Shifting from an industrial-age education model to a post-industrial learner-centered model is an essential part of preparing students for college and 21st century careers, and the process works best ...

Envisioning learning as an integrated ecosystem is essential for the future of education. Like any living organism, the ecosystem should have the ability to adapt swiftly to the most effective ...

Jhone Ebert’s high school guidance counselor didn’t mind that she was a free-and-reduced lunch kid. He told her he just wanted to make sure she was taking Algebra II and that she knew about Pell ...

Although lecturing can be an efficient way of delivering information, it's not always the best way for students to learn. Instead, use a learner-centered approach to learning. Use shorter lectures in ...

Educational Technology Magazine is the world's leading periodical publication covering the entire field of educational technology, an area pioneered by the magazine's editors in the early 1960s. Read ...

We guide students to understand the world around them and to ask questions. Our goal is to help students learn how to think critically, regardless of the content or subject area, so that they may take ...

In a famous essay about characters in fiction, the novelist Mary McCarthy wrote, “We are the hero of our own story.” I’m often reminded of this in my work, helping faculty to improve their teaching.

My first year of teaching began in the stifling basement classroom of a public elementary school in a part of Newark, N.J., where crushed crack vials and occasional shootings were as much a part of ...