A Silver Lining in Pandemic Disruption to Learning in Schools
Esther Wojcicki shares her expertise and personal insights into the disruption of schools during the pandemic. The discussion will focus on the commonality of learning principles at all age levels and how we can best employ them.
A Pop-up Training Model for Critical Needs
Van Ton-Quinlivan looks at how health care is a prime example of one of the wicked problems faced in education. Even after a training need is identified, it takes time to achieve agreement across stakeholders to identify the curriculum requirements and find resources to satisfy them.
A Silver Lining in Pandemic Disruption to Learning in Schools
May 20, 2020
In the first session of the new mediaX webinar series titled Sharing Personal Journeys, Esther Wojcicki shares her expertise and personal insights into the disruption of schools during the pandemic. The discussion will focus on the commonality of learning principles at all age levels and how we can best employ them.
A Pop-up Training Model for Critical Needs
April 21, 2020
From the mediaX webinar series “Thinking Tools for Wicked Problems”, Van Ton-Quinlivan looks at how health care is a prime example of one of the wicked problems faced in education. Even after a training need is identified, it takes time to achieve agreement across stakeholders to identify the curriculum requirements and find resources to satisfy them.
Re-envisioning the “Seat-Time” Algorithm in Education
Blog Post by Esther Wojcicki mediaX Distinguished Visiting Scholar For more than two decades, groups like George Lucas Foundation, the Buck Institute and Hewlett Foundation have been promoting and supporting project-based learning in schools nationwide. Many schools and teachers have adopted it, at least in part of their programs. The evidence that it helps students […]
Algorithms and Analytics: Connecting the Learner and the Learning
October 23, 2019
Join us October 23, 2019 in CERAS #101 from 8:30am to 4:45pm as experts and members in the mediaX community explore the frontiers of learning algorithms and analytics that connect learners with learning including; Measuring what Matters in Learning, Designing Learning Experiences and Algorithms for Conversation and Developing Metatags for Open Exchange.
mediaX Faculty Director Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Professor Roy Pea is one of 6 Stanford faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which honors exceptional scholars, leaders, artists and innovators engaged in advancing the public good.
Learning English via Robust Conversation
From The Theme LEARNING AND TRAINING WHAT IF What if language learners could practice conversation with a computerized system capable of offering feedback and evaluation? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We set out to develop a natural language processing engine to help language learners practice conversation. The engine needed to be robust when interpreting […]
A Teachable Agent for Strategy Learning in Management Training
From The Theme LEARNING AND TRAINING WHAT IF What if students could use interactive technologies to learn strategies by teaching them to a “teachable agent”? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO With teachable agents, learners gain a deeper understanding of the subject matter through the process of teaching. We set out to examine the use […]