Noted Stanford University education professor Larry Cuban is skeptical about the latest trend in educational technology circles otherwise known as the MOOC (Massive Online Open Courses). In this blog post, he doubts that MOOCs will seriously alter the structures of higher education institutions and cites several reasons for this. After hearing several colleagues speak highly of their experiences teaching students via MOOCs, he notes, “As I listened to them tell how…
A Bill of Rights and Principles for Learning in the Digital Age
January 24, 2013EdSurge discusses a Bill of Rights and Principles, newly developed by a group of people passionate about learning, serving today’s students, and using every available tool to respond better to the needs of students in a global, interactive, digitally connected world....
Digital Content: What Does the Future Hold for Education Systems?
January 23, 2013GETideas.org hosted this GooglePlus hangout on the future of digital content. The online discussion featured a panel of education experts, including Nicole Allen, affordable-textbooks advocate, Student PIRGS; Una Daly, communication college outreach director, OpenCourseWare Consortium; and Cable Green, director of global...
Explaining Inequalities in School Achievement: A Realist Analysis
January 22, 2013In Explaining Inequalities in School Achievement, author Roy Nash argues that a realist framework for the sociological explanation of educational group differences can, and must be, constructed. A move to such an explanatory framework will allow society to take into account the...
Education 3.0: Seven Steps to Better Schools
January 14, 2013In Education 3.0: Seven Steps to Better Schools, renowned educator and technology expert Jim Lengel provides a refreshing and hopeful picture of what schools should look like, including a groundbreaking seven-step process for envisioning and building them that draws on the...
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January 15, 2013Exploring the latest developments in the technology and pedagogy of higher education, Technological Advances in Interactive Collaborative Learning, edited by Nia Alexandrov, Raul Ramirez Velarde, and Vassil Alexandrov, presents information technology-oriented educational programs for the next generation of scientists and researchers. It highlights the importance of technology, pedagogy, and management in the higher-education ecosystem. With a focus on technological innovations, the book explains how Web 2.0 technologies can enhance collaborative learning, and how immersive…
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January 8, 2013Sloan-C’s 2012 Survey of Online Learning reveals that the number of U.S. students taking at least one online course has now surpassed 6.7 million, with 32% of college students taking at least one course online. Higher-ed adoption of massive open online courses (MOOCs) remains low, with most institutions still on the sidelines.Only 2.6% percent of universities currently have a MOOC, although another 9.4% report that MOOCs are in the planning…
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January 3, 2013In this Edutopia video, educational-technology pioneer Salman Khan maps how online-learning tools can help physical classrooms evolve to become hubs for creativity and hands-on experiences, as well as how Khan Academy and the Discovery Lab summer camp fit into that big picture.
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January 2, 2013This video from TEDxBayfield features Stephen Baker, principal of Virtual High School Ontario. The mission of Virtual High School is to provide students with the opportunity to achieve success according to the students’ own interests, abilities, and goals. By providing a quality online education within the student’s greater educational community, Virtual High School can offer the student more choice.
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December 19, 2012Writing for Campus Technology, Bridget McCrea explains key issues institutions should consider before implementing a blended-learning approach, including: The assumption that all students are technologically literate Faculty’s possible discomfort with digital tools The challenges of tying content to curriculum Gridlocked campus Wi-Fi systems
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December 17, 2012A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from Salman Khan’s online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a worldwide phenomenon. Like many innovators, Khan rethinks existing assumptions and imagines what education could be if freed from them. In The One World Schoolhouse, Salman Khan presents his radical vision for the future of education, as well as his…
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December 12, 2012What Is the Role of Technology in Education?, edited by Judeen Bartos, explores technology’s role in education and in enhancing education for people with disabilities, e-texts’ impact on traditional publishing, and Internet/online-based education.
