Topics This Week:<ol><li>Higher Ed’s Commodification and Decentralization<ul><li><a href='https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-05-06-upskilling-trend-brings-coupons-flash-sales-and-other-marketing-gimmicks-to-higher-ed?utm_campaign=GSVN2K&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=212430364&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_HPiA37zy9A1x1pvxg2s3zrhWOwhPC_9utUTwWUgduTbx5ZG5h7QD1CM29WEsxBDt0U6x2Anfg0yBkNlSn3RcQSJtv-Wc4ea3hIzcuT61KCmkZ7Ok&amp;utm_content=212430364&amp;utm_source=hs_email'>Upskilling Trend Brings Coupons, ‘Flash Sales’ and Other Marketing Gimmicks</a></li><li><a href='https://www.classcentral.com/report/edx-role-after-2u-acquisition/'>edX’s Role After 2U Acquisition</a></li><li><a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/esade/2022/05/06/the-future-of-learning-is-radically-decentralized-whats-next-for-higher-ed/?sh=330099c966cc&amp;utm_campaign=GSVN2K&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=212430364&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-80SEwlnwdAD-QEwTRIitcPZQscoQVVlzbdgtetA0ExsH1lnVXZsD41OJZYYlKdO0Gnay9Qe3tgubxJBZ35jRaRg6SB8YaZAhmTweiY-vvoWe2_Bvs&amp;utm_content=212430364&amp;utm_source=hs_email'>The Future Of Learning Is Radically Decentralized</a></li></ul></li><li>K-12<ul><li><a href='https://www.k12dive.com/news/lausd-makes-historic-50m-investment-to-address-digital-divide/623332/?utm_campaign=GSVN2K&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=212430364&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8HlG6tmUsk0seu3dkfYIRGSQ3S4wNd-0-UZCal_ZouzSKGo3fxJ20cjI2NAkUtl23EEtnrw5XuBg4BV0y1_dlTAXqyL8o73MGiSNq3XsVd2Q1G6bU&amp;utm_content=212430364&amp;utm_source=hs_email'>LAUSD makes &apos;historic&apos; $50M investment to address digital divide</a></li><li><a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharysmith/2022/05/04/teachers-union-pushes-facebook-owner-meta-to-take-closer-look-at-harms-to-children/?sh=10219c2a4fbd'>Union pushback on Meta</a></li><li><a href='https://edsource.org/2022/twitter-sale-shows-us-why-education-technology-companies-should-be-accountable-to-schools/671731?utm_campaign=GSVN2K&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=212430364&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8nT6W5X6BEcO7TqlhyaeQubUDp3ySwFHCmc9k4H1nX_Uh9ViWHtLOId6rhhbYyrsfPSZtEBrM-4MEecTtofP34eddv-gGFjx5zYv_AlmNTCdh2pW8&amp;utm_content=212430364&amp;utm_source=hs_email'>Twitter sale shows us why edtech companies should be accountable to schools</a></li><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/08/opinion/tiktok-twitter-china-bytedance.html'>TikTok May Be More Dangerous Than It Looks</a></li></ul></li><li>Workforce Development<ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/2p84f9k2'>Unpaid Internships vs. Work-Based Courses.</a></li><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/2p84h95x'>Why MIT was right to reinstate the SAT</a></li></ul></li><li>Layoffs amid a Looming Recession<ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/2c7e48wx'>Brutal week of layoffs</a> - <a href='https://tinyurl.com/499zzmym'>OnDeck </a>along with <a href='https://tinyurl.com/5c9s24t8'>Vedantu, Unacademy, Whitehat Jr &amp; Lido Learning</a></li><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/2uc7d7t5'>800 WhiteHat Jr Employees Resign</a></li></ul></li><li>Funding + M&amp;A<ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/4kmxdtsa'>Educapital</a>, <a href='https://tinyurl.com/4kmxdtsa'>Manara</a>, <a href='https://tinyurl.com/2p8t8j7u'>Skillmatics</a>, <a href='https://tinyurl.com/4xwckky4'>iNurture</a>, <a href='https://tinyurl.com/yckrytm6'>Rise Up</a>, <a href='https://tinyurl.com/523aa9mn'>Magnify Venture</a>, <a href='https://tinyurl.com/3973h7fu'>ForeignAdmits</a>, <a href='https://tinyurl.com/yck5xh4k'>Pando</a>, <a href='https://tinyurl.com/2p97ejvz'>Byju’s</a></li></ul></li></ol>

The Pedagogy of Game-Based Learning with Louisa Rosenheck of Kahoot!

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