2011 Horizon Report: Technologies to Watch

The 2011 Horizon Report highlights 6 key technologies to watch in the field of education: electronic books, mobiles, augmented reality, game-based learning, gesture-based computing, and learning analytics.Electronic Books Many schools have realized the cost-savings benefits of using electronic books over...

Education Technology and the Election

As the election date draws closer, teachers are using various online tech tools and open educational resources to engage students in conversations about the election process. Here are some examples: Election Projects Get Students Critically Engaged - This article highlights two election projects (PenPalNews...

Extending Learning Beyond the Classroom

While technology is not a silver bullet for education, it can be used to extend learning beyond the classroom. This can be geographical (Skyping with experts and other classrooms around the world) or time-oriented (continuing to learn after the school day is over). Unfortunately, technology can be a...

Coursera Transforms Learning

Providing quality education is a way of leveling the playing field for students who have limited or no access to good teachers. Education also provides a foundation for switching jobs or finding a new job. Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng, two Stanford Professors who created Coursera, understand that...

The Virtual Equivalent of the Real World

Dissecting an animal is a rite of passage in Biology class. I remember the thick smell of formaldehyde and the queasiness in my stomach as I looked at the fetal pig on my table in the Biology I class in high school. Luckily, there were two boys in my group who dove right into the dissection as I...