Post-Secondary
Post-secondary is a shifting space — four year degrees may not always be the fit and new alternatives are being created at an alarming rate. This topic encompasses everything from higher ed to adult learning and workforce pipelines and development.
EdTech 10: World Cup Style
As the soccer world is facing the elimination rounds, we thought we'd offer our advice on which EdTech stories made the cut this week. Much like Costa Rica, some of these stories we didn’t see coming but are strong contenders for top story of the week.
Connectivity is Critical: 33 Ways Broadband Boosts Learning
Connectivity powers personalized learning, makes connections with the world, helps meet special needs, powers professional work products, supports professional learning, boosts productivity, supports community and collaboration, and saves money.
Boise – An Emerging Ecosystem for Education Innovation
People in Boise don’t spend a lot of time talking about themselves or their accomplishments. They just get on with the work at hand, and in their free-time enjoy the state’s abundant natural beauty.
EdTech 10: Staying Connected
This week has been all about connectivity. As students head home for the summer and teachers plan for the next school year, the education world is preparing to find new ways to keep us all connected. For more on what connectivity matters check out this blog and see the top stories of the week.
Aspen Report Validates and Accelerates Shift to Connected Learning
Last summer the Aspen Institute launched a task force commissioned to better understand the potential of connected learning. After a year of research and outreach, today the Aspen Institute Task Force on Learning and Internet released a new report that describes a vision for an approach to teaching and learning that places the student at the center.
Triumph of The City: Smart People, Small Firms, Connections to The World
“The successful cities of the 21 century are marked by three things, smart people, small firms and connections to the outside world,” said Ed Glaeser. “Smart people are able to use the density, to learn from one another and, of course, connections to the outside world are what cities are all about.”
EdTech 10: No Summertime Blues Here!
What’s not to love about summer time? Longer days. Fruity drinks. Backyard barbeques. Family vacations. That’s not all we love about this time of year. There’s lots of love about all the developments in this week’s top edtech news stories. Dive in!
3 Ways Basecamp Can Be Useful in Higher Ed
While primarily designed with business in mind, the Basecamp project management software can help faculty and students better organize their work in higher education as well.
How Students Are Using Data To Comparison Shop for Colleges
Students aren’t just looking at college as a place to make friends or find themselves, with grades and jobs as an afterthought. The student loan crisis means high schoolers are taking the loans they’ll be accruing into careful consideration and viewing college as a long-term investment that better pay off.
Innovator’s Dilemma: Edu Style– The Long Transition to Digital
“We talk about the transformation of learning--adaptive and blended--but in visiting higher ed customers, it’s interesting to see what has changed and hasn’t,” said Simon Allen, CEO of Macmillan. “Some places don’t change--they want to know what’s in the new addition of a sociology textbook.”