Category Archives: Resources

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Here is a good video showing the advantages and disadvantages of the open web vs. a learning management system (LMS) and how the two approaches can be blended together.

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21st Century Fluencies for the Digital Age

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

The November edition of School Leadership Briefing includes a good interview with Lee Crocket, co-author of Literacy is not enough: 21st Century fluencies for the digital age. Here are two excerpts. The skill that we teach in school is really … Continue reading →

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School Leadership Briefing

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

School Leadership Briefing provides good consolidated access to high quality education policy and trends reports. This web service costs $75 per year. A free 30-day trial is available.

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Digital Learning Now

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

The following is from Digital Learning Now, a report prepared by the Digital Learning Council, an initiative launched by Jeb Bush, governor of Florida 1998 to 2007 and Bob Wise, Governor of West Virginia 2001 to 2005, to identify policies … Continue reading →

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Creating Sound Policy for Digital Learning

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

This working paper from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a conservative education policy think tank (wikipedia entry), predicts the potential disruptions that digital learning will likely have on traditional teaching models. One section identifies the missing learning resource platform to … Continue reading →

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