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builds prototypes and gathers data to inform ongoing and future research and development in the education space

Much of what is called virtual education is really just bad teaching done on the cheap. Most of what I have seen offered as online courses for students doesn't rise to the level of a mail-order correspondence course. There may be no lectures, but there is no deep learning to be found either. Teachers don't know their students and the pedagogical emphasis is on product over process.

Global Learning Across Borders exists to educate and inspire new generations of people to become responsible and committed global citizens in their local communities and beyond. We do this through international cultural immersion and community service programs for young adults; global studies professional development programs for educators; and by partnering with schools and universities to help design and implement experiential global curricula and service programs. We believe that international experience is a fundamental component of global education and citizenship in the 21st Century and should be available to all, regardless of financial need.

Video on using a garage laboratory to demonstrate why we have snot in our nose. Great demonstrations.

Created by Angela Cunningham for the enrichment of Social Studies instruction using technology. Great set of resources and conceptual approaches to embedding technology into instruction. 

Literacy literature digital literacy future of education curation of content.  Good writeup on Twitters role in curation