By Grant Wiggins, Ph.D Stupidification (n): 1. A deadly illness in which perfectly good ideas and processes are killed as a result of thoughtless interpretation and implementation. 2. The reducing of intricate issues and processes to simplistic, rigid, and mandated policies, in the impatient quest for quick fixes to complex problems. No, it’s not a real…
While schools in the United States continue to experiment with how to best use technology in the classroom, the same challenges faces educators in other countries as well. A new survey by Dell compares and contrasts how these two world superpowers are currently approaching the concept of technology integration, and some of the data is…
With HyFlex blended learning, students can choose whether they want to take classes online, in the classroom, or both.
In the 21st century, new literacies are emerging and digital media forms allow communication to be more nuanced than ever before.
With their innovation and practicality, these examples of new technology in education are poised to permanently change how students learn.
Data can be boring. Brightening it up with images and other data visualization tools can make inaccessible information easier to digest.
Digital natives are different. (Well, I guess that depends on who you ask.) But even if we ditch the term digital natives and simply talk about students here and now in the 21st century, there are some things they–well, it’s not so much that they demand it, but–you’ll see. It’s really adorable. And she has a…
BYOD allows learners to use tech they’re most comfortable with. Organizations are increasingly willing to help foot the bill.
by simplyzesty.com The relationship between desktop and tablet hasn’t been the smoothest, when tablets started growing in popularity two years ago, many predicted that it would phase out the laptop as our device of choice. It hasn’t quite worked out that way. Instead, it’s not that uncommon to see many professionals owning both laptop and…
It’d be easy to think of the Library of Congress as a stodgy old place full of dusty and antiquated resources. That perception would be wrong. The Library of Congress adds about 10,000 items to its collections every day, and has over 150 million resources overall. Among the resources? Sheet Music Maps Lesson Plans Manuscripts…
For as long as it’s been around, criticisms of eLearning have been aimed at its authenticity, viability, and general quality. Are they true?
There is a saying that “Teaching creates all other professions.” It rings with truth so loud that one should hear it from miles away. So my thoughts this morning turn to teacher preparation. Since it is true that teaching creates all other professions, why do I get the impression that teacher preparation is not as…