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2009 in review: Results from the annual prediction game

1/2/2010

[Photo by darkmatter] Keeping with Education Futures’ annual tradition, I released five predictions for global education in 2009 early last year. How did I do? Much better than my predictions for 2008! Let’s look: No Child Left Behind won’t get left behind. Contrary to all the data that shows that NCLB is a miserable failure, [...]


TEDIndia fellowship deadline approaches

6/12/2009

The organizers of TEDIndia asked that I share this reminder that the application deadline for TEDIndia fellowships is June 15, 2009. What makes TEDIndia extra-special is, that the TED Fellows program will include a group of 100 innovators from India and South Asia who have shown unusual accomplishment and exceptional courage. These young world-changers will [...]


India’s $10 laptop to be unveiled soon

2/2/2009

Feb 4 2009 Update: Found at Technology Review: “It turns out that India’s ‘$20 laptop’ — a gadget meant to cheaply deliver online educational content to students at more than 18,000 Indian colleges — may actually be more of a handheld web access device than a laptop computer.” And, it doesn’t look like a laptop [...]


Five predictions for 2009 …and more!

1/12/2009

Continuing a tradition that started last year, I am listing my predictions for the big stories that will impact the education world in 2009.  My predictions from last year were hit-and-miss, but I did well overall.  How will I fare this year? No Child Left Behind won’t get left behind.  Contrary to all the data [...]


2008 in review: What happened to this year’s predictions?

12/21/2008

[Photo by darkmatter] At the beginning of this year, I released five predictions for global education in 2008. How did I do? It’s a mixed bag, ranging from being completely off to spot on… with some surprises, too! Prediction #1: Largely driven by the moderate success of OLPC, Linux will emerge as the platform of [...]


Japan’s new education model: India

1/8/2008

Martin Fackler writes for the IHT that parents in the “fad-obsessed nation” of Japan increasingly are sending their kids to Indian schools: While China has stirred more concern as a political and economic challenger, India has emerged as the country to beat in a more benign rivalry over education. In part, this reflects the image [...]


Five predictions for 2008 and more

1/7/2008

Education Futures is back from winter break! Regular postings will now resume. Photo by darkmatter Looking forward to the rest of this year, here are my predictions of the big stories in the global education world for 2008: Largely driven by the moderate success of OLPC, Linux will emerge as the platform of choice for [...]


Linux made compulsory in India

9/17/2007

For a moment, consider the scale of education in India. Then, read this article: The Director of Public Instruction (DPI) has issued orders making free software compulsory. It says Linux Operating System should be used for IT education in eighth, ninth and tenth standards. This is huge for a huge country making a huge investment [...]


Laureate’s push into Asia

9/4/2007

Lloyd Armstrong at Changing Higher Education posted comments on Laureate Education CEO Doug Becker‘s move to China… to create something new, backed by financiers that include Paul Allen, George Soros, and the endowment of Harvard University: I have long believed that real innovation in higher education will not come in the US, but from some [...]


Games in the Classroom (part three)

7/30/2007

Twenty years ago, playing games over a distance might have meant that you played turn-taking games like chess over email, and you were cutting edge. I remember people playing chess through snail mail! You would make your move and wait for a reply. What is happening now is taking place in real-time in virtual environments [...]


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Games in the Classroom Part 4

Games as Expert Systems It seems like common sense to assume that the best way to learn something is to work one-on-one with an expert. Unfortunately, many of these experts are busy using their expertise in important projects at the Louvre, saving lives, winning Nobel prizes, and putting out fires—and sometimes a great expert is [...]


Video Games in the Classroom (part two)

To do is to be To be is to do So Do We? It is just good teaching Games taught me that modeling environments and taking on the roles are powerful ways to teach and learn. Piaget talked about roles as assimilation. You try on the role and see what part of the character is [...]


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