Place Based Education
Personalized Learning
Moving Toward Learner-Centered Models in HigherEd
By: Eric Frank. Moving from instructor-centered teaching to student-centered learning can be supported by next-generation courseware or technology-enabled learning environments that dynamically adapt to the needs of each individual learner.
Personalized Learning
Digital Learning Q&A
Platforms with network effects are hot today. The shift to personal digital learning and a press for improved results will increase content investment. A smart recommendation engine is the killer app.
EdTech
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."
EdTech
Students Speak Up: They're Online, Why Aren't Schools?
On March 16, 2010 Project Tomorrow released the report “Creating our Future: Students Speak Up about their Vision for 21st Century Learning” highlighting the Speak Up 2009 K-12 student and parents results.
EdTech
We Need New Routes to Teacher Certification
Alternative teacher certification is no longer a badly maligned idea. New York State and other areas are pushing ahead to bring different skills into our nation's public schools.
Leadership
Good Work: Future Project Pushes Passion-Driven Learning
Good Work: Future Project Pushes Passion-Driven Learning #url#
Ed Policy
The First 100 Days: An Education Blueprint for A Dynamic Economy
By: Lillian Pace. While there are many unknowns about the days ahead, one thing is certain. A successful economic agenda must include a deep commitment to expanding educational opportunity for all Americans.
Personalized Learning
Staff Picks: Teaching, Testing, Gamification, Writing, & Cheaper Higher Ed
CCSSO and the K-12 Center at ETS hosted a conference on Tech Enhanced Assessment. In my lunch keynote I talked about profiles, playlists, projects, and progress based on demonstrated mastery.
Personalized Learning
Reforming Teacher Education
After his groundbreaking report, Art Levine took over the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Foundation and aimed it squarely reinventing teacher preparation
EdTech
Dive Into TheBlu, a Digital Ocean for Artists, Students & Organizations
The ocean houses roughly 230,000 known species in waters that cover nearly 71 percent of the Earth's surface. The wildlife of the ocean carries an abundance of information and knowledge around ecosystems, animals, plants, pollution and more. How often do students get to dive in to explore the expansive ocean? Today, we're going to do just that - digitally. We're going to dive into the depths of theBlu.