John Merrow's middle of the road commentary here probably represents a lot of education watchers (and educators themselves). What are the best responses to his concerns? […]
Emily Vickery cited this MacArthur Foundation sponsored report during our TS2030 meet in July/Aug. It's seminal to our work. "We suggest that the following ten principles are foundational to rethinking the future of learning institutions. We see these principles as riders, both as challenges and as the general grounds on which to develop creative l […]
Twitter being used by educators in the classroom Some educators say Twitter can be used in creative ways to enhance classroom lessons, such as facilitating book discussions and creating online study groups for students. One high-school teacher says including social-networking sites in lessons keeps students more engaged, but another says using the sites can […]
PBS education reporter John Merrow blogs about a new Kellogg Foundation report. He writes: The just-released report, “Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age,” suggests that we now have what it calls ‘second class information citizenship.' […]