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7 Common Mistakes About Open Online Education

Mistake #1:  "Open Online Courses Are a Substitute for Traditional Courses"

7 Common Mistakes About Open Online Education, Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed

How Online Education Could Narrow the Global Skills Gap

Business leaders and educators are turning to skills-based assessment practices to find and train today's workforce.

How Online Education Could Narrow the Global Skills Gap, Anant Agarwal, Fortune

Apple and IBM Have Big Data Plans for Education

“We’re not satisfied with the way technology is being used in education today.”

Apple and IBM Have Big Data Plans for Education, Jonny Evans, ComputerWorld

Why Ed Tech Is Taking Off In Latin America

Silicon Valley VC players were intrigued by the ed tech space in Latin America.

Why Ed Tech Is Taking Off In Latin America, Omar Tellez, TechCrunch

Software Will Not Eat Education

When it comes to higher education, Marc Andreessen is wrong. 

Software Will Not Eat Education, Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed

Protect Students from Corporate Data-Mining in the Classroom

We should at least agree that private companies must not use such data for their own profit.

Protect Students from Corporate Data-Mining in the Classroom, Victor Nava, National Review

No Child Left Un-Mined?

75% of parents are worried about advertisers accessing children's education data.

No Child Left Un-Mined? Farai Chideya, The Intercept

New Federal Focus on Building Skills for Success

“Skills for success” help to foster learning—life-long-learning—regardless of subject area.

New Federal Focus on Building Skills for Success, Laura Bornfreund, EdCentral  

When Big Data Meets the Blackboard

Do the benefits of student analytics outweigh concerns over individuals’ privacy?

When Big Data Meets the Blackboard, Andrew Giambrone, The Atlantic

Private Capital Beats Out Philanthropy in the Innovation Game

An interview with Tom Vander Ark.

Private Capital Beats Philanthropy in the Innovation Game, Mary Joe Madda, edSurge 

Why Aren’t Billionaires Investing in Higher Ed Innovation?

Will today's philanthropists out-innovate Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Stanford?

Why Aren’t Today’s Billionaires Investing in Higher Ed Innovation? Dan Pianko, edSurge

Do Teachers or Schools Own Resources Created in the Cloud?

That a district could own some of the truly amazing things teachers make, especially with code, is wrong.

Do Teachers or Schools Own Resources Created in the Cloud? Chris Aviles, edSurge

Ed Tech in 2015 — Real Opportunity or Fool’s Gold?

Collaborations are key to unlocking the promise of tech & the Internet to amplify learning.

Ed Tech in 2015 — Real Opportunity or Fool’s Gold? Karen Cantor, LinkedIn 

Using Games for Assessment

Here are some creative ways teachers use games for assessment. 

Using Games for Assessment, Rebecca Rufo-Tepper, edutopia

Privacy Push Must Not Prevent Personalized Learning

Software offers a more granular and accurate info than a weekly paper test graded by hand.

Privacy Push Must Not Prevent Personalized Learning, Michael Horn, Forbes 

When Guarding Student Data Endangers Valuable Research

Passing more legislation for lawbreakers to ignore, while choking off valuable research, is the worst possible outcome. 

When Guarding Student Data Endangers Valuable Research, Susan M. Dynarski, NYT

The State of the Education Industry in 2015

The ed industry is undergoing more changes than possibly at any other point in history. 

The State of the Education Industry in 2015, Kristen Hicks, edudemic

Don’t Do Away with School Testing

Make changes, but don’t compromise the ability to measure how well a child is learning.

Don’t Do Away with School Testing, Editorial Board, Washington Post

America’s Experiment with For-Profit Colleges Has Failed

Students in for-profit colleges borrow ~4x what they would have at a 2-yr public college.

America’s Experiment with For-Profit Colleges Has Failed, Matt Phillips, Quartz

Can Text Messages Nudge Students Through School?

The distance across the achievement gap isn’t a chasm, but the width of a nudge.

Can Text Messages Nudge Students Through School? Justin Reich, Mind/Shift