Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

(Think the private school startup Bridge International Academies that operates in Africa, for example, which Peg Tyre documented so devastatingly in The New York Times Magazine this summer.). ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.) It’s a theme that runs throughout almost every article in this series.“Fake

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 63

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. ” “ OER , CARE , Stewardship, and the Commons” by “Econproph” Jim Luke. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 47

Education Robotics OER MOOC 47

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. Via ABC News : “ A defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over the magazine’s debunked article about a University of Virginia gang rape was tossed out by a judge Tuesday.

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MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” 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. Via Diggit Magazine : “The end of Academia.edu : how business takes over, again.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Via The New York Magazine : “The Class of 1946–2018 Twenty-seven school-shooting survivors bear their scars, and bear witness.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Edsurge : “ Robots Won’t Replace Instructors , 2 Penn State Educators Argue.

Education 55

Education Company Report IXL Learning 55

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

” The New York Times Magazine has an incredible profile of Gwyneth Paltrow ’s “ Goop ” empire. “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. The Business of Job Training.

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Education MOOC Coursera E-rate 43

Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

” Elsewhere in proprietary OER , via Inside Higher Ed : “ Cengage will offer open educational resources, curated and adapted to include proprietary assessment tools, from $25 per student for general education courses.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “Why Do the Boy Scouts Want to Include Girls? .”

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MOOC Education Kaplan Company 43