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Justin Reich is the executive director of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab, a fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, and the co-founder of EdTechTeacher. Beth Holland is a doctoral candidate at Johns Hopkins University and an instructor at EdTechTeacher. Douglas Kiang has over 25 years of teaching experience at all grade levels and currently teaches computer science at Punahou School. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research.

Education Opinion Learning the Landscape Through Reverse Engineering Projects
An MIT undergraduate shares her observations on the strengths and weaknesses of a reverse engineering project using Google SketchUp.
Justin Reich, November 24, 2013
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3 min read
Education Opinion EdTech Start-ups and the Curse of the Familar
The unfortunate need for edtech entrepreneurs to eat limits the creativity and potential of the start-up scene.
Justin Reich, November 20, 2013
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2 min read
Education Opinion In Defense of Messiness: David Weinberger and the iPad Summit
The iPad Summit is about big ideas and a changing world, not about technology.
Justin Reich, November 15, 2013
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6 min read
Education Opinion Talking About Flipping with Rich Halverson
An online recording of an hour long conversation about flipping the classroom with WHYY's Radio Times.
Justin Reich, November 9, 2013
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1 min read
School & District Management Opinion Up All Night to Get Data
An illustration of the kinds of work that researchers do, set to Daft Punk.
Justin Reich, November 7, 2013
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1 min read
Education Opinion Book Review: The App Generation
A review of Howard Gardner and Katie Davis's new book The App Generation:
Justin Reich, November 3, 2013
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4 min read
Education Opinion Pediatricians Release New Media Policy Statement
The American Academy of Pediatrics report has very well-considered specific suggestions, but the overall framing of the document borrows too much from a rhetoric of fear and risk.
Justin Reich, October 29, 2013
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4 min read
Education Opinion The Education of a MOOC Dropout
The story of one MOOC "dropout" who took away valuable lessons from her unfinished learning experience.
Justin Reich, October 23, 2013
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3 min read
Education Opinion The State of MOOCs: An EdTech Researcher Retrospective
Looking back over EdTech Researcher's posts about the history, development, and contemporary state of Massive Open Online Courses.
Justin Reich, October 19, 2013
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2 min read
Education Opinion Go Support E-rate Changes Before the Government Opens Back Up
Schools and districts with challenges around technology infrastructure should make their voice heard to the FCC as they update E-Rate.
Justin Reich, October 16, 2013
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1 min read
Education Opinion The Onescreen is my Eduslam
Sharing the idea of the iPad onescreen, in under five minutes.
Justin Reich, October 11, 2013
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1 min read
Education Opinion Flipping the New York Times
Examining issues of evaluation and public support in Tina Rosenberg's column about flipped classrooms.
Justin Reich, October 9, 2013
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3 min read
Education Opinion Open Licensing and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Virtual Schools
A small victory in contributing ideas to the Massachusetts virtual school authorization application.
Justin Reich, October 6, 2013
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3 min read
Education Opinion My 'Research' Into Minecraft, Learning, and Zombie Pigmen
A video tour of the world of Minecraft, with commentary on learning, schooling, and games.
Justin Reich, September 29, 2013
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1 min read
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