University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching *updated November 7, 2018 During U-M’s Veterans Week, it’s a … More
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Creating Virtual Reality Journalism: A Guide for Best Practices
Frontline . . . At the Sundance Film Festival in 2012, the journalist and filmmaker Nonny de la Peña debuted … More
Doubling Down On Learners
“If we cultivate environments for learners where they are encouraged to experiment, fail, iterate, dream and do, we are signaling … More
ShapingEDU: Dreamers, Doers, and Drivers Shaping the Future of Learning in the Digital Age
10 Actions to Shape the Future of education [This is one of the most exciting, most promising initiatives I’ve … More
Big Faculty Shortages Seen in Humanities and Social Sciences – The Chronicle of Higher Education
The dire warning appears in a new book by William G. Bowen, president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and … More
Misleading Data Visualizations Can Confuse, Deceive Learners | Learning Solutions Magazine
Data visualizations can be essential tools for exploring and communicating complicated information—or they can obfuscate, distort, or misrepresent data. Misleading … More
Does Tailoring Instruction to “Learning Styles” Help Students Learn?
Ask the Cognitive Scientist By Daniel T. Willingham Question: In 2005, you wrote that there was no evidence supporting theories … More
How AR and VR Will Revolutionize the Classroom – ReadWrite
Bart Schachter With our business and personal lives moving to the digital environment, it makes sense that education — from … More
Hey, Alexa, Should We Bring Virtual Assistants to Campus? These Colleges Gave Them a Shot – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Three research universities provided students with Amazon’s Echo Dot devices in pilot programs last year. Here’s what they learned. Source: … More
Nearly half of U.S. colleges are using OpenStax textbooks this year
By Emily Tate AUGUST 2, 2018 Nearly half of U.S. colleges are using OpenStax textbooks this year. The Rice University-based … More
