By Aaron Chatterji and Benjamin Jones. Despite much fanfare, new technologies have yet to fundamentally advance student outcomes in K–12 schools or other educational settings. We believe that the system that supports the development and dissemination of educational technology tools is falling short. More...
By . In early March, Brookings hosted dozens of economists to discuss new papers submitted to the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA), the academic journal published by Brookings Economic Studies that has been informing public policy since 1970. More...
By . Nearly every aspect of the world is being transformed by digital tools. Over Thanksgiving weekend in 2015, more people shopped online than braved the aisles of brick and mortar stores fighting for highly discounted items. Globally, there are 2.6 billion active smartphone subscriptions. More...
By Anastasia Salter. I’ve been fortunate to have opportunities to virtually give several classroom talks using Skype or Google Hangout. I love these types of conversations because they give me a chance to engage with students in other disciplines and institutions, but I’ve been hesitant to invite people to my own classroom. Read more...
By George Williams. This week, the people who brought you the Open Access Button have released the beta version of their new “Open Data Button,” a browser add-on with a simple but powerful purpose. Read more...
By Natalie Houston. An uncomfortable truth about the modern workplace is that many people are buried under a seemingly-endless flow of email. Reading it, responding to it, and managing it can take a lot of time unless you have a good system in place. Read more...
By Natalie Houston. Over the last two decades, the field of personal and professional coaching has grown and diversified. Today, the International Coaching Federation website offers a directory of coaches specializing in everything from ADD to leadership to spiritual development. Read more...By Maha Bali. Last week, Amy Cavendar wrote about using Google Forms for polling. I agree with the general direction of moving away from “clickers” that need dedicated hardware and instead using software that allows students to use their own mobile devices (phones, tablets, laptops) to respond. Read more...By Jason B. Jones. I don’t think this is a controversial view or anything, but I’m fond of annotation. I’v written before that I think it’s a fundamental activity in both networked culture and higher education, and we’ve certainly written about annotation quite a bit here at ProfHacker. Read more...By Jason B. Jones. The app economy, we’re told, is “bigger than Hollywood.” Apple likes to boast of how many jobs its app store has created, and even the president exhorts the young folks to program their phones, not just play with them. Read more.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
