Category Archives: ‘edtech’ in the news

Trends: Lifelong Kindergarten

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

Here’s an interesting discussion from two leading minds in education and technology — the MIT media lab’s Nicholas Negroponte and Mitch Resnick — discussing Resnick’s concept of Lifelong Kindergarten. It actually begins at 1:19. The MIT media lab has long … Continue reading →

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Trends: Scaling Postsecondary Tech Success

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

Here’s a bit of good news on the innovation in education front: Today, Next Generation Learning Challenges announced grants to help and expand innovative technology-enabled approaches that improve U.S. college completion rates. Of 600+ applicants, 29 organizations get $10.6 million (individual grants range … Continue reading →

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$90 Million for ARPA-ED

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

Digital tutors as effective as personal tutors, courses that improve the more students use them, and educational software as compelling as the best video game — these and other mere ideas are part of the President’s FY2012 budget addressing under-investment … Continue reading →

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Trends | 100 People Making a Difference for Digital Learning Now

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

With more than 100 people from across the nation, Jeb Bush and Bob Wise convened the Digital Learning Council, a group of leaders in education, government, philanthropy, business, technology and think tanks last winter to begin defining the actions that lawmakers … Continue reading →

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Trends: AOL Series Highlights Digital Learning

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

There’s a nicely done series of articles by Dana Chivvis for AOL News Nation section online, where “joining the digital learning revolution in America” gets some great press. The series includes “Homepage High: Teachers, Computers, No Textbooks” – highlighting the … Continue reading →

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