Digg DiggStandards-based reform began in the 1990s and was accelerated and broadened by NCLB in the naughts. The ideal of high standards, more measurement and strong accountability didn’t work as well as hoped—in many states we ended up with low expectations, cheap tests, and weak accountability. Done right, standards-based reform is still a good frame, [...]
28 May 2011
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America’s economic health depends on additional college-trained workers. Some universities are showing how to graduate more students at lower cost.
2 May 2011
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Washington’s statewide public college system is supporting its ballooning online and blended education programs with lecture capture. The adoption hasn’t been painless, but it’s helped to further the college system’s goals for growth and to support innovation in teaching and learning.
30 April 2011
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FDA health app regulation won’t cost $30M In recent months it’s become clear that the media is increasingly turning its attention to mobile health. The attention, of course, is welcomed by most everyone working in mHealth today, but sometimes it’s painful to read the hyperbole, exaggerations, and misconceptions that are perhaps inevitable with the increase [...]
26 April 2011
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Leaders and institutions that succeed going forward will not do so through 20th-century systems of coercion and motivation, but through new systems that place values at the center of an organization’s operations, leadership and culture. Take a moment to look around an office, or better said, the physical and virtual spaces that constitute an organization. [...]
25 April 2011
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Though activity in the online learning sector is increasing and schools continually adopt the technology, outcomes and quality are wildly uneven, writes Horn.
15 April 2011
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With the announcement of the iPad 2 from Apple, it is expected that the next generation of computing is here. Tablet computing has become so popular that many people carry Kindles, iPads as well as the other tablets with them whilst on the go. I recently purchased an iPad and have used it in a [...]
5 April 2011
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There are various ways of protecting people from the hazards caused by electricity, including insulation, guarding live parts, grounding, electrical protective devices, and safe work practices.
31 March 2011
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The buzz about the iPad has been a little overwhelming. Apple’s marketing campaigns have been busy all year and millions of iPads have been sold ever since. But are they the perfect fit for online learning? Read on…
28 March 2011
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The Dynabook represented the earliest idea of mobile learning. The geneses of a personal computing device began with an educational vision. Today, with the Apple iPad, that vision is edging towards reality. Across the U.S., the iPad is highly regarded as the device that will truly elevate classroom education into a new era, and particularly, [...]
21 March 2011
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