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In framing such alternative models, however, I find myself wrestling with the unpleasant truth that the primary barriers to altering curricular, pedagogical, and assessment practices towards any transformative vision of education are not conceptual, technical or economic, but instead psychological, political, and cultural. The largest challenges in moving beyond historic models of schooling are people's emotions and their typically unconscious beliefs, assumptions, and values. To be achieved, a transformative model must generate professional commitment, political will, and cultural enthusiasm - not an easy task.

10 of the best apps for education As iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches become included in curriculum, here are several education apps you might enjoy As iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches become more integrated in classrooms, educators and students are looking for new ways to apply them to the learning process.

Outil d'évaluations de la compagnie Smarttech. Semblable à ce qu'on pouvait faire avec les télévoteurs, sauf que c'est possible avec des appareils mobiles. 

Delivering courses in cyberclassrooms has gained broad acceptance among top college leaders, but the general public is far less convinced of online education's quality, according to new survey data released this week by the Pew Research Center, in association with The Chronicle.

YouTube Description: Some thoughts on teachers, students and the Future of Education.I don't think this is science-fiction, but if you *do* want to read the science fiction of this argument, I recommend The Diamond Age: http://goo.gl/uvbx6 Also the book I'm holding as a kid in the video is The Way Things Work. If there is a bookish child in your life, you should really get them a copy: http://goo.gl/QdreH Thanks to YouTube EDU for bringing me out: http://www.youtube.com/education And Angela for arranging the whole show: http://www.youtube.com/aresearchbug And Jessica for her amazing note artwork: http://www.youtube.com/seppyca Full credits will be listed on the blog shortly: http://blog.cgpgrey.com/

iPod touch and iPhone are perfect for learning no matter where you are. Don't let their small size fool you. These devices put thousands of apps and countless possibilities in your pocket. With so many educational apps available, students can carry an entire library of reference materials, interactive lessons, even games that make learning fun - anywhere.

Mobilversity from CollegeMobile is a powerful and configurable platform for mobile apps in higher education and university environments.

The bandages are barely off after a recent nip-tuck and the internet's biggest time sink is going under the knife again with its new YouTube EDU initiative. Imagine your favorite video site with all the fun stuff stripped off -- it's essentially that. Gone are comments and related videos, and all the non brain-enhancing stuff, leaving just what's good for the grey matter. Why? Well, in the VHS era teachers had control, but now it's a minefield. With its wealth of knowledge, YouTube is an obvious choice for educators, but with so many ways to get RickRolled, or catch-up on the latest keyboard cat, pupils' attention can be lost in seconds. The project has content provided by over 600 educational outlets such as TED and the Smithsonian, with subjects broken down into more than 300 teacher-friendly playlists. We're not sure if "national constitutions"is going to be one of them, but hit the promo video after the break to find out more.

One thing for certain is that online education is here to stay. No matter what happens to Blackboard, online course management software programs are firmly entrenched in too many institutions (traditional and for-profit alike) for online learning ever to go away.

That's over 1,300 iPads, roughly $700,000 worth of Apple's magical technology. The iPads will come preloaded with the schools' eTextbooks, "beckoning a new era of light-weight and interactive learning tools." This bold move is a first of its kind in Canada.