education

Student success looks quite different today than it has in the past. As the picture of success changes, so too do the types of learning opportunities we need to create for our students. In our new eBook, “Empowered Education,” we address how educators can empower students to achieve incr…

I recently returned from a study tour to Sweden and Israel with executives from one third of Australia’s universities. The purpose of the tour was simple: to understand two of the world’s most innovative economies and to identify what could be learned and applied in Australia (read the full study to…

It’s definitely been quite a while since I sat in a classroom for more than the annual back-to-school night routine. When I was a student, the classrooms always smelled like chalk. We turned in assignments in our best handwriting and carefully chose the right folder to encase our reports. Eventually…

What happens when students are put on a bus full of technology and asked to problem-solve in a new way? They learn to collaborate, create and think critically. This is the concept behind iSchool Initiative’s “Escape the Bus” challenge. The bus has mobilized the popular escape room concept into a cla…

Cyber criminals are at it again. (Truthfully, cyber bad guys never sleep.) Just weeks after the WannaCry ransomware attack threatened organizations around the globe, a new ransomware exploit—called “Nyetya” by the Cisco Talos threat analysis team—has grown from roots in the Ukraine to spread across…

As we prepare for ISTE, digitization continues to be a hot topic. The relevance of my “teaching superhero” ideology will be plain to see across the packed exhibition floor and countless sessions in San Antonio. At Cisco, we are eager to inspire a new era for pedagogy, helping teachers adopt the late…

The Internet of Things (IoT) has introduced a burgeoning number of network connections, connecting everything from homes to cars to space stations. There are about 8.4 billion devices in use today, and industry analysts’ project there will be 63 million new connections per second in 2020. IT profess…

This blog is the second of a three-part series on Digitizing Pedagogy in the Age of Teaching Superpowers. Ironically, the world is hooked on the stories behind superheroes, not just because they twist and turn, but also because they always indirectly teach us human spirit, inner strengths, and bette…

In just a few short days, we’ll be joined by thousands of IT professionals and business leaders from around the United States at Cisco Live. Their mission? To build connections, drive professional growth and empower innovation. This year, Cisco Live US is all about the champions of configuration; th…