10 Reasons Students Aren’t Using Digital Textbooks
When e-textbooks were first introduced, they were supposed to be the wave of the future, and experts thought we’d see e-reader-toting students littering college campuses, and of course being adopted in droves by online university…
What A Chernobyl Classroom Looks Like 25 Years Later
Creepy/Haunting/whatdoesthishavetodowithinnovativeeducation post time.
In April of 1986, the worst nuclear accident in the world's history occurred in the Ukraine when reactor 4 melted down.
While what happened that day--and in that…
5 Characteristics of Massive Open Online Courses
While MMORPGs get a lot of "video game" ink--for those unfamiliar, think World of Warcraft--the idea massive, open online approaches has seeped into education.
5 Characteristics of Massive Open Online Courses
Course participants are…
How College Financial Aid Works
Financial aid is not an easy puzzle to solve, and a few facts seem to contribute to that complexity.
1. College is expensive
2. Young people can lack financial literacy
3. High school juniors and seniors are often consumed with…
Why Forgetting Is Key To Remembering
Forgetting isn't usually thought of in relation to learning, but as it turns out, it might play a role.
Herman Ebbinghaus, a German experimental psychologist from the late 19th and early 20th century, was (seemingly) curious about the…
Protected: A Rapid Interactivity Building Tool For Blended Learning Classrooms
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6 Video Games You Can Teach With Tomorrow
6 Video Games You Can Teach With Tomorrow
by Terry Heick
Realistically, a “with it” teacher can teach almost anything using almost anything. I've been taught trigonometry using a paper clip, and expository structure using paint.…
The Elements Of A Digital Classroom
What are the components of a digital classroom? From eBooks to smartboards, iTunesU implementation to online learning, the classroom as we know it is changing.
It's true that a digital classroom is a vague idea. And subjective--one…
MITx and Harvardx Join To Create edX
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) launched an effort 10 years ago to make high levels of…
NCLB Education Proposals Designed to Reduce Federal Role, Improve Flexibility and State Autonomy
January 2012
Passed by Congress in 2001, No Child Left Behind was signed into action on January 8, 2002 by President Bush. The bill, a reauthoring of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), was part of an effort to overhaul…
