by kris | Apr 6, 2018 | 7 Core DLE Elements, BEST LINKS EVER, Capturing Imagination, Understanding Media
Storytelling to promote the United Nations sustainability goals gives students practice using VR. Will this evolving technology spur learning and action around the U.N. Sustainability goals? As virtual reality technology matures and becomes more affordable,...
by kris | Mar 24, 2018 | 7 Core DLE Elements, BEST LINKS EVER, Individual Learner
This story is part of an EdSurge Research series about how personalized learning is implemented in different school communities across the country. The article highlights how one reason parents choose the Montessori model for early childhood learning is because it...
by kris | Mar 17, 2018 | BEST LINKS EVER, Individual Learner
See a success story for Running Start in Washington State, Personally, My daughter had a friend in high school that completed the program in those early years. Her friend was living with an aunt and uncle at the time. The uncle knew about the...
by kris | Mar 17, 2018 | BEST LINKS EVER, Convergence on Target, Understanding Media
See an article from the El Paso times describing a new partnership with Microsoft. ‘Our hope is that TechSpark will help communities and businesses work better together to address critical economic challenges at the local level,’ Brad Smith, Microsoft...
by kris | Mar 15, 2018 | BEST LINKS EVER, Science of Learning, Understanding Media
After enrolling in the MOOC course “Learning how to Learn” in the Fall, I needed a break to take care of other business. My revisit to the Coursera website today was welcoming. While my course ended in November, I was instructed to enroll in the next session and pick...
by kris | Oct 31, 2017 | 7 Core DLE Elements, BEST LINKS EVER, Capturing Imagination, Convergence on Target, Learning Community
Here is a look at a creative bid from New Mexico for an Amazon HQ2. The bid addresses PSA core elements of a great learning experience such as capturing the learning imagination, creating a bi-national learning community, and understanding how the border region...