TareasPlus Launches A “Khan Academy” For Spanish Speaking Students NEW YORK – April 29, 2013 – TareasPlus, a San Francisco-based startup that has delivered more than 10 million STEM video lessons in Spanish to students throughout…
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How Digital Platforms Are Disrupting Learning
Media is becoming increasingly digitized, and we learn through, among other processes, consumption of media. It makes sense then that digital platforms just might be changing the way learning happens. A “platform” can be defined…
Getting The Lecture Out Of The Room: An Argument For Blended Learning
Justified or not, lecture stands as perhaps the single symbol of non-progressive learning. The visual is clear enough for most. A sage-on-stage stands and delivers wisdom and expertise while attentive learners jot down what they…
37 Blended Learning Resources You Can Use Tomorrow
Our recent post Are You Ready to Remix Your Curriculum? outlined some of the problems to be overcome in the remix revolution, as well as several of the reasons that it is an inevitable part of the…
12 Trends Impacting The Evolution Of Digital Content
12 Trends Impacting the Evolution of Digital Content by Tom Vander Ark was originally published on gettingsmart.com by Tom Vander Ark I’m speaking this afternoon about the evolution of digital content at an event hosted by Education’s…
Meet The Future Of Mobile Learning On YouTube
UPDATE: The links below have been repaired and are now functional. Whether you’re flipping your classroom, learning from home, or trying to improve your academic performance in a school, YouTube is an incredible source of…
19 Open Resources For High School By Category
“14 Open Resources For High School” by Tom Vander Ark and Sarah Cargill originally appeared on gettingsmart.com Last week Secretary Duncan said it was time to dump the heavy, expensive books students lug around in their…
The Official Educator’s Guide To YouTube
YouTube is a goldmine for content. Yes, it’s also a goldmine for trash and whimsy, but more than anything it’s a kind of circus-mirror reflection of culture. Which should make it useful to teachers. Below…
12 People Changing Education As We Know It
If the crisis in higher education and the recent teacher strikes in Chicago are any indication, this is a tumultuous time for education, as major changes are being made, hard battles fought, and policies redefined….
The Ultimate Guide To Flipping Your Classroom (Part 1)
Note: This is part 1. What is the Flipped Classroom? “A reversed teaching model that delivers instruction at home through interactive, teacher-created videos and moves “homework” to the classroom. Moving lectures outside of the classroom…
50 Top Sources Of Free eLearning Courses
Whether you are looking for a master’s degree program, computer science classes, a K-12 curriculum, or GED study program, this list gives you a look at 50 websites that promise education for free. From databases…
The Khan Academy Has A Sense Of Humor
The Khan Academy has a sense of humor. And a point. Image attribution flickr user jeffreybeall















