We need to stop pandering to our "digital native" students and provide structures and platforms that better enable their success.
Larry Magid | Posted 05.10.2012
Thanks to technology, the world can be our teacher and the Internet our classroom. What should matter is not so much your degree or grade point average but how well equipped you are for the next stage in life.
Andrea Learned | Posted 05.08.2012
What would happen if more people, not just the usual (privileged) suspects, had access to the theory, concepts and best practices that could help them become the sustainability change agents or leaders in their respective workplaces?
Paul Freedman | Posted 04.19.2012
How do we make higher education more personal and affordable?
Daniel Donahoo | Posted 04.17.2012
The likes of KinderTown and other similar companies like YogiPlay are doing an excellent job in helping to raise the expectations of parents about what a quality app for young children looks like.
John Merrow | Posted 04.11.2012
Stressing the basics is no way to make sure that we will produce people to create the future. We need schools that encourage the imagination, that allow and support deep learning, and that fan the sparks of creativity -- not stomp out the fires.
Daniel Donahoo | Posted 05.27.2012
The challenge has shifted. It is no longer useful to simply think about limiting children's exposure and access to TV or screens. We need to understand what quality digital tools are and what quality practice looks like.
Daniel Donahoo | Posted 05.07.2012
On Tuesday, at SXSWedu, Edmodo announced that it is opening its API to third party developers to allow them to develop educational apps across their Edmodo platform. But this was not the most interesting or powerful part of the announcement.
John Merrow | Posted 03.13.2012
With 2012 off to a strong start, we wanted to quickly look back on 2011 and showcase some of the production work that my organization, Learning Matters, did last year.
Lisa Guernsey | Posted 01.17.2012
Amid the agitation over childhood in the digital age, two visions are battling it out.
Nicole Allen | Posted 12.19.2011
Here is what the Textbook Rebelltion is about: Outrageous $200 price tags, incessant new editions, unwanted supplements, and an industry dominated by a handful of publishers intent on gouging students.
Meredith Ely | Posted 05.25.2011
The question to ask should not be "how many education companies are innovating on technology?" but rather "how many technology companies are innovating in education?"
Robert Schwartz | Posted 05.17.2012