by andflywrite | Jul 26, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
How do good ideas spread? Recent New Yorker article written by a health care expert and leader who contemplates why certain useful medical practices get adopted quickly, and why others with obvious benefits in saving large numbers of lives, are very slow to be...
by andflywrite | Jul 26, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
Pushback getting fiercer: rant in Slate about everything wrong with MOOC. We believe that the Social Learning Construct (SLC) is very important, and that it depends on, in part, creating dynamic inter-relations between and among students and “teachers”....
by andflywrite | Jul 24, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
“There’s not a bigger, better or more fascinating challenge right now than figuring out how people learn,” Corcoran said. “How do you build tools that really correspond to the needs of the teachers and students?” Journalist Betsy...
by andflywrite | Jul 24, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
Ed surge article: Defining a rubric to set clear expectations for educators and entrepreneurs alike Mentions this 40p pdf “Alive in the Swamp: Assessing digital innovations in education.”
by gary575 | Jul 24, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
This example seems to confirm that necessity is a real motivator for adopting new ways. Without alternate resources, SA has successfully embraced technology in the classroom – there are lessons here for US. Article is here
by andflywrite | Jul 24, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
EdSurge comprehensive GUIDE on getting up to speed on Ed Tech. Beaucoup links and resources.
