Posts by Tom Vander Ark
Building a Shared Vision of the #FutureofLearning
Post 6 of our #RemakeLearning series shares discussions from the #EdResearchSummit that included the 10 aspects of the #FutureofLearning.
NY EdTech Week Highlights Big Apple Startups and Bold Ideas
More than 1000 people gathered in NYC to talk personalized learning, gamification, and the future of HigherEd at NYC EdTech Week. Highlights included deep dive in blockchain, think tanks and a Gallery of Innovation featuring 40 EdTech companies.
Integrated Learning Propels Pittsburgh Students
Post 5 of our #RemakeLearning series explores how a group of schools with shared ideals, practices and tools are changing life trajectories for youth and inspiring a culture of possibility.
How Blockchain Will Transform Credentialing (and Education)
While still in it's infancy, Blockchain has the power to transform education by increasing learner ownership and control over data, reducing institutional data costs, ending paper based certificates and more.
Montour Schools: Home of the Evolving Educators
Post four of our 6-part #RemakeLearning series takes you on a virtual field trip to Montour School District, "home of the evolving educators."
CMU: Pittsburgh’s Learning Engine
The third post in our 6-part #RemakeLearning series looks at CMU's partnerships with Pittsburgh Districts to advance education innovation and shape a new K-12 approach to computer science.
South Fayette Schools: A Computational Carnival for Kids
What do you get when you combine a makerspace, science fair and coding bootcamp? South Fayette School District, the best example of integrated computational thinking we’ve seen in K-12 education. Learn more in the second entry of our 6-part #RemakeLearning series here.
Capitalism that Works for Everyone
An innovation economy will produce tremendous benefit and wealth--and both will be concentrated unless we decide otherwise. To extend US leadership in the innovation economy we’ll need to update our form of capitalism.
Chinese Scholars Advocate for Well Rounded People and Lifelong Learning
Shifting towards a focus on lifelong learning and well-rounded individuals, China is updating their learning goals and graduation portfolio. The new framework acknowledges that growth is a lifelong process that can be taught and studied, first in the home and at school, and then perfected throughout one’s life.
Remake Learning: A Regional Carnival of Learning
First in a 6 part series on #RemakeLearning, here’s how a loose network of 250 organizations in Pittsburgh are focusing on engaging, relevant and equitable learning.