by brholland | Feb 25, 2016 | All Topics, Design Thinking, Innovation, Project Based Learning
While project-based learning has existed for decades, design thinking has recently entered the education lexicon, even though its history can be traced back to Herbert A. Simon’s 1969 book The Sciences of the Artificial. So why the resurgence of these ideas?...
by brholland | Feb 11, 2016 | All Topics, Innovation
When asked to “innovate” classrooms and schools, look to these four studies as empirical evidence in support of significant, positive change. This post originally appeared on EdTech Researcher http://ift.tt/1PoVrbM.
by brholland | Feb 9, 2016 | All Topics, Innovation
Last week, I had the privilege to team-keynote the EdTechTeacher Innovation Summit with my colleague and friend, Shawn McCusker (@ShawnMcCusker). While I had a great time presenting with him, our process of creating this presentation provided some fantastic...
by brholland | Jan 26, 2016 | All Topics, Innovation
To innovate schools and classrooms requires more than just integrating technology and redesigning spaces. It also calls for a “significant positive change” in behavior, attitude, perception, and beliefs. >> This post originally appeared on EdTech...
by brholland | Jan 22, 2016 | All Topics, Innovation
What if educators felt the weight of the world waiting for their voice, and more importantly, their students’ voices? This conversation addresses the barriers to publishing as well as the power of a public audience to motivate students. >> This post first...