digital learning
The Class of 2014 Won't Use Email
A report on the Beloit College Mindset List for the Class of 2014
The Internet is What We Make It
David Brooks rehashs Carr's 'the Internet makes us dumb' argument but ends in the right spot--it's up to us to build powerful learning experiences that harness the web.
Blended Components
Review of Viswanath Shankar's blog post and summary of blended learning environment components.
High Five to Charters
Here's to Nelson, the Alliance, and the charter sector on a great conference.
Gates, Hewlett, iNACOL partner for NextGen Learning
Gates, Hewlett, iNACOL, and CCSSO launch www.NextGenLearning.com
Blended Learning Leverages Great Teachers
Opportunity at the Top, a great report from Public Impact, points out that it’s great teachers that close achievement gaps but that all current efforts will fall well short of ensuring that all US students see the benefits. The problem is that we’re trying to solve the wrong problem–there’s just…
Ten Things for DQC2.0 to Figure Out
The National Data Quality Campaign made a huge contribution and is now part of federal policy. Given the flood of data from online learning, it's time to start working on DQC2.0.
Arkansas Policy Foundation Paper: Virtual Education a Catalyst for Growing Information Economy
An economic study released today identifies virtual education strategies as the catalyst that will grow Arkansas' position in the nationwide information economy.
Innovation Stack
Big partnerships for learning mash-up space & app store based on research and open API data/assmt/content
The American Public Obsolescence System
American public education has "issues." The most amazing thing about public education is how long we've been able to keep this downward trudge into obsolescence going, without relief.