Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Education category.
Check out our latest and coolest – (yet!) study group on Design. No longer obsessed with Left Brain stuff, we are going for the Right brain with this group. You can get there by going to OpenStudy and then clicking on the “Find More Subjects” button on the top. Type in “Design” and you [...]
You may have read the literature and seen the research that validates the power of peer learning. Or as a parent or employer you may have seen peer learning in action. And you may have benefited from it ourselves. Can peers really teach one another? Can you learn from someone who does not have the [...]
They are here! Your favorite ed-tech startup is livening up October with Certs for OCW courses and headless MOOCs. (Didn’t you ask Santa for this last year?). You told us you wanted to demonstrate your learning, your smarts and your skills to the outside world. For some, these are employers. For others, these are colleges. [...]
Such a lot of buzz about MOOC, a lot of hype but still a lot of promise that has yet to be realized. Esther Wojcicki said to me over coffee yesterday, “All this fuss about MOOCs and it is just another version of distance learning.” And we thought about that a bit as we sipped our [...]
Many of you have been with us since the beginning. Together we’ve experienced monumental growth in users, and from our end, we couldn’t be prouder of you—contributors from around the world who online-huddle over questions and problems! And, judging by the laudatory titles, badges and points you have earned, you’ve built a reputation for yourselves [...]
Grades never tell the whole story. They are one-dimensional, subjective, non-standardized and unreliable. Most teachers would agree that there are better ways to evaluate students and assess their progress. Students stress about grades and all agree that it kills collaboration and sharing. And yet we keep using them. April is the time of year [...]
Sergio Alvarez is a 9th grader in NY, failed every math class through 8th grade despite numerous teachers and paid tutors. He dreams of a future where he engineers planes, but you and I know the harsh reality: this is very unlikely. Kids like him get discouraged, bored, drop out of school, and wait tables [...]
Today is Digital Learning Day. A day to discover and understand the future of digital learning, and the reason it has come to the forefront as a pressing issue in today’s society (worldwide). Why digital learning? In a recent MOOC (Massively Online Open Classroom), Dr. Ashwin Ram went over some startling statistics on the [...]
Higher education is not known for its openness–the ivy-covered gates which adorn many campuses have a long tradition of keeping people out. However, with the advent of the internet and online learning, this is changing. With such big names as MIT (through MIT OpenCourseWare), the University of Michigan (through Open.Michigan), and a variety of others [...]
There’s no question about it: peer-to-peer learning is more efficient than lecture-style classes. Going forward, students and teachers are going to have to figure out how to organize themselves to take advantage of this, both online and off. Should groups be teacher-led, all working on the same material at the same time? Should students work [...]
