Driven by technology innovation, population growth, and a strong undercurrent of socio and political desire for change, the world is changing quickly. In larger countries, this change is either driven by business, or must be honored by business wishing to stay in the black. The following presentation from Fjord service and design consultancy takes a look…
But the whole ‘universe at your fingertips’ via Google is unhelpful in this sense: what you’ll actually find is strangely limited.
KPCB notes the re-imagining of education from classrooms, lecture, and reading materials to interactive, online, accessible by anyone anywhere anytime. “From learning by listening to learning by doing…education and learning will become as much fun as videogames,” said Bing Gordon. “We call it ‘full body learning’.” Meeker concludes, “The cycle of tech disruption is materially…
Textbooks can be excellent sources of information, but for far too many students, they are brutally awful sources of learning.
You may have seen them before–few of these are ‘new.’ However, each video is a compelling overview of important thinking in new learning.
The evolution of classroom tech is a popular topic as educators and students try to get a handle on trends & how we view the role of schools.
How And Why This One EdTech Startup Used Kickstarter For Crowdfounding By Andrew Little, Tiny Factory Founded in 2010, Tiny Factory initially began as a web application design and development agency. We had the opportunity to work with giants such as Nike, General Electric and Scholastic. Beginning as an agency allowed us to work…
While there’s always a “yeah, but” factor to new tech, it’s interesting to see the realization of what was not long ago science fiction.
Dispositions are overarching sets of behaviors, not just single specific behaviors.
Placing an iPad into the lap of every student is nothing if not a sign that teachers are more than willing to give up control of pace and access,
Here is a historical perspective of the iPad’s first 20 months in schools, broken down into 3 distinct epochs, each marked by a ‘big idea.’
The Khan Academy: An Evolution The story is well-known by now. Sal Khan was tutoring his cousin Nadia as she struggled with unit conversion. Using videos, he tutored her remotely using Yahoo Doodle. Eventually, the tutoring became more comprehensive and included more math–which meant more videos, a YouTube channel, a Bamboo tablet, and eventually the website…
The MacArthur Foundation developed the following video that allows folks to discuss the topic of rethinking learning and school design.
Characteristics of 21st-century learning include scale, adaptability, data, & the ability to consistently produce personal & social change.