The Global Search for Education: Got Tech? – Canada
“The power of technology should be harnessed to support innovation and discovery. We envision the move to more digitally-based curriculum will allow for greater flexibility at the local level to support learning at any time, place or pace, as well as the opportunity to continuously improve and refresh programs of study and learning resources. — Jeff Johnson Honourable Jeff Johnson, Minister of Education for Alberta,...
The Global Search for Education: Got Tech? – Australia
“Teachers are reporting increased motivation by students when they are involved in digital learning, and our preliminary research shows that this increased engagement is increasing students’ learning outcomes.” — Susan Mann Two years ago, Chair of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), Barry McGaw and I discussed some of the big changes going on in Australia’s...
The Global Search for Education: Got Tech? – Singapore
“In Singapore, one of the main impacts of technology is a shift in the mindset of educators to discover how curriculum and the teaching environment can become more learner-centered through the enabling of ICT.” — Pak Tee Ng Singapore is recognized globally as a high-performing education system. As Dr. Pak Tee Ng reported to us almost a year ago, Singapore has been implementing technology in its education...
The Global Search for Education: Got Tech?- United States
“From the US Department of Education’s 2010 meta-analysis that showed that online learning was, on average, more effective than traditional face-to-face learning and that blended learning was the best of all, to the more recent RAND study of Carnegie Learning’s math program, increasing amounts of research are emerging to show its effectiveness.” — Michael Horn In the future, will students still...
The Global Search for Education: Got Tech? – Argentina
“The distribution of netbooks has at least two major aims. A social aim that is to reduce the digital divide and ensure access to technology for all young people. An educational aim that is to improve the quality of education and increase learning outcomes.” — Silvina Gvirtz Conectar Igualdad is a 1:1 educational program seeking to enhance Argentinian public schools through the distribution of netbooks to all...
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