I love learning innovation so much that, along with my collaborator Eddie Maloney, we are trying to build a new interdisciplinary field. In higher ed, sometimes the best way to get some traction in ...

We often conceive of learning through the lens of cramming for an exam or teaching a dog to sit, but humans and other mammals aren't the only entities capable of adapting to their environment -- ...

We’ve seen a significant ramping up of interest in – and exposure to – the flipped/inverted classroom over the last few years, and it’s been nice to see an uptick in the amount of research being done ...

So, why is it important to provide opportunities for learners to enhance meaning of what they have learned? Back to Wlodkowski and Ginsberg’s Culturally Responsive Teaching framework, enhancing ...

A group of philanthropies and school and technology advocacy groups, with contributions from educators, compiled a four-part “working definition” of the attributes of personalized learning. They also ...

Humans and most other animals are known to be strongly driven by expected rewards or adverse consequences. The process of ...

A few weeks ago, I had a chance to conduct a workshop for EdTechTeacher on Leading Innovation in the Classroom. Before beginning to prepare for the three days, I created a survey for my participants ...

Thor Sawin has received funding for teacher development projects through the State Department Fulbright Specialist and English Language Specialist program, as well as the US Air Force and LCC ...