LIVE SEP 10 11:00 AM PST/2:00 PM EST How can digital badges connect our interests & passions both inside and outside formal education, and make lifelong learning pathways more visible? About The Speaker(s) Craig Watkins studies young people’s social Read More …
By HOWARD RHEINGOLD September 9, 2013 – 7:55am Reposted from the Digital Media and Learning blog Far more important to me than all the venture-capitalized consortia of elite university MOOCs (Massively Open Online Courses) and the hundreds of thousands of students flocking Read More …
Hosted by the American Youth Policy Forum 07/22/2013 01:00 PM – 02:30 PM ET State and district education leaders are thinking about how they can more closely link what is happening in the school day with unique learning experiences Read More …
We the Geeks: Building a 21st Century Resume Originally posted by Thomas Kalil on http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/06/19/we-geeks-building-21st-century-resume Watch “We the Geeks” on a 21st Century Resume live on Thursday, June 20th, at 2:00 p.m. EDT atWH.gov/WeTheGeeks. Join the conversation and ask your questions with Read More …
The Providence After School Alliance (PASA), in partnership with the Providence Public Schools, is looking for non-profit organizations and business and industry partners to apply to provide “expanded learning opportunities” of ten or more weeks which provide youth with Read More …
President Bill Clinton last week announced a Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action to massively expand access to a new method of academic and technical skills assessment known as Open Badges – online representations of earned knowledge and skills – Read More …
The day was finally here… and no this finally isn’t one of excitement. We had our annual Community Debate at Brown University this past saturday. It was great truly. We had 3 rounds with CRAZY topics. The first Read More …
Video Spotlight: Rhode Island Urban Debate League! All week, high school students around the city are showing off what they’ve accomplished and learned during their ten-week ELO experience. To see the kind of opportunities available to young people in Providence, Read More …
The Hub’s ELO digital badges have been getting a lot of attention lately, but we keep saying that badges aren’t why Providence high schoolers are flocking to ELOs! They’re just the icing on the cake of a high quality system. Read More …
Now that the Hub’s ELOs are in full swing, students have begun talking about why the experience is meaningful to them! Hear what Bryan has to say about his credit-bearing photography ELO at AS220 below, or check out some student Read More …
