Category — Technology

Grant Wiggins, author of Schooling by Design, has brought forth some very interesting points on a couple of topics in a recent post on his Authentic Education Big Ideas site.
First, Wiggins takes a look at the current “Just in Case” philosophy that dominates the American educational system then discusses the more appropriate notion of a [...]

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This Tuesday and Wednesday prospective college students and their parents would do well to find some time to check out CollegeWeekLive’s (CWL) second ever two-day virtual college fair. More than 200 colleges have signed on to help connect prospective students to higher education in a live, interactive environment.

The free, innovative, virtual fair will offer a [...]

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We found that trying to concoct one list of the digital commons success stories was simply beyond the scope of our small site. The number of truly noteworthy developments is large and growing more substantial by the day, each new venture seemingly offering yet additional opportunities for further growth.
In fact, it is precisely as [...]

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In our last post we expressed our strong support for a free and open web. To try to get to the heart of the Creative Commons movement, we were fortunate to be able to interview Ahrash N. Bissell, Ph.D., the Executive Director of ccLearn (the educational division within the Creative Commons).
Dr. Bissell previously served [...]

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We have heard many express concerns over the future of the Internet. One group postulates that an unattended digital commons is destined for the same troubles facing our over-fished oceans and our clogged highways. Others insist that without regulations the behemoths of the industry like Google and Microsoft will simply take control of the world-wide [...]

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A new web site is changing the meaning of being published. SciVee Televisionis a new site designed by scientists for scientists. The concept is simple, SciVee allows scientists to make their research available on the net by combining a published scientific article with a video to create an online presentation. Once posted, other scientists can [...]

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While traditional, campus-based colleges continue to see flat enrollments, online universities are seeing steady up-ticks in student numbers. The primary reason for that growth is due to the flexibility online programs offer. However, two recent innovations by two different national online schools also demonstrate why these institutions continue to be so popular; they are simply [...]

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Todd Ritter has authored an excellent piece over at DownLoadSquad.com entitled Five Ways to Improve Technology in Education. Ritter begins by describing the response of teachers during the David Pogue keynote at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference. He writes about the many ooohs and aaahs emanating from the audience and rightfully comes to [...]

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When it comes to today’s kids and their use of technology, a new report sponsored by the British Library and the Joint Information Systems Committee reveals some very interesting results. The biggest shock to many will be one that is actually quite obvious to those who work in education.
Today’s students are anything but masters [...]

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The YouTube for Ideas Falls Short
Last week saw the emergence of Big Think, yet another video web site. Seeking to be the “YouTube for ideas,” the new site features short clips with academics, authors, politicians, and other ‘thinkers’.
While YouTube has become immensely popular, the jury is still out on whether a site devoted [...]

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