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This talks about the practices at some programs that are known for educating innovators:  "The culture of learning in programs that excel at educating for innovation emphasize what I call the three P's-play, passion and purpose. The play is discovery-based learning that leads young people to find and pursue a passion, which evolves, over time, into a deeper sense of purpose."

Nice CHE article featuring 12 tech innovators who are transforming college campuses.

Principal Kappy Cannon Fosters Technology Innovation and Teamwork

Vivek Wadhwa provides an overview of emerging educational technologies, including sensor-based technology, which "detect the interest, learning, and emotion of the student".

Phillips Corp, has been pioneering lighting designs in schools and offices to increase reading retention and attention rates. Interesting to think about emerging educatinal technologies in terms of incremental improvements to infrastructure as opposed to disruptive innovations.

I find the arguement that there is no practical need for a network connection this robust ridiculous. You would think that at this stage in the revolution the experts would be aware that the old adage 'if you build it they will come' rings quite true for tech innovation. Perhaps at present 322 terabytes per second is a overkill, but think that we are still going to be surfing the web in the same ways we currently do in 5-10 years is very shortsighted.

The NYT keeps asking the wrong question, over and over. The issue is not whether technology is a good or bad innovation, but under what circumstances it provides strong benefits for the cost.

Cool little primer on how Google Labs support continued innovation.

An article advocating K-12 experiences and school culture shift that instill students with motivation, skills, confidence

This article provides a great overview of the new technologies profiled at SXSW and makes the case that it's now cheaper than ever before to bring prototypes to market. The author notes, "The dropping costs of designing and building inventive new hardware products has prompted a wave of creativity and innovation that echoes the software boom a decade or two ago in Silicon Valley." Makes me wonder... what's next?

Shares 28 case studies of innovative tech-based education initiatives supported by EETT.

Article and video on Singapore's new 'one-stop centre' for teachers to collaborate on projects using infocomm technology. Another way to diffuse innovations?

a lamp designed with a sense of "wonder" reminiscent of playing with blocks

Students learn how to make educational web games. Globaloria is sponsoring some of the events for the Digital Learning Day (posted below) and are "opening their Globaloria game design classes to parents, friends, educators, administrators, policy makers and media. Visitors will get to experience first-hand the innovative, hands-on "game design studio" that these classes engage in daily. They will see students developing original STEM learning games, collaborating with peers and their teacher, using a digital curriculum, and receiving support through an online learning network."

a classroom- facebook. and a school where students 'work virtually' from home one day a week

This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University.

Distructive...? Disruptive, yes. Internet is still finding ways to upend business models and psycho-social norms.

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