December 28, 2014 - January 4, 2015
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NPR's article on socio-emotional learning offers a reminder that the interpersonal work of teaching and learning is the key to better classrooms and a better future. This is the heart of what we do, but it's also the hardest part of what we do, the part that technology can't replace.
Also, news of the death of MOOCs is premature. (News of the death of college was foolish.) Take a look at "Imperatives for Research In Online Education" for how the field of online educational research is evolving.
Many good headlines this week. Thanks as always for your article recommendations, feedback, and newsletter suggestions!
FEATURED ARTICLES
Deresiewicz Returns: The Evolution of the Artist-Now-Entrepreneur
Atlantic, 12/28/14
"What we see in the new paradigm--in both the artist's external relationships and
her internal creative capacity--is what we see throughout the culture: the
displacement of depth by breadth. Is that a good thing or a bad things? No doubt
some of both, in a ratio that's yet to be revealed. What seems more clear is that the
new paradigm is going to reshape the way that artists are trained."
Ed-Tech Experts Re-Examine What Works
Hack Education, 12/29/14
"My rules have crumbled, as has my interest -- or hell, even belief -- in ed-tech
startups. Despite the mythology of 'disruptive innovation,' the most innovative
initiatives in education technology aren't coming from startups. They aren't
incubated in Silicon Valley. They don't emerge from the tech industry. In fact,
many of the ed-tech startup ideas that are developed there are at best laughable,
at worst horrifying."
CHARACTER
Is Socio-Emotional Learning The Key To Better Education?
NPR, 12/31/14
COGNITIVE SCIENCE
Recognizing And Supporting Strong Auditory Processors
Education.com, 9/16/13
CURRICULUM
On Using Coding To Teach Creativity
EdSurge, 12/26/14
DIVERSITY/INCLUSION
The Changing Racial Demographics Of Marriage
Brookings Institute, 12/18/14
HUMANITIES
An Argument For Teaching More Fairy Tales
New Statesman, 12/22/14
In Defense of Homer
New York Times, 12/28/14
Famous Writers Play Taboo [Humor]
New Yorker, 1/1/15
How Will Languages Evolve In The Coming Century?
Wall Street Journal, 1/2/15
INTERNATIONAL
China's Most Extreme Test Prep School
New York Times, 12/31/14
Korean Test Prep Culture Produces Millionaire Teachers
Washington Post, 12/30/14
PEDAGOGY
50 Ways To Check For Understanding
Edutopia, 7/30/14
READING/WRITING
NPR Hosts A Write-In Grammar Hall Of Shame
NPR, 12/30/14
STEM
Refuting the NYT Article Claiming 'Americans Stink At Math'
Brookings, 8/7/14
7 Apps For Teaching Kids To Code
Edutopia, 10/10/13
TECH
The State Of MOOCs: 2014
EdSurge, 12/26/14
Research Imperatives For MOOCs And Online Education
Science, 1/2/15
Before Google: Remembering the Reference Librarian
NPR, 12/28/14
VISUAL DESIGN
9 Imaginative Maps From 2014
Fast Company, 12/24/14
The Best Design Books of 2014
Fast Company, 12/31/14
OTHER
NPR Gathers 15 Predictions for Education in 2015
NPR, 1/3/15
The Evolution Of A Blogging Educator
e-Literate, 12/22/14
Instead Of Yearlong Resolutions, Try 90 Day Resolutions
Fast Company, 12/30/14
The Tyranny of Copyright Extensions
Center for the Study of Public Domain, 1/1/15
NPR's article on socio-emotional learning offers a reminder that the interpersonal work of teaching and learning is the key to better classrooms and a better future. This is the heart of what we do, but it's also the hardest part of what we do, the part that technology can't replace.
Also, news of the death of MOOCs is premature. (News of the death of college was foolish.) Take a look at "Imperatives for Research In Online Education" for how the field of online educational research is evolving.
Many good headlines this week. Thanks as always for your article recommendations, feedback, and newsletter suggestions!
FEATURED ARTICLES
Deresiewicz Returns: The Evolution of the Artist-Now-Entrepreneur
Atlantic, 12/28/14
"What we see in the new paradigm--in both the artist's external relationships and
her internal creative capacity--is what we see throughout the culture: the
displacement of depth by breadth. Is that a good thing or a bad things? No doubt
some of both, in a ratio that's yet to be revealed. What seems more clear is that the
new paradigm is going to reshape the way that artists are trained."
Ed-Tech Experts Re-Examine What Works
Hack Education, 12/29/14
"My rules have crumbled, as has my interest -- or hell, even belief -- in ed-tech
startups. Despite the mythology of 'disruptive innovation,' the most innovative
initiatives in education technology aren't coming from startups. They aren't
incubated in Silicon Valley. They don't emerge from the tech industry. In fact,
many of the ed-tech startup ideas that are developed there are at best laughable,
at worst horrifying."
CHARACTER
Is Socio-Emotional Learning The Key To Better Education?
NPR, 12/31/14
COGNITIVE SCIENCE
Recognizing And Supporting Strong Auditory Processors
Education.com, 9/16/13
CURRICULUM
On Using Coding To Teach Creativity
EdSurge, 12/26/14
DIVERSITY/INCLUSION
The Changing Racial Demographics Of Marriage
Brookings Institute, 12/18/14
HUMANITIES
An Argument For Teaching More Fairy Tales
New Statesman, 12/22/14
In Defense of Homer
New York Times, 12/28/14
Famous Writers Play Taboo [Humor]
New Yorker, 1/1/15
How Will Languages Evolve In The Coming Century?
Wall Street Journal, 1/2/15
INTERNATIONAL
China's Most Extreme Test Prep School
New York Times, 12/31/14
Korean Test Prep Culture Produces Millionaire Teachers
Washington Post, 12/30/14
PEDAGOGY
50 Ways To Check For Understanding
Edutopia, 7/30/14
READING/WRITING
NPR Hosts A Write-In Grammar Hall Of Shame
NPR, 12/30/14
STEM
Refuting the NYT Article Claiming 'Americans Stink At Math'
Brookings, 8/7/14
7 Apps For Teaching Kids To Code
Edutopia, 10/10/13
TECH
The State Of MOOCs: 2014
EdSurge, 12/26/14
Research Imperatives For MOOCs And Online Education
Science, 1/2/15
Before Google: Remembering the Reference Librarian
NPR, 12/28/14
VISUAL DESIGN
9 Imaginative Maps From 2014
Fast Company, 12/24/14
The Best Design Books of 2014
Fast Company, 12/31/14
OTHER
NPR Gathers 15 Predictions for Education in 2015
NPR, 1/3/15
The Evolution Of A Blogging Educator
e-Literate, 12/22/14
Instead Of Yearlong Resolutions, Try 90 Day Resolutions
Fast Company, 12/30/14
The Tyranny of Copyright Extensions
Center for the Study of Public Domain, 1/1/15