Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

. “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Schools should consider the ways in which their own social media surveillance re-inscribes these sorts of violent, nationalist policies.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

I’ve never seen an education story receive quite as much attention from non-educators on social media. Via WHIO : “ School social media director fired after correcting student’s misspelled tweet.” ” Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson to Lower Cost of E-Books, Textbooks.”

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Via the Journal & Courier : “Legislation that set the stage for Purdue's dive into online higher ed also exempts ‘New U’ from state’s open meetings, public records laws. “ OER-Enabled Pedagogy ” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. “ Social-Emotional Learning Is the Rage in K–12.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

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.” In 2011, Ning was acquired by “lifestyle” site Glam Media for around $150 million.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

” “Who’s Meeting With DeVos ? ” The “guru” is Brendan Kealey , formerly with Pearson. Via Edsurge : “Campus Support for OER is Growing, Survey Finds.” Department ’s Privacy Office to Take Effect in Early 2019.” Thanks in advance. IXL Learning has acquired ABCya.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

This story from Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy is… something : “Meet The ‘Young Saints’ Of Bethel Who Go To College To Perform Miracles.” Via Techcrunch : “ Kudos wants to be a gentle introduction to social media sharing for kids.” And of course, there’s an app for that.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Breaking with longstanding tradition – through Democratic and Republican administrations – President Trump will not host a meeting with this year’s American Nobel laureates.” ” Mindset marketing from Pearson : “3 steps to upgrade your GRIT in education.”

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