Digital Learning is transforming education. To learn more and see some examples, explore the links below.
Vicki Davis (Camilla, Georgia) http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html
Vicki was mentioned in Thomas Friedman’s 3rd edition of The World is Flat. Edutopia has this to say: “Innovative teacher Vicki Davis leverages wikis, blogs, digital storytelling, podcasts, virtual worlds, and other digital tools to connect students in rural Georgia to the world.”
Rick Ogston (former Georgia resident), Founder, Carpe Diem High School
Salman Khan: TED talk on “Let’s use video to reinvent education“
Daphne Koller: What we’re learning from online education
Higher Education’s Online Revolution by John Chubb and Terry Moe. The substitution of technology (which is cheap) for labor (which is expensive) can vastly increase access to an elite-caliber education. (Wall Street Journal, May 31, 2012)
Digital Learning Council
Chaired by Jeb Bush, former Republican Governor of Florida 1999 – 2007, and Bob Wise, former Democratic Governor of West Virginia 2001 – 2005.
www.YouTube.com/education - YouTube is gathering some of the best educational resources in one place.
Michael B. Horn, co-founder and Executive Director, Education for the Innosight Institute and co-author of “Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns”.
The video below is Michael Horn speaking at the 2011 Georgia Legislative Policy Briefing:
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