digital learning
Digital Learning Council Explores Next Generation Content
When it comes to digital learning, how do we balance quality with innovation? What guidelines should be used when looking at the development and use of quality digital instructional materials? Is this discussion bigger than e-books?
The End of the Book
The First Book describes the magic of learning to read but treats the book as relic and the process as a religious rite. Digital natives are growing up post-book and that's not all bad.
Digital Learning Council Meets, Creates Focus Areas
Many misconceptions still exist about what digital learning is and how it positively affects the millions of students already involved in this innovative form of education. The Digital Learning Council is working to change that.
Ditch Textbooks and Go Online
Netbooks & tablets are cheap enough and content is good enough, that it's time to ditch textbooks
Why Solve Old Problems When a New Problem is Easier?
Conventional Wisdom is working the old problem: how to get a great teacher in every classroom? The right question is: what sequence of learning experiences will help individual students succeed?
Sealing the Digital Gap
National Journal asks: In education, how should technology be used to close the digital gap rather than exacerbate it? What can policymakers do to help advance the promise of technological benefits in the classroom? EEP Signatories Tom Vander Ark and former Florida governor Jeb Bush have already offered their opinions.
Jaime Casap: Ed Evangelist, Google Apps for Education
We did a brief interview with Jaime Casap, an evangelist for Google Apps for Education, about his role in the newly formed Digital Learning Council, formed by former Governors Jeb Bush and Bob Wise.
Digital Learning: Changing the Curve
Digital learning is the first chance in history to change the learning curve and extend access to quality education.
More Textbook for the Money with an iPad
In light of our recent discussion with David Wiley of BYU, here is a further write-up of a recent venture deal with Inkling, a start-up software company that focuses on turning textbooks into interactive content.
ReHess x3
Rick Hess comments on digital learning, value-added teacher evals, and the edujobs bill.