Interviews

Christina Quattrocchi, staff writer, EdSurge, wrote the following article on Diffusing Tension Between Tech and Instructional Leaders:

One might expect bandwidth, data privacy and device rollouts to dominate discussions at this year’s Consortium for School Networking’s (CoSN) conference, where over 900 chief technology officers (CTO) and other administrators gathered.

But the opening message was quite the opposite. Keynote speaker Michael Fullan, Canadian education writer and researcher shared one simple message: “It’s time to shift focus from the digital to the pedagogical.”

… Read more Diffusing Tension Between Tech and Instructional Leaders

By D. Frank Smith

Frank is a social media journalist for the CDW family of technology magazine websites.

To embrace a deeper learning landscape, educators must work together to make digital pedagogy appetizing.

That’s the takeaway from the opening keynote at CoSN 2015 in Atlanta, led by Michael Fullan, an education researcher and a former dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Fullan has spent years studying the horizon of education technology in schools all over the world,

… Read more CoSN 2015: An Unstoppable Digital Revolution is Around the Corner

Christina Quattrocchi, staff writer, EdSurge, has written a fabulous article on the 17th annual Consortium for School Networking’s conference.

“While the edtech glitterati nurse their hangovers from SXSWedu next week, Chief Technology Officers, Instructional Technology Directors and Superintendents will meet at the 17th annual Consortium for School Networking’s (CoSN) conference. This year, CoSN will bring together 900 district tech leaders to Atlanta to talk shop over mobile technology, personalized learning, data and privacy, and the new kid on the edtech buzzword block: Deeper Learning.

… Read more Go Deeper with Digital Learning at CoSN

To read excerpts of Michael’s interview with Manoj Chandra Handa’s, please click here.

Oceans of Excellence is a gifted education consultancy based in Sydney, Australia.

… Read more Maximising School and System Leadership: A conversation with Michael Fullan

Ontario, Canada (PRWEB) March 04, 2015

Renowned educational researcher Dr. Michael Fullan has joined the board of directors of Edsby®, developers of an innovative learning management system built for K-12 school districts that engages teachers, parents and students using modern technologies.

Dr. Michael Fullan is the former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. Recognized as a worldwide authority on educational reform, he advises policymakers and local leaders around the world. Dr.

… Read more Michael Fullan Joins Edsby Board of Directors

NSW educators wanting to improve public school system could learn from Ontario

In Australia, relentless debates over education, arguments over curriculum and disputes about funding models could easily leave observers convinced the sky isn’t far off falling down.

Some of the bad news is true. But the good news is that, with the right strategies in place and some persistence, education systems can not only stave off doom but can, in fact, make substantial progress.

Ontario,

… Read more NSW – Fullan article in The Age

In this interview with Anthony Salcito, Michael talks about his new work with Greg Butler and New Pedagogies for Deep Learning.

NPDL is a global initiative launched by Fullan and Greg Butler, in partnership with Microsoft and number of other partners. The goal was to recruit 10 clusters of 100 schools to “identify, apply and diffuse new pedagogies for deep learning accelerated by technology.” In other words: create a global education reform movement.

… Read more Daily Edventures: Anthony Salcito Interviews Michael Fullan

Michael contributed to The Globe and Mail on May 13, 2014. To view this article please go to:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/no-single-teacher-can-help-students-so-put-the-sticks-and-carrots-away/article18612504/#dashboard/follows/

… Read more Carrots and Sticks Are the Wrong Way to Motivate Teachers

Nesta recently published a report I did with Katelyn Donnelly called Alive in the Swamp, Assessing Digital Innovations in Education.

http://www.nesta.org.uk/areas_of_work/public_services_lab/digital_
education/assets/features/alive_in_the_swamp_assessing_
digital_innovations_in_education

Alive in the Swamp provides 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.

… Read more Education Week’s Tom Vander Ark Interviews Michael on ‘Alive in the Swamp’, July 2013