tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post4917493622089460323..comments2024-03-27T08:53:29.267-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: When China Buys Our DataPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-21442637361541374592018-04-25T15:27:28.479-04:002018-04-25T15:27:28.479-04:00As usual you wrote it before I could. Remember th...As usual you wrote it before I could. Remember this article as well - an ed tech company selling a brain wave machine to schools? <br /><br />https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-10-26-this-company-wants-to-gather-student-brainwave-data-to-measure-engagement<br /><br /> <br />If Blade Runner had a classroom scene, it might look something like the promotional video by BrainCo, Inc. Students sit at desks wearing electronic headbands that report EEG data back to a teacher’s dashboard, and that information purports to measure students’ attention levels. The video’s narrator explains: “School administrators can use big data analysis to determine when students are better able to concentrate.”<br /><br />BrainCo just scored $15 million in venture funding from Chinese investors, and has welcomed a prominent Harvard education dean, who will serve as an adviser. The company says it has a working prototype and is in conversations with a Long Island school to pilot the headset.Leonie Haimsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317355552298136811noreply@blogger.com