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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. Would there even be “learning analytics” without the LMS, I wonder?). Pearson is Not a Platform. Pearson does not have a platform. But Pearson is not a platform.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. billion it agreed to pay Apple/Pearson for iPads, but what do I know). “ 14 projects win 2016 Knight News Challenge on Libraries.” Contests and Awards.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” “ 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. ” Contests and Awards. ” (I admit.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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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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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Testing, Testing… Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “British Officials, Pearson Probe Effort to Leak Test Content.” Hey, we could ask Pearson how much money it made off of those taking the GED last year to find out.). The ALA has released library privacy guidelines for students in K–12 schools.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” (That giant: Pearson , of course.). “ Key Tensions in the Field of Learning Analytics ” by Bodong Chen. Via The US News & World Report : “The View From a Testing Giant.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs for credit !

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” In other MIT news : “MIT task force releases preliminary ‘Future of Libraries ’ report.” IBM partners with Pearson. OpenEd partners with Pearson. ” “What You Need to Know About Learning Analytics ,” according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.