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Posts Tagged ‘Education Technology’

How Mobile Phones Are Changing Healthcare In Africa

A slew of mobile initiatives are revolutionizing the way that healthcare is delivered in Africa and other developing communities. While much has been made of the “mobile revolution” in North America, phones are even more important in developing communities where they are sometimes the only way for people to share (read more…)

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Why a STEM Education is Important For the Future (INFOGRAPHIC)

On Sept. 1, 2011 we posted an article about the Best Paying Jobs of the Future.  And the overall consensus is that in the next seven years, more than a million jobs will open up that require specialized technology skills, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. There’s only (read more…)

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A Closer Look at How Students Use Technology [INFOGRAPHIC]

It’s clear that today’s students rely heavily on electronic devices even when they’re not incorporated in the classroom. In one survey of college students, 38% said they couldn’t even go 10 minutes without switching on some sort of electronic device. But how students are using their devices, how technology is (read more…)

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What Happens When Children Use Technology?

How much screen time is appropriate for children? Should young kids be exposed to tech for any extended periods of time? The developmental debate has raged for decades, only to be reignited by the latest waves of iPads and social media. Dr. Larry Rosen’s experience as a research psychologist and (read more…)

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Signup to Take Stanford’s Artificial Intelligence Course For FREE

If you’re looking for something a bit more advanced, Stanford will offer its artificial intelligence class online for FREE this fall. It will run from Sept 26 – Dec 16. Online enrollment ends Sept 10. The course will be taught by Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig. The course will include (read more…)

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Do Police Have the Right to Search Your Smartphone? [VIDEO]

Let’s say you’re driving along and texting even though you know you shouldn’t be. Now, let’s say you get pulled over, and for some reason the cop asks to see your cell phone to see what was so important. Do you have to hand it over? If your phone has (read more…)

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Introducing a Tuition-Free Online University [VIDEO]

Online universities have earned a reputation among traditional higher education institutions as businesses that offer low-quality degrees in exchange for hefty debt. But online University of the People challenges the stereotype. The University is completely tuition free. Its mission is not to turn a profit, but rather to create a (read more…)

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Featured Entrepreneur: Jennifer Medbery, Founder of Drop the Chalk

Jennifer Schnidman Medbery knew that teaching math at a New Orleans charter school would be tough, even though the school, Sci Academy, had attracted a “dream team” staff. What surprised her was that the most challenging aspect of the job wasn’t connecting with the kids, so much as it was (read more…)

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Gates Foundation Distributes $10M to Build Tech Tools to Boost College Graduation

By: Audrey Watters (ReadWriteWeb) Last fall, the Gates Foundation, along with the ed-tech non-profit EDUCAUSE announced its Next Generation Learning Challenges initiative, a multi-year, multi-million dollar project to help support programs that boost college readiness and college completion. Today, the Next Generation Learning Challenges has named the 29 projects that (read more…)

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