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A national center founded by (U.S.) Congress in 2011; funded by Dept of Ed, some start-up money, and foundation support.  The center looks at the possibilities that educational technology offers.  Much of the outreach work is done using Ideascale (see Grand Challenges and League tabs). See tag digital_promise for more. 

From the White House Briefing Room (website).  Release is not dated, but the URL is dated Sept 15 2011.  This release announces the details of Digital Promise, a national center. For additional information, follow tag digital_promise.

By Douglas Thomas and John Seeling Brown, Lexington, KY: CreateSpace. 2011. (Worldcat) Authors state a case for a new culture of learning that embraces technology.

A special feature in the Technology section of The Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb 26 2012. The 12 Innovators run the gamut and include an advocate for mobile learning, edu-Punk and digital storytelling (ds) 106 guru, ideas about open learning from Carnegie Mellon, and the director of Hathi Trust's digital library. None of these profiles is in-depth, but each might launch a more in-depth look at the individual or his/her project.

Related: Hacking the Academy. One of the innovators mentioned in this article, Dan Cohen, is at George Mason University, the institution behind Hacking the Academy.

From About page, "EdTechTalk is a community of educators interested in discussing and learning about the uses of educational technology. We webcast several live shows each week." Webcast categories include 21st Century Learning, EdTech Weekly, EdTechTalk, and many others.

Links on this page for the Proceedings, abstracts, and conference guide.