The History (and Future) of Digital Education – Jim and Steve (Part 1)

Dr. Jim Cooper and Dr. Steven Furino discuss the history and future of digital education in this week's podcast, the first installment of this four part discussion.
Siobhan Paul
Siobhan Paul
Director, Global Marketing

The Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo (UW) has the largest concentration of mathematical and computer science talent in the world and has been offering online mathematics courses since 2003. Over 21,000 UW students per year enroll in online for-credit math courses and the number of unique users visiting UW’s open educational resources …

KATHERINE JOHNSON A.K.A. “COMPUTER”

Celebrating International Day for Women and Girls in Science with a daily spotlight on #WomenInSTEM
Siobhan Paul
Siobhan Paul
Director, Global Marketing

This year celebrates the 4th annual event which began with the goal of shaping young minds to see past gender and to provide an opportunity for all. At DigitalEd, today kicks off a week-long celebration as we spotlight some of the amazing women who have made significant contributions, to not only the world of science, …

TU YOUYOU A.K.A. “A WOMAN OF TWO WORLDS”

Another day of our #WomenInSTEM week is here!
Siobhan Paul
Siobhan Paul
Director, Global Marketing

“Every scientist dreams of doing something that can help the world.” –Tu YouYou Tu Youyou was fortunate to grow up in a household that valued education and made it a high priority for all their children. This educational background throughout primary and secondary school allowed Tu to follow her interest in pharmacology. Driven by curiosity …

GRACE HOPPER A.K.A. “AMAZING GRACE”

Celebrating International Day for Women and Girls in Science with a daily spotlight on #WomenInSTEM
Siobhan Paul
Siobhan Paul
Director, Global Marketing

Day #3 of our #WomenInSTEM is here, and today spotlights another famous woman who has made significant contributions to her field in STEM. A woman close to our own hearts at DigitalEd, Grace Hopper was a pioneer in computer programming and software development. “A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are …

MARY ANNING A.K.A. “COLLECTING FORCE OF PALEONTOLOGY”

Celebrating International Day for Women and Girls in Science with a daily spotlight on #WomenInSTEM
Siobhan Paul
Siobhan Paul
Director, Global Marketing

If you haven’t had a chance to read our Day #1 feature, Katherine G. Johnson, check it out. “Mary Anning [is] probably the most important unsung (or inadequately sung) collecting force in the history of paleontology.” – Stephen Jay Gould Born into a home with little money, on the coast now known as “Jurassic Coast” in …

ELIZABETH BLACKWELL A.K.A. “MEDICAL PIONEER”

It's the 5th and final day of our #WomenInSTEM week, and some might say we've saved the best for last!
Siobhan Paul
Siobhan Paul
Director, Global Marketing

Women were not always widely accepted in the medical field, leaving licensed physicians in America as a male-only arena. That is of course until our feature today made the decision to pursue an M.D. degree. “It is not easy to be a pioneer – but oh, it is fascinating!” – Elizabeth Blackwell Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell …

One Size Doesn’t Fit All – Adaptive Testing

Adaptive Testing
Siobhan Paul
Siobhan Paul
Director, Global Marketing

Educators have always known that different students in their classes have different needs. One of their biggest challenges is how to meet the individual needs of each student while facing the inevitable constraints of time, money, and resources. If a student fails to learn one idea properly, it will have a large impact on their …

DIGITALED AND THE GATES’ ARE ON THE SAME PAGE

2019's Annual Letter from the Gates' was released, and at DigitalEd we can't help but agree.
Siobhan Paul
Siobhan Paul
Director, Global Marketing

Recently the Gates’ 2019 Annual letter was released – covering topics related to their philanthropic efforts as well as day-to-day living improvements. For us at DigitalEd, the “surprise” that we enjoyed reading the most was #8 “Textbooks are becoming obsolete”. Now contrary to the title, the conversation isn’t focused on the cons of a published …

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