EdTech News
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California’s Aspire charter network gets a blended-learning boost from Silicon Schools Fund
This article was written by Nichole Dobo A California-based charter school network has been an early but careful pioneer in blended learning, and now ... -
Brain-training apps just make you better at playing games
This article was written by Jordan Gaines Lewis I’m not old by any means, but I’ve become a little more forgetful lately. This morning I ... -
Using robots, two-way mirrors and more in blended learning
This article was written by NICHOLE DOBO This is a special preview of our weekly Blended Learning email newsletter. If you like what you ... -
Can real global learning happen online?
This article was written by Chris Berdik This fall, after getting to know each other in online video exchanges, some Ugandan high school students told ... -
Is online education good or bad? And is this really the right question?
This article was written by Eric Fredericksen For the past twenty years, I’ve heard this question asked many times about online education. It might be ... -
Deeper learning by design: what online education platforms can do
This article was written by Gavin Melles FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION: We continue our series on the rise of online and blended learning and ... -
Just how effective are language learning apps?
This article was written by Mike Groves, Diana Hopkins and Tom Reid Around 70 million people – including Bill Gates – have signed up for the language ... -
Cyber-safety or cyber-maturity? Teaching ethics in a virtual world
This article was written by Michael Salter Sexting is back in the news for all the wrong reasons. Multiple incidents of teenagers circulating explicit images ... -
Online vs face-to-face learning: why can’t we have both?
This article was written by Christopher Scanlon, La Trobe University Ever since the invention of the printed word, academics have been arguing about the ... -
Zuckerberg is ploughing billions into ‘personalised learning’ – why?
This article was written by Natalia Kucirkova and Elizabeth FitzGerald Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg believes personalised learning is the answer to many of education’s ...
