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In the News: On the Nevada Ready 21 1:1 Laptop Program
A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 37 Edition)
In an era when trust in government and private data collections is being called into question – and rightfully so – privacy-minded students and educators face a dilemma. Could obfuscation tactics offer a response?
A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition)
I claim my strong opinions are weakly held, but – fair warning – I’m pretty invested in the notions that phrenology is junk science, ransomware is a type of malware, and technology is integral to personalized learning.
A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 35 Edition)
I’d hazard that most anyone who has worked in the education and technology arena for any length of time has had to navigate conflict of interest issues. Leading a national non-profit in the field as I did, I faced perhaps more than a typical share. Two news stories this week have turned my attention (again) to the issue of conflict of interest in education, technology, and public policy.
In the News: On Conflicts of Interest in EdTech
The increasingly common practice of public school teachers affiliating with edtech companies deserves greater scrutiny. On social media many educators proudly tout their corporate affiliations as proof of their digital learning expertise, much like NASCAR drivers wear corporate patches on their uniforms. I don’t know where we should draw the line on conflict of interest policies here, but I am convinced it is past due time to revisit those policies for a digital age.
A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 34 Edition)
New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by U.S. high schools – and the results allow us to (again) reassess the claims of proponents of disruptive innovation theory in education.
A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 33 Edition)
Cloudflare relies on the randomness of lava lamps to encrypt communications on the internet. This strikes me as both awesome and terrifying – and a stark reminder of the limits of computing.
In The News: On Copyright Propaganda in ESSA
As a favor to powerful industry lobbyists, ESSA mandates the teaching of the ‘harms of copyright piracy’ in schools.