E-learn Weblog of Willem van Valkenburg

Michael Fullan and Katelyn Donnelly have written an interesting report. It is an actionable guide to learning technology that will allow founders, funders, and teachers to make better decisions. It identifies persistent gaps in innovation activity and points to what needs to be done if we are to finally make good on the promise of technology to transform learning. 

The authors argue that we should seek digital innovations that produce at least twice the learning outcome for half the cost of our current tools.  To achieve this, three forces need to come together. One is technology, the other pedagogy, and the third is change knowledge, or how to secure transformation across an entire school system. 

The core of the report is the development of an index that brings these three elements together, and which allows us to systematically evaluate new digital innovations. 

Reference
Michael Fullan and Katelyn Donnely (2013) Alive in the Swamp, Assessing Digital Innovations in Education
http://www.nesta.org.uk/home1/assets/features/alive_in_the_swamp_assessing_digital_innovations_in_education