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New Designs for School

Understanding The Human Element of Blended Learning

Without the human element, the disruptive innovation of blended learning, specifically in the urban setting, does not survive as anything more than theory.
Professional Learning

Are You a Next G’Engineer?

We’re looking for a few good change agents. The mission: transforming higher education to make it as effective, relevant, accessible, and affordable as our 21st-century society is requiring it to be.
Technology Tools

The Potential of Games and Simulations in Higher Education

Digital games have potential as a higher education learning environment. NGLC project simSchool seeks to realize that potential by providing a “flight simulator for teachers.
New Designs for School

Nex-Gen Models Attack Problems, Leverage Opportunities

It’s great if you think you have a good sense of how a next-generation school would work, but good luck trying to get funding.
Technology Tools

Lessons from a Year of EdTech Innovation

The team behind Gooru, a free search for learning, share lessons learned after their NGLC implementation.
New Designs for School

Next-Gen Learning Models Blend Tech & Experiences

Thousands of schools are incorporating deeper learning strategies ​and innovative examples of new schools blending personalized learning technologies with hands-on and experiential learning.
Enabling Change

Taking Do the Math to High Schools

Leaders of the “Do the Math” project worked with Education Trust to redesign developmental math programs at three community colleges.
New Designs for School

Next-Gen Models Break New Ground, Promote System Redesign

Many NGLC schools illustrate innovative staffing strategies that extend the reach of great teachers, pilot new platforms, and model new resource allocation patterns.​
Technology Tools

Advancing the Next Generation of Learning: ELI 2013

NGLC staff and grantees walked away from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting in Denver this week filled to the brim with new understanding about the work of next generation learning.
Technology Tools

Continued Conversations…Data is a Tool, Action is the Key

For the Iowa Community Colleges Online Consortium it’s critical to have data on how online students are doing … but not as important as using that data to improve outcomes. ​​