The Research

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...

I’ve added a new item to my list of research projects: The History of Ed-Tech Companies. This project is part of the larger work I’m doing with my Spencer Fellowship to trace where ed-tech ideas originate and how they spread. It involves looking at the history of companies like Pearson...

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 that comes as I procrastinate doing something else rather than one that...

Even though I've sworn to write no more about the blockchain and education, I'm still collecting stories on the topic, in part because the marketing drum continues to be pounded. Maybe I'll write more. Maybe I won't. Some of the responses to my research series have been, um, interesting, particularly...

You can find my latest research on ed-tech funding, which includes an openly-licensed dataset on all ed-tech investments made from 2010 through April 2016, here.

I've published Part Two of my research on the blockchain in education. I'm guessing Edsurge isn't going to link to this one, heh, as I call out the dangerous, anti-democratic ideology of "the Silicon Valley narrative," something that is so neatly packed into the blockchain (and in Edsurge too, for...

I've published Part One of my research on the blockchain in education. It's already been link-jacked, so that sucks. I opted not to cross-post this guide on Medium in part so that the traffic would all come to Hack Education. Oh well. There are sharks in the water, and more...

I'm writing up my research on the Blockchain (and I'm hoping to have it all finalized by the middle of the week). As such, I've updated the main page on this site where I'm going to collect all my Blockchain-in-Education articles. There, I've also added a list of stories others...

This post first appeared on aud.life I’m spending the weekend (finally) writing up my research on the blockchain and education. The drumbeat of why blockchain will be The Next Big Thing continues, as does my practice of linking to various articles touting its benefit. (You can find previous articles in...

This post first appeared on aud.life The research (and clearly the hype about) blockchain in education continues. Look for some more formal articles/analysis from me in the coming weeks. Other posts in this series: The Blockchain in Education: Questions The Blockchain in Education: Links The Blockchain in Education: More Links Still...