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Education Politics Via The New York Times: “North Carolina’s Love of College Sports Spurred Move to Repeal Bathroom Law.” Welp. It’s not clear, however, if the NCAA and others will end their boycott of...
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The Top Ed-Tech Trends (Aren't 'Tech')
This talk was presented at Coventry University as part of my visiting fellowship at the Disruptive Media Learning LabEvery year since 2010, I’ve undertaken a fairly massive project in which I’ve...
View ArticleWhy 'A Domain of One's Own' Matters (For the Future of Knowledge)
These remarks were given at Coventry University as part of my visiting fellowship at the Disruptive Media Learning LabI am best known, no doubt, for my criticism of education technology. And perhaps...
View Article'Technology-Enhanced Retention' and Other Ed-Tech Interventions
These remarks were given yesterday at Coventry University as part of my visiting fellowship at the Disruptive Media Learning Lab. I took part in a panel on "Technology-Enhanced Student Attainment and...
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'Education Technology's Completely Over'
This was the first-half of a joint presentation at Coventry University as part of my visiting fellowship at the Disruptive Media Learning Lab. The better half was delivered by Jim Groom. Our topic,...
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Education Politics Trump says the Secretary of Education is “highly respected.” Certainly this week’s news really really underscores how much:“What is Education Secretary Betsy DeVos doing with the...
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Education Politics From the Department of Education’s press release: “U.S. Secretary of Education Announces Chief of Staff and Additional Staff Hires.” And what a fine bunch. Via ProPublica: “DeVos...
View ArticleThe Omidyar Network and the (Neoliberal) Future of Education
This article is part of my research into "who funds education technology," which I plan to expand with my Spencer Education FellowshipThe Omidyar Network announced earlier this week that it has...
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Higher Education in the Disinformation Age
This was what I said this evening at a panel at the University of Mary Washington as part of its Presidential Inauguration Week. The panel was titled "Higher Education in the Disinformation Age: Can...
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Education Politics Via The Military Times: “There’s a plan in Congress to start charging troops for their GI Bill benefits.”“Should DeVos Block an Embattled Student Loan Giant’s Expansion?” Bloomberg...
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I have added a script to my websites today that will block annotations – namely those from Genius and those from Hypothes.is. I have been meaning to do this for a while now, so it’s mostly a project...
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Education Politics Via The New York Times: “Trump Orders Review of Education Policies to Strengthen Local Control.” “ What does Trump’s executive order on education do? Not much,” says The LA Times’...
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Education Politics Via The New York Times: “A Little-Noticed Target in the House Health Bill: Special Education.”School districts rely on Medicaid, the federal health care program for the poor, to...
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Education Politics Via Politico: “Trump suggests financing for historically black colleges may be unconstitutional.” Wait, so that photo op at the beginning of the year with HBCU presidents was utterly...
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Education Politics Via The Washington Post: “Trump’s first full education budget: Deep cuts to public school programs in pursuit of school choice.” NPR’s Cory Turner on“The Promise And Peril Of School...
View ArticleEducation Technology as 'The New Normal'
This talk was given today at CENTRO's symposium "Data, Paper, Scissors Tech-Based Learning Experiences for Higher Education" in Mexico City.Thank you very much for inviting me here today. I must...
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The Trump Budget Via The New York Times: “Trump’s Budget Cuts Deeply Into Medicaid and Anti-Poverty Efforts.”Via NPR: “Trump BudgetReduces Education Spending, Raises Funding For School Choice.” Also...
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(National) Education Politics From the Department of Education press release: “Secretary DeVos Releases Statement on President Trump’s Decision to Withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord.” For...
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The Histories of Personalized Learning
I delivered this talk today at the OEB MidSummit conference in Reykjavik, IcelandI recognize that the theme of this conference is “shaping the future of learning” but I want to talk a little bit about...
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Education Politics US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos appeared in front of a Senate subcommittee this week to talk about Trump’s budget proposal. “Asked About Discrimination, Betsy DeVos Said This...
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