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When Teaching Large Classes, Professors Shouldn’t Try To Put On a Show
Large classes pose tough challenges for instructors and colleges. After all, how do you craft a meaningful experience for 250 people (or more)? Rach…
8 years, 7 months ago
Pick Your Battles: Edtech Leaders Share Strategies for Engaging in Political Discourse
Silicon Valley tech giants have made their stance clear on a number of political and social issues this year. Recently, Microsoft president Brad Smit…
8 years, 7 months ago
Once Reviled in Education, Wikipedia Now Embraced By Many Professors
A decade ago professors complained of a growing “epidemic” in education: Wikipedia. Students were citing it in papers, while educators largely laughe…
8 years, 7 months ago
Facebook and Fake News: Esther Wojcicki On Teaching Digital Journalism in High School
At times 2017 has seemed like a new era for reporting, where newsrooms have had to question and reevaluate their purpose for existing. For the mainst…
8 years, 7 months ago
In PreparedU, A College President Argues for Mixing Liberal Arts And Workplace Readiness
The generation of students attending college today just aren’t that impressed by traditional markers of authority—and they’re not coming to campus to…
8 years, 8 months ago
What Will It Take to Push the K-12 Maker Movement to Be More Inclusive?
It’s not solely about having a “makerspace” anymore. These days, schools are trying to figure out how to bring making into every facet of the school …
8 years, 8 months ago
MIT's Mitch Resnick on What 'Toy Story' Gets Wrong About the Future of Play
If you’ve ever seen the Toy Story movies, you may remember the neighbor kid, Sid. His room is presented in horror-movie fashion, with dim lighting an…
8 years, 8 months ago
Podcast Extra: Personalized Learning’s Unknowns: Silicon Schools’ Five-Year Journey
Five years ago, a former high school principal named Brian Greenberg joined forces with an heir to the retail giant Gap, John Fisher, to start a fund…
8 years, 8 months ago
Questioning the Core Assumptions of Personalized Learning with Math Blogger Dan Meyer
A few weeks ago, while perusing Twitter for news stories, a few folks on the EdSurge team came across a Tweet by math blogger, TED talker, and former…
8 years, 8 months ago
Do the Technophobes and Technophiles Both Need a ‘New Education’?
Sometimes it's hard to imagine change—especially when it comes to a 150-year-old system, such as higher education in the United States. But much of t…
8 years, 8 months ago