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I'm a teacher by day and a hacker on my own time, so I look at ed tech initiatives with a critical eye. One thing I want in educational offerings: free and open
by japhyr 13y ago
I'm a teacher by day and a hacker on my own time, so I look at ed tech initiatives with a critical eye. One thing I want in educational offerings: free and open access for teachers, students, and schools. These kinds of offerings are the only kind that have the potential to truly disrupt existing learning gaps.
What you are describing sounds good, but I'd like to know: is what Clever offers truly open source, or is it just free as in beer?
From my quick perusal of the Clever site, I don't see any real assurance that this is a truly open offering. I admit I'm taking a quick look on my lunch break, so please correct me if my impression is off.
- 21echoes 13y agothere are plenty of non-profits in the edtech space if you're really looking for "free and open access". Gooru (http://www.goorulearning.org/#discover http://www.goorulearning.org/#discover) is a Google spinoff backed by the Gates Foundation and others, for instance.
- japhyr 13y agoIt's not so much that I'm looking for nonprofits myself. I challenge the notion that anyone is really doing anything to improve public education if they are just another private company, with a profit motive, having access to student data. I have rarely seen companies continue to serve students well when there is a profit motive involved. People should get paid well for their work, I have no issue with that. But I am wary of where the profit motive leads ed tech initiatives.