Computers in School

Cross-posted to the Teaching Machines website I submitted the draft of Teaching Machines to my editor at MIT Press at the end of May. I haven’t looked at the manuscript since, although I’ve been mulling over various parts and passages in my head almost nonst…

Brian Kelly catches up with New York Times bestselling author and 2019 Tony Award winner Randi Zuckerberg, on the latest episode of Talking Points. Zuckerberg, is the author of three bestselling books: “Dot Complicated,” “Pick Three” which recently came out …

Philadelphia Artificial Intelligence is all over the headlines, but it's not all over K-12 curriculca—yet. Many high schools are still struggling to offer computer science, much less instruction in cutting-edge systems that are designed to take in massive am…

The OECD recently issued its new book-length report, "Measuring Innovation in Education 2019." As I've previously noted (here and here), the authors offer some fascinating peeks at how the OECD nations compare when it comes to policy and practice around STEM …

The lack of diversity at the top of pretty much every profession is well-documented, and scholarly communications is no exception. Compared with the number of women who work in our community overall, there are woefully few leaders, while people of color are v…

In my inbox sat a New York Times article sent by my girlfriends mother: Silicon Valley Came to Kansas Schools. That Started a Rebellion. The article tells the story of a 8,000 person town of Wellington all but lighting the school on fire after the Chan and Zu…

For two decades, technology seduced us, sleek devices and clever apps promising us a better, tech-enabled life. Tech would liberate, enlighten, and most of all, connect us. Now that dream has shattered. The fevered claims of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and W…

Ralph Nader ran for president four times, but most people only remember when he ran against Al Gore and George W. Bush in 2000. As the Green Party nominee Nader got nearly 3 million votes, 97,421 of them in Florida — a pivotal state where, after a contentious…