EdTech
Video: Karen Cator, Dir. of Ed Tech, U.S. Dept. of Ed
U.S. Department of Education Director of Educational Technology Karen Cator talking about professional development online, during Education Week's Leadership Forum, "Unleashing Technology to Personalize Learning." This video and the others we are running today are from this series.
Grassroots Want More Funding for Virtual Charters
A grassroots group down in Georgia has taken to lobbying for what they say is necessary funding equanimity between what traditional public schools get, and what virtual charters are alloted.
Richard Boyd: Chief Architect, Virtual World Labs – Lockheed Martin
Performance is about situational awareness and having the right information at the right time to perform the optimal action. We interview Richard Boyd, who works as the Chief Architect at Virtual World Labs, Lockheed Martin.
5 Challenges Faced in Competency-Based Design
These challenges from the Chris Sturgis report, "When Failure is Not an Option," will be discussed in Phoenix next week at the Virtual Schools Symposium. You can find the full report at the iNACOL web site.
How the U.S. will Blend (2 of 2)
Over the weekend, I sketched out how U.S. Education will adopt online and blended learning over the next 10 years. Thanks for your comments and constructive follow up conversations. Here's a little bit more.
Obama Encourages Students to Communicate in "Smaller" World
Discussions about self-awareness in a global marketplace and in an increasingly smaller world are not just diplomatic touches during another visit to a foreign country. These communications points are ever more important when technology and the Internet keep bringing primary, secondary and post-secondary students closer on a global level.
K12, Blackboard Among Rush of M&A Activity in Ed Tech
Bigger M&A activity seen in the education technology sector, and there are hints that there is an upswing in the creation of new education companies, with some attention being paid to Chile.
K12 Announces Acquisition of American Ed Corp
K12 has purchased American Education Corporation.
Five New Areas for Market Study and Investment
Nelson Heller, President at EdNET, had some interesting points in the most recent newsletter. Here's a recap of the five points for further investment and market study in education.
Carmel Henderson: Boot Up
Imagine a world in which the parents were up to date on their students’ homework assignments via Twitter. The class had a blog where students participate from home in meaningful conversations, and long-distance, long-term learning projects with each other, and peers from around the world.