These days, it’s hard not to overhear a conversation about a new app on the market or software product development. Some creations are superfluous—do people really need another photo-sharing app? But the burgeoning world of technical tools is solving real, important problems in society, from healthcare to environmental preservation to education. Educational technology, or edtech,… Read More
Each spring the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative release a list of emerging technologies forecast to have a significant impact on higher education in the next one-to-five years. The NMC Horizon Report, now in its 14th edition, aims to “identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have an impact on learning,… Read More
We are what we spend our time doing. The average adult now spends over twenty hours online each week. Nearly a third of that time is spent on social media platforms, with Facebook taking up fifty minutes of each day. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, that’s more time than we spend reading, exercising,… Read More
The Quantified Self movement allows us to closely track data that is relevant to our everyday lives through the use of technology. Wearable devices such as watches, wristbands, head sets, and necklaces can now record where we are, what we’re doing, how much time we’ve spent doing it, what our goals are, and how long… Read More
If you’ve ever created or assigned a PowerPoint presentation at some point during your educational career, take heed: the program’s founders never intended it to be used for educational purposes. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, founder Robert Gaskins said that far more people have access to the program than the relatively small… Read More
Maybe you don’t have time to sit down and sift through the latest educational podcasts and blogs for ideas and inspiration. If the thought of trying to carve out more hours in your day leaves you feeling overwhelmed, this list is for you. Educational podcasts are a great way to get information when you’re driving… Read More