review:ed Episode #27 Vineet Madan of McGraw-Hill Education recorded: May 4th 2012

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In this episode we speak with Vineet Madan, Senior Vice President of New Ventures at McGraw Hill.

Based on a paper recently published by the company we start the interview by trying to define what adaptive learning means and how to integrate this concept with technology to make it work in the classroom.

review:ed Special Episode #2 The Microsoft Nook Partnership recorded: April 30th 2012

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Links

• Microsoft and Barnes & Noble settle patent dispute; create new subsidiary
  Source: ZDNet
• A Windows 8 e-reader: If someone builds it, will they come?
  Source: ZDNet
• Should Barnes and Noble Break Up? Float Off the Nook To Compete With Amazon and Apple?
  Source: Forbes
• Kindle Fire accounts for more than half of U.S. Android tablets
  Source: Computer World
• Microsoft, Pegatron Ink Patent Deal for Android, Chrome Devices
  Source: PCMag
• Microsoft’s $300 million Nook investment: An Android power grab?
  Source: Digital Trends
• For Google Chairman Schmidt, Maybe Monopoly Was The Goal
  Source: Forbes

review:ed Episode #26 Interview with Daphne Koller & Andrew Ng of Coursera recorded: April 27th 2012

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On Friday, Christopher Dawson and myself had the pleasure for a short talk with the two co-founders of Coursera, Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng.

As the startup is backed with $16 million dollars in venture funding and thus also got some coverage outside of the education vertical, we were of course very interested in hearing a bit more online education centered and beyond the usual articles on some of the big tech-blogs.

review:ed Episode #25 “Money in the Ed Game” recorded: April 20th 2012

Links

• Ed News Ticker #2 April 14th 2012
  Source: EDUKWEST
• There Are A Million Education Startups And No One To Acquire Them
  Source: Business Insider
• We need a Dividends instead of Exits Mindset in Education
  Source: Disrupt Education
• Teaching 2030: What We Must Do for Our Students and Our Public Schools–Now and in the Future
  Source: Amazon
• Are Teacherpreneurs the future of education?
  Source: Good
• EdTech Link
  Source: TeachPaperless | Prezi
• Top Tier vs Low Cost in Education
  Source: Disrupt Education

Fundings in April 2012 so far

• $25 million Minerva
• $26 million + $10 million 2tor
• $16 million Coursera
• $10 million StraighterLine
• $8 million Boundless Learning
• $6 million Schoology
• $4.75 million Treehouse
• $2.4 million LearnZillion
• $2.3 million Voxy
• + several smaller fundings

review:ed Special Episode #1 The Intel Studybook recorded: April 13th 2012

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In this review:ed special Chris and I talked about the Intel Studybook that has been announced last Tuesday. Chris had the chance to go to Boston for a presentation of the new education tablet by Intel and you can read his complete review on ZDNet Education.

review:ed Episode #23 From the Frontlines of E-Textbook Wars recorded: April 6th 2012

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Show Notes

As the textbook wars rage on, Chris and Kirsten take a look at the recent developments like Apple, publishers and the DOJ nearing a settlement that could lower ebook prices or OER startup Boundless Learning getting sued by publishers after raising $8 million.

Of course there are also news around tablets. Chris hints some big news in this space from Intel, the Aakash gets into schools in Philadelphia and All ThingsD thinks that tablets might save $3 billion a year.

All that and more in this episode of review:ed.

[02:20] Recap Interview Charlie Osborne
Source: EDUKWEST

[07:54] Apple, Publishers & DOJ near settlement
Source: The Verge

[12:40] Why tablets can save $3 billion a year
Source: All ThingsD

[14:23] Hachette to drop DRM?
Source: Paid Content

[19:27] Thank you to our sponsor AcademicPub

[23:30] Boundless Learning raises $8 million, gets sued by publishers
Source: TechCrunch

[33:05] Digital Public Library of America
Source: TechCrunch

[35:29] Google Glasses & check-ins

[37:50] Aakash tablet in Philadelphia schools
Source: TechCrunch

[42:45] Chris Intel

[47:25] The Future of Peer Reviewed scientific journals
Source: The Scientist

[54:38] LRMI – Learning Resource Metadata Initiative
Source: LRMI

[57:36] Minerva Project
Source: All ThingsD

[1:03:55] Rosemary boosts math skills
Source:  The Atlantic

review:ed Episode #23 Interview with Charlie Osborne – Facebook Password Controversy recorded: April 6th 2012

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Show Notes

For this interview Christopher and Kirsten invited Charlie Osborne who writes the blog iGeneration at ZDNet to talk about one of her latest post covering the whole Facebook password controversy in which employers as well as schools and universities demand the passwords for the Facebook accounts of job seekers or students.

As Charlie points out in her post on iGeneration

Privacy may be a casualty of today’s data and digital connection explosion, but it does not mean that businesses have the divine right to exploit such concerns.

review:ed Episode #22 Interview with Richard Byrne Moodlerooms & Blackboard recorded: March 30th 2012

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Show Notes

Chris and I invited Richard Byrne of FreeTech4Teachers.com to talk about the probably biggest story in education last week: the acquisition of Moodlerooms by Blackboard and the according press release that Bb is now embracing open source.

review:ed Episode #22 “Blackboard buys some Open Source and the French Homework Revolution” recorded: March 30th 2012

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Show Notes

[01:55] Interview with Richard Byrne of FreeTech4Teachers.com about Moodleroom acquisition by Blackboard
Source: EDUKWEST | Blackboard | TechCrunch | ZDNet

[02:40] Startup incubator for Highschool students launched
Source: GeekWire

[05:37] Student developers build Microsoft Phone ecosystem
Source: The Verge

[13:45] Chris talks about his iPad experience so far

[16:54] How does the Khan Academy iPad app perform

[19:03] 2tor and UNC Chapel Hill launch online graduate program
Source: 2tor

[23:40] Announcement: Christopher Dawson now Senior Editor of EDUKWEST

[25:07] Thank you to our sponsor AcademicPub

[28:00] SparkLab: the educational build-mobile
Source: Kickstarter

[33:43] The French Homework Boykott
Source: The Guardian

[40:46] CK-12 beta program launched
Source: CK-12

review:ed Episode #19 Interview with Becky Splitt of StudyBlue recorded: March 9th 2012

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Show Notes

Christopher Dawson invited Becky Splitt, CEO of StudyBlue to talk about the launch of their latest feature.

The new functionality enables students to quickly share and compare their explanations with those of their peers. As students create online flashcards on StudyBlue, they are presented with the 30 other most relevant flashcards on the topic. They can then create a new one; review, study or add to an existing card; or view related material or information related to the student author.