Place Based Education
EdTech
Audrey’s Excellent Adventure: Top 10 EdTech Startups
Audrey Watters covers the edtech space--particularly startups--really well. Last week she published her top 10 list of startups. We thought it was worth sharing.
Leadership
Staff Picks: OER Debate, EdReform
Tom picks his article on "How EdTech Will Benefit Low Income Students" while Karen follows up with a similar discussion of OER with the article "Radical Openness in Educational Materials: The Next Step in Washington." Sarah highlights a guest blogger's post on Getting Smart that discusses the student-centered, subscription method to education.
EdTech
Infographic: Tomorrow’s Business Leaders Also Lead Cheating
Cheating is a growing problem and concern among K-20 institutions. Students are equipped with technologies that increasingly blur the lines of cheating. OnlineMastersDegree.com published an infographic this week on "Cheaters: Kindergarten to High School, College to Working World," which looks at the ways cheating begins and carries out through students' professional lives.
EdTech
Top 10 Stories in Education in 2011
After reflecting on the ed-tech space over the last year, I have aggregated the top 10 stories in education (technology). Where the pieces settle will be largely up to the oncoming year, but we think the following trends have the potential to hugely change the education landscape.
Personalized Learning
Education Evolving: Five Predictions for Higher Education—2012
An adult with a bachelor’s degree will earn about one third more over a lifetime than someone who doesn’t complete college. And today’s employers are increasingly requiring degrees as a prerequisite for high-skill jobs. To remain employable and guarantee financial security during extended careers and into retirement, millions more Americans must commit to obtaining a higher education.
EdTech
Q&A: Director of Online Academic Management at Rasmussen College
We had the opportunity to interview Ann Morgan, the Director of Online Academic Management at Rasmussen College. In this role, she oversees the academic delivery of online degree programs at the college. Learn more about her thoughts on the quality of online education and new advancements in online learning.
Personalized Learning
The Largest Myth About Educational User Experiences Today
The largest myth about educational user experiences today is that great user experience is about visual design and graphics. If we make it pretty and easy to navigate, we have created a good user experience, right? In reality, visual design is the icing on the cake. If we don’t put the right ingredients into our user experiences, visuals and graphics will do little good.
Personalized Learning
How EdTech Will Benefit Low Income Students
Digital learning won’t necessarily close the achievement gap between income groups, but it will lift the floor. More students will be more academically successful. Five years from now, a higher percentage of students will soon graduate from high school ready for college and careers. Most will have benefited from Common Core expectations. Some will have benefited from Race to the Top funded programs. Many will have benefited from these 10 reasons that digital learning will benefit low income students.
EdTech
10 Smart Lessons from Our Teachers in 2011
This past year, we've enjoyed some great posts by our team of Smart Teachers who have brought new, innovative ideas to the classroom. Below, we have compiled our favorite lessons from teachers this year that cover everything from mobile learning to social media to generation gaps.
EdTech
Year in Review: 11 Reflections From 2011
In November 2010, in his most important speech, Arne Duncan called for more productivity during this 'new normal' period of lower revenue. As our second 'new normal' year draws to a close, the challenges are numerous but the inflection is clear -- the shift to personal digital learning is on and innovations in learning are accelerating!