All posts by Henry Kronk
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Personalized Learning and AI in Education: What Are Some Ethical Issues?
August 31, 2019 Henry Kronk
Artificial intelligence (AI) remains a source of both concern and promise across industries in 2019. While gains made in the name of efficiency…
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What Drives the Engagement Factor in Edtech?
August 28, 2019 Henry Kronk
Many edtech developers say that their products foster student engagement. Research supports the fact that many digital edtech products have the ‘new and…
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3 Misconceptions about Dual Enrollment Programs
August 26, 2019 Henry Kronk
School started (or starts) this month for students around the U.S. As the cost of college continues to grow, forward-thinking high schoolers have…
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Capital Expenditures on Tech and Improvements at Schools Remain 31% Below Pre-Recession: Analysis
August 24, 2019 Henry Kronk
Capital expenditures—the funds made available to K-12 schools to improve facilities, boost their IT network, and install new technology to improve education in…
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Advocates Warn About a Potential ‘Facebook of Higher Education’ with McGraw-Hill Cengage Merger
August 21, 2019 Henry Kronk
Student advocates have continued to send letters to the U.S. Department of Justice demanding that they block the proposed merger between education publishers…
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Merriam-Webster Launches Puku, an Adaptive Vocabulary Training App
August 20, 2019 Henry Kronk
The publisher Merriam-Webster announced on August 20 that it had developed a title that one won’t be able to find in the reference…
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With Outlier, MasterClass Co-Founder Aaron Rasmussen Brings Studio Production to Undergrad Online Courses
August 18, 2019 Henry Kronk
Aaron Rasmussen, the co-founder of MasterClass, on August 13 announced the launch Outlier.org, a new high-quality online course initiative targeted at undergrads. MasterClass…
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VR in Post-Secondary Education and Skill Training: What Academics Know
August 15, 2019 Henry Kronk
VR headsets as we know them today have been around for just over six years. Educators and instructors have begun to use them…
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Apple Is Leading the Charge Into College Life with Mobile Credentials
August 13, 2019 Henry Kronk
Some today argue that the battle for K-12 classroom devices is over. But a new arena is stirring on college campuses. On August…
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Senators Raise Concern Over Edtech Data Collection Practices, Sending Letters to Dozens of Providers and Data Brokers
August 13, 2019 Henry Kronk
On August 12, Democratic Senators Dick Durbin (Ill.), Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), and Ed Markey (Mass.) sent letters to dozens of edtech companies and…
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