses ?” ” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference. “ OER-Enabled Pedagogy ” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. 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. Um, they do.)

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Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

Via Edsurge : “How Udacity Decides What Subjects To Offer Courses In (And Why It Isn’t Doing New University Partnerships).” “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.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

Of course, some education reform proponents want to frame DeVos as “ mainstream ,” but she’s far from it. ( Via the Arizona Capitol Times : “ Arizona bill to ban school ‘ social justice ’ courses dies quickly.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Rhose Island ’s governor Gina M.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Via E-Literate : “ Hawai’i Senate Bill: Would mandate OER material for all U Hawai’i system courses.” ” And later in the week, an update : “Hawai’i Senate OER Bill Update: Amended language saves the day.” There are, of course, many departments at many universities where it is.)

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The National Collegiate Athletic Association will not punish the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill after it created fake courses in which students were given credit despite never attending classes, and no faculty members ever taught them.” ” Sham courses. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

Perhaps it should go in the “robots” section. Edsurge on Degress Compass , a course recommendation engine from Austin Peay University: “How a ‘Netflix’ Model For Advising Lost Its Luster.” Lisa Petrides, Douglas Levin, and Eddie Watson introduce The CARE Framework for OER. ” Just five!

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

.” The Trump Administration is calling it “ restoring Internet freedom ,” because of f **g course. The NAACP endorses OER. ” Via Newsweek : “ Rand Paul to Teach ‘Dystopian Visions’ Course at George Washington University.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. No neoliberalism here.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Of course, Dick DeVos also works for Trump in a way – or at least, he’s now on an FAA civilian panel. The Australian company provides courses for schools that decide to outsource their educational services. ” Of course he did. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” From the HR Department. million total.

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Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via Techcrunch : “ Udacity and Google launch free career courses for interview prep, resume writing and more.” “Some Thoughts on OER ” by Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. May Be About to Fire Its President.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

” “Coursera and other purveyors of massive open online courses supposedly signaled the end of traditional credentials and, as some told it, universities. Edsurge on the business of OER. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Edsurge : “?In Vive la MOOC révolution. GradTouch has raised ~$1.3

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

.” Via the BBC : “BBC Panorama spent 10 months investigating dishonest education agents and bogus students who are committing frauds that target private colleges – also known as alternative providers – which offer courses approved for student loans.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. What Should I Ask?)”

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Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” Of course none of this – not Africa is a Country’s excellent reporting nor Peg Tyre’s recent story in the NYT – stops Nicholas Kristof from touting Bridge as a “solution.” Via NPR : “Students Compete In First-Ever International High School Robotics Competition.” for-profits?”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

DeVos, of course, was a stakeholder in the student loan startup SoFi. “Does Open Pedagogy require OER ?” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “How Robots Will Save Liberal Education.” ” Via The Hill : “The ethics case against Betsy DeVos.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

“Can robotics teach problem solving to students?” Via Campus Technology : “ Unizin Partners with Cengage to Offer Discounted Course Materials.” ” “Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” asks eSchool News.

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Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

” University of Colorado Denver students can earn college credit by taking courses at the coding bootcamp Galvanize. ” There’s more from Slate in its series on online credit recovery programs : “Why Bad Online Courses Are Still Taught in Schools.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Via eCampus News : “ Barnes & Noble Education announces advanced OER courseware.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “When the Teaching Assistant Is a Robot.” Blackboard has acquired Fronteer , a software company that helps make course materials accessible. IBM partners with Pearson.

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