Thursday, November 15, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
Why Every School Needs an 'Innovation Day'
I think this post makes an excellent argument in favor of less structure - instead of more in the classroom. Less structure, i.e. free innovation time, inspires creativity, problem solving and "curiosity-based" learning. Sure, there's a time and a place for structured - prepare-for-the-test learning, but why not free up 20 percent of the time for pure innovation?
Why Every School Needs an 'Innovation Day'
Why Every School Needs an 'Innovation Day'
Thursday, November 08, 2012
Graham Ryland, Maker of Modular Robotics, to Speak at (Un) Conference in Sacramento
Graham Ryland, founder and head engineer of Barobo, is just one of several innovative people to join the list of
speakers at our event on Nov. 30th. His company, located in West
Sacramento, CA is developing robots for use in the classroom -
specifically to help with STEM education.
Graham Ryland is passionate about creating robots that inspire young people to pursue a career in engineering and science. He focused on modular robotics for his graduate work at the University of California, Davis, and later co-founded Barobo, Inc., an educational robotics startup along with his faculty advisor Harry Cheng. Graham is currently the president of Barobo Inc., creating robots for transformative K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Additionally, Graham is the Principle Investigator for a National Science Foundation SBIR Phase II grant supporting Barobo in its goal of making research grade robotics accessible to middle school and high school classrooms.
To attend, sponsor, exhibit or speak at our event, please sign up at: The Education Super Collider (Un) Conference.
Graham Ryland is passionate about creating robots that inspire young people to pursue a career in engineering and science. He focused on modular robotics for his graduate work at the University of California, Davis, and later co-founded Barobo, Inc., an educational robotics startup along with his faculty advisor Harry Cheng. Graham is currently the president of Barobo Inc., creating robots for transformative K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Additionally, Graham is the Principle Investigator for a National Science Foundation SBIR Phase II grant supporting Barobo in its goal of making research grade robotics accessible to middle school and high school classrooms.
To attend, sponsor, exhibit or speak at our event, please sign up at: The Education Super Collider (Un) Conference.
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Most ed-tech startups suck! Here’s where they’re going wrong.
Most ed-tech startups suck! Here’s where they’re going wrong.
This is one of many reasons why we're hosting this event -- so we can get developers talking to teachers. It could lead to better product development.
This is one of many reasons why we're hosting this event -- so we can get developers talking to teachers. It could lead to better product development.
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