On 20th July 2018, defy earthbound gravity and lift your imagine off into the farthest reaches of space in a playful way to get kids coding. What is #moonhack? First launched in 2016 by Code Club Australia, Moonhack … Read more
It’s refreshing to see a book about coding that embeds computational thinking into the natural world of gardens and growing food. Particularly for younger children, understanding coding as a powerful thinking tool for problem-solving, paired with an emerging … Read more
Augmented reality (AR) offers a new way of seeing and interacting with the learner’s natural environment. Augmented reality describes the addition of a computer assisted contextual layer of information to the physical world, thereby creating an enhanced experience. … Read more
What makes people love science? How do individuals develop and maintain interest in STEM disciplines? Given my research focus on informal learning and the role of motivation and interest in the scope of connected learning, I am constantly … Read more
“SlideWiki is an online slideshow tool and educational platform that offers users the chance to create and collaborate on slides, assessments, and to share content as structured open educational resources using Creative Commons license” – slidewiki.org SlideWiki is … Read more
The Innovating Pedagogy 2017 Report included Open Textbooks as one of its innovative trends that has the potential to provoke major shifts in educational practice. This post discusses educational benefits to using open textbooks, as well as educational … Read more
The 2017 Innovating Pedagogy Report from The Open University (OU) has identified Learners Making Science as one of ten “innovations that are already in currency but have not yet had a profound influence on education.” The report identifies … Read more
The Innovating Pedagogy 2017 Report included Big-data inquiry as one of its innovative trends that has the potential to provoke major shifts in educational practice. The 2017 Innovating Pedagogy Report stated that Big-data inquiry has a potential impact … Read more
About Alan Singer Alan Singer is a professor of Teaching, Learning and Technology and the director of social studies education programs. Dr. Singer is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and is editor of Social … Read more
Advances in application programming interface (API) for speech recognition are impacting our everyday lives from smartphones to the Internet of Things (IoT). According to Katy Levinson on Quora.com, “…an API forces structured data-based … exchanges between what the … Read more