Archive: 2013
Smart Cities: Portland
"I think Portland is incredibly interesting," said venture investor Brad Feld in a recent article . "They have a smart counterculture of people."
Pathbrite & Pearson Team on Portfolios
Pathbrite, the next generation education portfolio platform company, launched a version targeting educators and announced a marketing partnership with Pearson eCollege to integrate with its LearningStudio, a personalized learning environment serving more than nine million students each year.
Higher Education Leaders to Discuss Role of Online Education in California
Leaders in online education initiatives will convene at UCLA on January 8, 2013, to bring awareness and discuss key issues regarding the potential for online education to lower costs and improve higher education in California. The conference is sponsored by the 20 Million Minds Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to lowering the cost of higher education.
Q&A: Connecting to Community
Building frameworks around community and student needs is essential. In simple terms, identify resources and needs in the communities and tie projects to the classroom learning. Make the curriculum real.
Canvas.net: An Open MOOC From Instructure
Next week classes kick off on Canvas.net, a hosting site for massively open online courses (MOOC) from universities including Ball State, Brown, Central Florida, and Utah. Unlike Coursera and Udacity, content partners can make decisions about the course instruction, assessment, instructional materials, and cost.
LEGO Launches Next Generation LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 Platform for STEM Learning
LEGO® Education announced today the launch of LEGO MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 platform, a next generation platform for the 15-year robotics technology that will help students build a robot in a 45-minute class.
Part 1: 44 Smart Ways to Use Smartphones in Class
Tired of battling the use of smartphones in class? Disengage from the battle by engaging students in lessons that integrate these powerful gadgets.
25 Leading Thoughts from Tom Vander Ark in 2012
Trends Better Learning Online Maps, Playlists, & Badges: Key Blended Learning Themes Grouping, Tracking, & Personalizing Why Aren’t There Any Next Gen Learning Platforms? From Chronology to Competency Better Tests, More Writing, Deeper Learning A Turning Point for Personal Digital Learning…
Supporting High Access Environments
When I visit with superintendents, principals, teachers, and school board members, I always ask them what they are worried about. With plans for high-access environments, tech support is on everybody's list. So, I called Keith Krueger and Denise Shorey from CoSN.
SMARTtech Top 10: Hello 2013
Happy New Year from the Getting Smart team! Is your resolution to stay in better touch with current events in education? We can help. Each week we do the work for you and compile our Top 10 SMARTtech stories - leaving you with more time to dedicate to other resolutions. So, take a look at this week’s news, then hit that treadmill. You’re welcome.