A review of the new e-book Teaching in the Connected Classroom from the National Writing Project and Digital Media and Learning Hub.
Author: Justin Reich
The MOOC Moment and Its Impact on K-12 Education
Thoughts from an online learning summit of MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, and Stanford about the role elite institutions can play in shaping expectations throughout K-12 education.
Short Videos are Better for Learning, Right? Maybe Not.
Revisiting research, old and new, on optimal lecture length, and finding that we may know less than received wisdom would suggest.
The Modern Story: Fellowship Opportunity
The Modern Story is a not-for-profit educational organization that bridges the technological and narrative divide by introducing digital skills and storytelling practices to youth and educators around the world.
Seeing the Data: HarvardX Interactive Insights
Interactive visualizations that allow viewers to explore data related to enrollment, certification, geography, and demography in HarvardX and MITx courses.
Risk and Response: A conversation with danah boyd
Video recording of a conversation about understanding the networked age through the eyes of youth, and importance of looking carefully at how we measure and respond to risks.
It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens, a Review and a Webinar
A review of of danah boyd’s recent book, the result of 10 years of research on the social lives of teens and the Internet, plus an opportunity to discuss the book with us on Friday, February 14th.
Ed-Tech Sentences: Students and Teachers as Subjects, Devices as Direct Objects
Crafting our language around education technology to highlight that teachers and students are the actors rather than the devices.
Are Freshmen Ready for College Research?
A recent report from Project Information Literacy identifies the challenges that college freshmen face as they tackle their first major research projects.
The Truthiness of MOOC Completion Rates
When Stephen Colbert tried to destroy HarvardX by promoting open online courses on his show.