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Getting Serious About Reimagining Learning in the Digital Age
I want to have a conversation about what it’s going to take to turn schools around and why digital media -- as it’s currently being used -- isn’t yet helping. I’m going to start with a not-so-subtle secret: if we want to be innovative and if we want to make a significant impact on public schools (statistics suggest we should), we’re going to have to conduct work in schools.… more
When Robots Write
Robots are always in the news, it seems. Whether they are serving as caregivers for the elderly or helping solve the Japanese nuclear crisis, robots are becoming an increasingly important part of contemporary life. Even though we all don't yet own a personal robot assistant, there is a way in which automated processes are part of all of our lives: in the many bots that make the data structures of the Internet possible.… more
"We are Meant to Pulse"
![We are meant to pulse](../../../sites/dmlcentral/files/imagecache/blog_image/blog_images/barry.600.jpg ""We are Meant to Pulse": Emerging Memes, Trends, Forces, News in Digital Media and Learning Blog Image")
Topping the new recommended resources list from Global Kids is "Gaming to Re-engage Boys in Learning," a provocative video looking at the discrepancies in performance and achievement between boys and girls aged 3 to 13 and discussion of why school culture itself may be alienating to male students.… more