education
Cisco Research Helps Countries Bridge the Digital Divide
Co-Authored by Jeff Campbell, Pastora Valero and Dominic Scott. Cisco recently released the results of our 2019 Digital Readiness Index, a report measuring the digital readiness of 141 countries along with analysis of several components of how well-positioned a country is to benefit from the digital…
Empowering Learning – Anywhere, Anytime – with 5G
Co-Authored with Renee Patton, Global Director of Education at Cisco Education systems are vastly different all across the globe. While the benefits of 5G will be everywhere, the timing of those benefits will vary. In some countries, 5G will enable new connections at lower costs, allowing more peopl…
A Lesson in STEM: When a Teacher Becomes Student, It’s a Game Changer
When an opportunity in STEM education presents itself, the unknown can be a barrier or a game changer. But it all depends on how you look at it. In this case, the unknown was unavoidable and it was the very thing one school needed to embrace. Here is how one teacher turned the unknown into a game ch…
The Future of Education
Today’s stop while exploring #TheFutureofPublicSector takes us to education and what the future will make possible for teaching and learning. So, what does the future hold for education as we know it? With the powerful trend toward digital everywhere, educators will be increasingly challenged to fin…
How an Animated Series is Turning Phoenix-area Students and Teachers into Social Entrepreneurs
In May 2019, 10 schools and over 250 students came together in Phoenix, Arizona for the Global Problem Solver Showcase and Competition. The winner? A new type of IoT device that helps to deter drunk driving. The inventors? A team of three middle schoolers. This is all possible through a partnership…
Beyond edtech: Success in the classroom of the future starts with breakfast—and lunch, and dinner
The school buses are on the move. I haven’t had a school-bus rider for some time, but I still feel a tug whenever bus D10 drives down my street. It’s an emotional time of year, and even someone watching from a distance can tell that students are excited and anxious. What’s less visible: one in seven…
Teachers as Problem Solvers: Mars Classroom Simulator Puts Technology in Students’ Hands
In my last post, I discussed the impact of Teachers as entrepreneurs. After returning from the International Society for Education Technology (ISTE) 2019 show, I’m thinking about teachers as problem solvers and Cisco’s role in creating the next generation of creative, innovative thinkers. Some wonde…
Cisco at ISTE19: Empowering the Next Generation of Problem Solvers
The 2019 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE19) event convenes this week to bring together a community of educators looking to learn about new technologies that can help solve challenges in the classroom. Having been an educator in a previous life, I am always excited to meet wit…
Teachers as Entrepreneurs: Applying Ed Tech to Better Learning Outcomes
I happened across a great (albeit non-Webster’s) definition of “entrepreneur” from the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center website today: — Entrepreneur/ noun en.tre.pre.neur Someone who’s willing to sacrifice sleep, sanity, and savings to grow an idea – because that’s just how they’re wired. A dre…