Visits to Australia’s museums rise on the back of a digital experience
Statistics are showing that as more people discover what museums offer via digital channels, the more they want the experience of visiting the museums themselves.
View ArticleMuseums Morph Digitally
"The transformation, museum officials say, promises to touch every aspect of what museums do, from how art and objects are presented and experienced to what is defined as art."
View ArticleBlended Learning Provides Pathway to Success for High School Students
The Red Clay Consolidated School District (RCCSD) was one of the first school districts in Delaware to offer blended learning opportunities to high school students and this article explains why it has...
View Article10 Uses of Drones in Higher Education [Slideshare]
Brian A. Rellinger, CIO Ohio Wesleyan University has been experimenting with drones on campus to see firsthand how they can used to enhance teaching, learning, research, and service to society. Some...
View ArticleRethinking vocational high school as a path to college
For years, vocational high schools have been seen as a lesser form of schooling – tracking some kids off to work while others were encouraged to go on to college and pursue higher income professions....
View Article“Fliperentiated” Instruction: How to Create the Customizable Classroom
The stubborn part about differentiation is trying to synchronize the learning of an entire class in which not every student learns or does the same thing at the same time. Here is where flipped...
View ArticleWhat’s Going on Inside the Brain Of A Curious Child?
A study published in the October issue of the journal Neuron, suggests that the brain’s chemistry changes when we become curious, helping us better learn and retain information.
View ArticleA Call for a Public College Quality Compact
A new report from the Center for American Progress proposes that the federal government create a fund that would encourage states to invest in public colleges and universities. States would receive...
View ArticleMankato Initiative Transforms Special Education
In addition to making curriculum easier to access online, a new one-to-one digital learning initiative is helping the district's special education students gain more independence, according to school...
View ArticleBeyond the Skills Gap: Making Education Work for Students, Employers and...
This report addresses the issue that "our policies, as currently designed, are failing to meet the practical needs of students for skills, credentials, and jobs," and concludes with six recommendations...
View ArticleOpening the Curriculum: Open Education Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2014
This report, funded by a grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation with additional support from Pearson, examines the attitudes, opinions, and use of Open Educational Resources (OER) among...
View ArticleOnline Ed Skepticism and Self-Sufficiency: Survey of Faculty Views on Technology
Even as more faculty members experiment with online education, they continue to fear that the record-high number of students taking those classes are receiving an inferior experience to what can be...
View ArticleBlackboard Releases Tablet App for Teachers
Blackboard Inc. today announced the availability of a tablet app designed to improve faculty workflow around assignments and easily track student submissions. The app is called Bb Grader® and allows...
View ArticleBeyond Bologna
Taking an unfashionable standpoint in the light of rising anti-European sentiment in Britain and some other countries, Kurt Deketelaere, secretary general of the League of European Research...
View ArticleSanta Clara U Students Get Mobile Lab for Controlling Satellites
The Robotics Systems Laboratory, part of the university's School of Engineering at Santa Clara University, has designed and constructed numerous satellites that have been launched into space on NASA...
View ArticleAs Technology Goes Home, Districts Work Out Who Pays for Repairs
As schools send home more iPads, Chromebooks and other devices with students, districts across the region are dealing with more than just loading apps, training teachers and ensuring students get the...
View ArticleStudy: Middle School Teachers as Savvy as Students with Tech
Researchers from the New York Institute of Technology, University of Connecticut and Utah State University have found that today’s school-age learners are no more technology savvy than their teachers....
View ArticleThe Benefits of Students Teaching Students Through Online Video
The best student teachers are the ones who’ve struggled to understand and have a fresh memory of that “aha moment” when they got it, according to Yarlagadda. Those students can often walk another...
View Article7 competency-based higher ed programs to keep an eye on
Which universities are offering competency-based programs? Here is a list of several to check out:
View Article2014 Technology and Professional Development Survey
The 2014 Technology and Professional Development Survey was designed and conducted by the USC Rossier School of Education’s online Master of Arts in Teaching program in hopes that the data will help...
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