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Hack Education Weekly News: The Death of an Adjunct, The School Revolution,...
The Death of an Adjunct“On Sept. 1, Margaret Mary Vojtko, an adjunct professor who had taught French at Duquesne University for 25 years, passed away at the age of 83,” writes Daniel Kovalik. “She had...
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Hack Education Weekly News: Students "Hack" Their iPads, the MacArthur Genius...
Students Outsmart iPad SecurityStudents in Indiana managed to bypass the security on their school-issued iPads within hours of receiving them, reports Education Week.Student in Los Angeles managed to...
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The Dangerous Politics of Ed-Tech (Investment)
I.A curious yet significant event in ed-tech occurred last week. A tome of some importance was released – and no, I don’t mean the publication of either Ron Paul’s or Diane Ravitch’s new book.I’m...
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Hooray! Students Are "Hacking" Their iPads
Hooray! I have a story in The Atlantic today -- the first piece I've had published there. I'm thrilled.Although I haven't been doing much freelancing recently (because of the book project), I need to...
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Hack Education Weekly News: The Government Shutdown Edition
Education and the Federal GovernmentAs of Tuesday: Shutdown.90% of the 4,225 Department of Education employees have been deemed “non-essential” and furloughed. (Weirdly, 97% of the EPA is...
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Hack Education Weekly News: K12 Stock (Down), Tablet Initiatives (Canceled),...
US Government Shutdown, Week 2Priorities. The football games are still a go at military service academies this weekend, and even if the government doesn’t reopen, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has...
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A Future With Only 10 Universities (Minding the Future, #OpenVA)
Here are the notes from the brief 10-minute talk I gave yesterday at the University of Mary Washington at a "conference before the conference" (Namely: OpenVA). I was part of an afternoon-long event...
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Student Data is the New Oil: MOOCs, Metaphor, and Money
Below are the notes and slides from my talk yesterday at Columbia University. The talk was part of the university's Conversations About Online Learning series, and my trip was sponsored by the Office...
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Hack Education Weekly News: Textbook-Delivery Drones
Law and PoliticsThe US government is back open again. Whee. The cost of the shutdown: an estimated $24 billion dollars. You know what else we could have done with that $24 billion? Free public higher...
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Hack Education Weekly News: Coursera Turns 2
Upgrades and DowngradesApple held its fall press event, released its latest OS. iPad Air. New Macbooks. Blah blah blah.USA Today covers the launch of Chalkbeat, a new non-profit news organization...
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Hack Education Weekly News: RIP Edna Krabappel
MOOOOOOOOOOOOCsCoursera launches “learning hubs,” physical spaces where people can access the Internet in order to take a MOOC. Partners in the effort include the US State Department, the Bluebells...
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The Education Apocalypse #opened13
Below are the notes and the slides from my talk today at Open Education 2013. David Kernohan and I shared the morning keynote slot today, and we were asked by David Wiley to offer a critique of open...
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Hack Education Weekly News: Intel Buys Kno, Another School District Ditches...
Election Day ResultsTuesday was Election Day across the US. Among the results:Bill De Blasio was elected mayor of New York City. He vows to reverse many of Mayor Bloomberg’s education...
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Google Play for Education: Google's Challenge to Apple's Edu Tablet Monopoly
Google announced Play for Education at Google IO, its annual developer event, this spring. Today the educational tablet initiative gets its official launch.Apple's DominanceDuring its recent quarterly...
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Why We Shouldn't Celebrate Udacity's "Pivot"
Fast Company published a lengthy and glowing profile today of Udacity co-founder Sebastian Thrun, dubbing him the “godfather of free online education.”Many in my Twitter feed balked at that headline,...
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Hack Education Weekly News: Google Wins Book-Scanning Lawsuit, Udacity...
Education Hardware UpgradesMakerBot announced its MakerBot Academy. Its mission: “to put a MakerBot Desktop 3D Printer in every school in America.” MakerBot is working with DonorsChoose.org to help...
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Top 10 Ed-Tech Trends of 2013: "Zombie Ideas" (Ed-Tech Ideas That Refuse to...
Part 1 of my Top 10 Ed-Tech Trends of 2013 seriesThe EndIt’s time once again for my annual review of the dominant trends in education technology. This will be the fourth year of my penning this series...
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Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2013: The Politics of Education/Technology
Part 2 of my Top 10 Ed-Tech Trends of 2013 seriesI’m not going to summarize all the education-related political developments from 2013. Pardon me while I skip over the Department of Education’s No...
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Hack Education Weekly News: $20 Million More for Coursera
MOOCs: “Not Dead Yet”For those ready to dance on the grave of MOOCs following Udacity’s “pivot” last week, well…Courseraannounced today that it has raised another $20 million in investment. This brings...
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Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2013: Standards
Part 3 of my Top 10 Ed-Tech Trends of 2013 seriesThe Politics of the Common CoreThe “edit history” and “talk” pages of Wikipedia entries can be pretty interesting, particularly when it comes to...
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