Higher Innovation
Currently viewing the category:
"Learning"
XBOX 360 debuts immersive learning for the masses. Now, everyone can become a Rock Star!
Continue Reading →
Computer science students have almost limitless opportunities when building with Microsoft developer tools. For Computer Science Education Week, I have attempted to bring all of those tools and resources to Higher Innovation. Start building your app today!
Continue Reading →
From Avatar to Zynga, Computer Science is an integral part of our lives in leisure, learning, and labor. This week, Higher Innovation focuses on every aspect of CS Education in the modern world…find out more after the break.
Continue Reading →
Whether through pop-up books, textured art, enhanced audio pages, or scratch-n-sniff photos, writers have been attempting to engage our senses more fully when reading. Now, the emergence of low-costs sensors will enable reading to be deeply engaging.
Continue Reading →
It’s official. Microsoft closes its acquisition of Skype.
Continue Reading →
I was attracted to Frank Machos’ display from the Philadelphia School of the Future because of the MIDI music instruments and computers that he had. When we talked, I discovered that this was not a music course, but a marketing class. Frank’s innovative approach is to get students to understand how various aspects of consumer [...]
Continue Reading →
Did you know that you and your family are smarter when you are more active? Discover the consumer technologies that are impacting education–from Kinect for XBOX 360 to Microsoft HealthVault.
Continue Reading →
This article has been republished to Higher Innovation. In July, Microsoft Partners in Learning hosted the 2011 U.S. Innovative Education Forum. During the conference, I got a chance to catch up with fellow Texan and Innovative Educator Johnny Kissko. We chatted about how he is rethinking the learning space and transforming his student engagement [...]
Continue Reading →
This article has been republished to the Higher Innovation timeline.
I got a chance to chat with Dr. Jane McGonigal, author of “Reality is Broken,” at the US Innovative Education Forum at Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, WA. We talked about how to make learning EPIC (engaging, personalized, immersive, and connected.)
Did you know in [...]
Continue Reading →
This week at Microsoft Research’s 12th annual Faculty Summit, Project Hawaii student creations from over 20 universities will be on showcase. Project Hawaii is an experimental program that provides students with tools, services, and equipment to create their own, cloud-enabled applications using Windows Azure (Microsoft’s platform-as-a-service) and Windows Phone [...]
Continue Reading →