Teaching, Learning & Technology

There are millions of teachers in the world, and the world is changing every day. Professional development (PD) as we’ve known it HAS to be a technology enabled experience. Here’s why…

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During my recent trip to Beijing, I had the privilege of visiting several middle school students participating in a math education pilot program. It was a real eye opener…

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To support HP Catalyst projects that are ready for their “next steps toward scale-up”, the HP Catalyst Leadership Fund has been established to provide additional support to progressive Catalyst projects that have compelling, emergent evidence of learning & teaching outcomes, international collaboration, and the potential to scale. We are pleased to announce the first five recipients....

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What's behind the HP Catalyst Initiative

by on 04-08-2012 11:19 PM - last edited on 04-08-2012 11:25 PM

On the eve of the 2012 HP Catalyst Summit, I am thinking about the HP Catalyst Initiative, the future of STEM(+) education, and a few personal thoughts…

 

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STEM(+) for Good – Making Project Based Learning Authentic

by on 03-24-2012 07:45 PM - last edited on 03-24-2012 07:46 PM

Project based learning (#PBL) is great. It’s engaging and makes learning math, technology, science, and engineering, a.k.a. STEM(+) tangible. But when projects address REAL problems that students, communities, and governments around the world care about, then #PBL becomes authentic, relevant, and an important force for good. Here are some great examples...

 



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About the Author
  • Jim Vanides is a member of the HP Office of Global Social Innovation, responsible for worldwide education philanthropy strategy and programs. This includes the 2010 HP Catalyst Initiative (www.hp.com/go/hpcatalyst) and the 2009 HP Innovations in Education initiative, a $20M investment reaching schools, colleges, and universities in 26 countries. In addition to authoring the blog, “Teaching, Learning, and Technology in Higher Education” (www.hp.com/go/hied-blog) he is a contributing author on the K12 education blog, Guide to Digital Learning Environments (www.guide2digitallearning.com/blog). In his "spare" time, Jim teaches an online course for Montana State University on the Science of Sound (www.scienceteacher.org), a masters-level, conceptual physics course for teachers in grades 5 through 8. Jim’s past work at HP has included engineering design, engineering management, and program management in R&D, Manufacturing, and Business Development. He holds a BS in Engineering and a MA in Education, both from Stanford University.