The Stories We Were Told about Education Technology (2017)

I’ve made some changes to this site, most obviously updating the header image. Thanks to Bryan Mathers. (Why a pigeon?) Those who look closely will also note that I have also changed the copyright information. No longer is there a Creative Commons license on Hack Education material. This really doesn’t...

Cross-posted to Hack Education I wouldn’t say these are all the stories about education technology we were told this year. But these are the ones I decided to analyze: Education Technology and Fake News Education Technology, Betsy DeVos, and the Innovation Gospel Education Technology and the Business of Student Debt...

This end-of-year series would not be possible without the work of a lot of folks whose writing and thinking shapes and influences my own. This year’s project owes a particular debt to Tressie McMillan Cottom, Chris Gilliard, Mike Caulfield, Ben Williamson, Michael Sacasas, Nick Srnicek, Frank Pasquale, Jane Meyer, Doug...

Here are some of the other stories that were told about the business of education technology – stories I didn’t fit into part eleven in my year-end-series: How markets get identified: “Why Edtech Executives Are Keeping a Close Eye on Preschool Demographics,” via Edsurge. Pay attention in the coming years...

Each year that I write this review, someone inevitably complains that I’ve focused too exclusively on what’s happening in the US. After writing some 75,000 words over the course of six or so weeks, I’m usually on my last nerve and want to reply “You are welcome to write about...

Here are some of the other stories that were told about mindsets and emotions – stories I didn’t fit into part ten in my year-end-series: Damn. There is a lot of bullshit attached to that word “mindset.” Improviser mindset. Innovators mindset. Gorilla mindset. Beloit mindset. R&D mindset. “The Mindset Mindset:...

Even though every article I write in this series is incredibly long, I always have to leave something out. Here are some of the other stories that were told about robots and kids – stories I didn’t fit into part nine in my year-end-series: “What Ivanka Trump Knows about Ed-Tech”...

Even though every article I write in this series is incredibly long, I always have to leave something out. Here are some of the other stories that were told about “the skills gap” and job training this year – stories I didn’t fit into part eight in my year-end-series: Blessed...

Even though every article I write in this series is incredibly long, I always have to leave something out. Here are some of the other stories that were told about for-profit higher ed this year – stories I didn’t fit into part eight in my year-end-series: For-Profit Higher Ed Under...

Even though every article I write in this series is incredibly long, I always have to leave something out. Here are some of the other stories that were told about “free speech” this year – stories I didn’t fit into part seven in my year-end-series: “Why the Nazis Came to...