Trove of UK Student Records Exposed in School Software Server Leak (via @douglevin@infosec.exchange)
Empowering Philanthropy in Education: A Pathway to Impact Tickets, Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 3:30 PM | Eventbrite
The Future of Learning: A Free AI Tutor for Everyone - EdTech Digest
Maths, reading writing policy not likely to make much difference - briefing paper | RNZ News
Derek Wenmouth: Rights and Responsibilities – Future Makers (via @richardhulsemastodon.nz)
Is the academic social networking site ResearchGate still relevant?
Modern learning environments in schools largely a 'foolish experiment' | Stuff
UNESCO's 2023 GEM Report: TCEA's Solution to the PD Problem • TechNotes Blog (via @mguhlin@mastodon.education)
Rethinking Technology Integration in the Post-Covid Environment - EdTech Digest
Covid-19 Hit Hardest at the Most Vulnerable. So did School Closures
AWS Selects 15 Ed Tech Startups for Education Accelerator Program -- THE Journal
OpenAlex: The open catalog to the global research system
US School Shooter Emergency Plans Exposed in a Highly Sensitive Database Leak | WIRED
What is the purpose of educational technology? – The Ed Techie
Games for Change 2023-24 Game Design Challenge to Focus on Solutions to Climate Change -- THE Journal
THE Journal Reveals 2023 New Product of the Year Winners -- THE Journal
US EdTech deeply embedded in NZ school system with 'discounted prices, additional benefits' | RNZ News
Students Critique a ChatGPT Essay | Perspectives on History | Aha (via @postfilm@ieji.de)
"Many historians likewise have embraced digital literacy as one of the most essential skills we can teach students, but if educators bury our heads in the sand and attempt to ban AI from the classroom, crucial learning opportunities are lost."
AI Technology Threatens Educational Equity for Marginalized Students - Progressive.org (via @linkletter@mastodon.social)
"Proctorio, for example, is a popular remote proctoring platform that uses AI to detect perceived behavior abnormalities by test takers in real time. Because the platform employs facial detection systems that fail to recognize Black faces more than half of the time, Black students have an exceedingly hard time completing their exams without triggering the faulty detection systems, which results in locked exams, failing grades, and disciplinary action."
Online learning can make university more accessible for Māori, report finds | Stuff.co.nz
CompSci teachers panic as Replit kills off educational IDE • The Register
Aotearoa New Zealand Indigenous led Education Technology » Education NZ
The Ten Top Evidence-Based Edtechs - EdTech Digest
The challenges we face in education – FUTUREMAKERS
The Future of EdTech: Key Trends Shaping the Landscape in 2023 and Beyond - EdTech Digest
Online Education Market Size, Share, Growth Analysis, By Learning Type, Component - Industry Forecast 2023-2030
Cutting Through the White Noise Around AI for Education
Parents concerned about impact of AI on kids | RNZ
The College Board Tells TikTok and Facebook Your SAT Scores
"Gmail or Office365" = "Marlboro or Camel"
Current topic on popular #highered #edtech discussion forum: "GMail or Office365?"
All I hear is, "Marlboro or Camel?"
Both are bad for students, both are nearly impossible to quit, both don't care about their customers, both companies skirt/evade regulations...
...wait, which two am I talking about?
I've asked this before, why are schools creating customers for corporations?