digital
Adam Frankel on the transformative power of tech in education
At Pearson, nothing gets us more excited than exploring how we can use technology to make learning more effective. Apparently, Digital Promise founder Adam Frankel is almost as interested in this space as we are, if his TEDx Beacon Street Read More
Mar
Juan Lopez-Valcarcel on evolving digital business models
Pearson International’s chief digital officer, Juan Lopez-Valcarcel, spoke on a panel a few nights ago on evolving digital business models. The panel discussed how startups can work with big businesses (Juan highlighting Pearson’s incubator programme that is currently underway, Pearson Read More
Mar
Digital-savvy teachers use tech tools at school
We’re big believers in the power of technology to enhance education here at Pearson, but how much do teachers buy into going digital? The Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project’s study on just this topic came out yesterday Read More
Feb
A digital revolution at the FT
As the Financial Times reaches the formidable milestone of its 125th year in business, we’d like to share this in-depth interview with its editor, Lionel Barber (now found on Twitter at @BarberLionel). “News now is not the newspaper,” he declares Read More
Jan
South Park creators: disruption is overrated but content is king
While mere mortals are inclined to worry about the proliferation of publishing platforms, the creators of South Park throw up a virtual Gallic shrug to reassure the rest of us. ‘If you tell good stories, the platforms are sort of Read More
Jan
Discovering the world of Anne Frank via app
Penguin Books continues its habit of bringing us the very best in challenging, seminal works with a digital version of Anne Frank’s famous diary for iPad. Featuring rich, interactive multimedia content and over 40 audio clips – including an introduction Read More
Jan
The digital learning revolution
This is a great article on how families and communities can engage with schools to make the transition to digital learning a smooth one. Four key areas of collaboration have been identified: expanding access is the first, and The Obama Administration is Read More
Jan
Appisodes: where edugames meet storytelling
The people over at Fingerprint, the San Francisco app platform for children, have been busy bees. They’ve just launched a new collaboration with UK educational app builders Mindshapes to bring out their first five ‘appisodes,’ digital learning activities which bring Read More
Jan
Unlocking location-based chapters in The Silent History, a digital novel
Heard about The Silent History? It’s a six-volume digital book – straightforward enough – but it’s also a set of site-specific accounts that can only be unlocked when the reader is in the physical location described in that report. Oh, Read More
Jan
Is our digital obsession rewiring our brains?
We’ve already looked at how social media affects your brain, but what about effects of constant digital connection? In this fascinating FT article (and if you’re not already subscribing for free, here’s how), April Dembosky looks at the impact of Read More