Hands On: the Natural History Museum's Revamped 'Explorer' App
The app is designed to locate points of interest, but also introduces patrons to exhibits they might not otherwise find.Permalink
View ArticleThe Internet Affects What (and How) We Read
Two recent studies suggest that what, when, and where we read may also shape how we read.Permalink
View ArticleTackling Slavery in the Classroom With a Graphic Novel and an App
To tell the story of Abina Mansah, Trevor Getz traverses the boundaries of format, genre, and audience.Permalink
View ArticleThis Mapping Tool Is Helping Disabled City Dwellers Get Around
After MS left him unable to walk, Jason DaSilva developed AXS Map to help those like him navigate urban environments.Permalink
View ArticleCan WriteLab Make You a Better Writer?
Providing writing feedback remains a stubbornly analog and laborious process. WriteLab hopes to change that.Permalink
View ArticleFree Textbooks From Rice OpenStax: Too Good to Be True?
While I don't suspect that OpenStax will drive down the costs of all textbooks, it's an exciting alternative.Permalink
View ArticleInside Grace Hopper Academy
Grace Hopper Academy seeks to jumpstart women's participation in CS with a coding boot camp in New York City.Permalink
View ArticleMy Favorite Back-to-School Tools for Your Tiny Egghead
This week, I will share some new tech that parents can use to cultivate their children's learning.Permalink
View ArticleWhat Higher Ed Can Learn From Start-Ups
Universities would do well to embrace some of the methods and structures emerging at edtech start-ups.Permalink
View ArticleThe Promise of FullStack's Pricey But Intriguing Online Coding Program
Fullstack Academy's Remote Immersive program is more expensive, but also more intimate, than a typical online class.Permalink
View ArticleWhy Data Is So Important to Educating Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa
Camfed wields numbers to evaluate educational hurdles, pull in partners, and maximize its success.Permalink
View ArticleHow to Educate Yourself Before Election Day
These resources can help dissect local elections and figure out which national candidate aligns with your views.Permalink
View ArticleHow Do You Get Middle School Girls Hooked on STEM? Ask TechGirlz
Philadelphia-based non-profit TechGirlz takes on the challenge of getting young girls to stick with STEM education.Permalink
View ArticleYou Don't Have to Be in D.C. to Enjoy the Library of Congress
A new partnership isn't just a boon to map lovers, but the beginning of a conceptual shift at the US library.Permalink
View ArticleHow Broken Is College, and Can We Fix it?
Addressing the challenges facing colleges is about safeguarding the social mobility and economic vitality they enable.Permalink
View ArticleDigital Humanities: The Most Exciting Field You've Never Heard Of
Its presence at the Modern Language Association convention showed just how prevalent the field is becoming.Permalink
View ArticleDigital Research Is Vital to a 21st Century University, Society
Knowledge production benefits everyone and is more necessary—and endangered—than ever.Permalink
View ArticleThe Met Makes Public-Domain Artifacts Free to Use
The move is significant for artists, art lovers, and entrepreneurs.Permalink
View Article2 Years to Get a Humanities Essay Published? Not Anymore
Online journal Hybrid Pedagogy boasts stratospheric acceptance rates, a collaborative open-peer-review process, and readership unfathomable at a traditional journal.Permalink
View ArticleNY's Tuition-Free College: Early Days But Much to Celebrate
The plan has its limitations, but it represents a milestone in the push for universal higher education, which we should welcome whether we're students, alumni, or autodidacts.Permalink
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