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EdTech Researcher

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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research.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 Special E-Readers for People with Dyslexia
A screen reader that shows only a few words at a time benefits some students with dyslexia.
Justin Reich, September 25, 2013
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Education Opinion Will Flipped Classrooms Reveal the Lack of Value in Assigned Work?
Studies may show that students learn as well with many fewer lectures and readings.
Justin Reich, September 19, 2013
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3 min read
Education Opinion The Village of the Boy Genius of Ulan Bator
The boy genius of Ulan Bator had some help from a community of educators around him.
Justin Reich, September 15, 2013
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3 min read
Education Opinion HarvardX Students from Around the World
An interactive visualization shows where HarvardX students come from, and technical documents explain the complexities of the data.
Justin Reich, September 8, 2013
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1 min read
Education Opinion Educational Research: To Address Rather Than to Answer
A discussion of the limits and value of experimental educational research, based on last week's discussion of a recent study of Cognitive Tutor.
Justin Reich, September 4, 2013
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6 min read
Education Opinion Someday/Monday: Connecting with iPads
The fourth in a four part series on teaching with iPads, focusing on making connected classrooms
Justin Reich, August 27, 2013
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1 min read
Education Opinion The Headlines Versus The Study in Blended Algebra Program
The headline in EdSurge's newsletter was "HUGE STUDY VALIDATES ALGEBRA PROGRAM." Their blurb:
Justin Reich, August 25, 2013
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8 min read
Education Opinion Birth, Death, and Education Technology
EdTech from cradle to grave: from flipped birthing classes to cloud-based apps for mock funeral preparations.
Justin Reich, August 18, 2013
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5 min read
Education Opinion Building the Future of Learning Site
Alan Levine explains the details of building a syndication-based conference website.
Justin Reich, August 14, 2013
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2 min read
Education Opinion Flipped Learning in the Zeitgeist
An article on flipped learning in Spirit Magazine
Justin Reich, August 9, 2013
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1 min read
Education Opinion A New Learning Environment for the Future of Learning
A conference website built with syndication at the heart.
Justin Reich, August 7, 2013
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5 min read
Education Opinion MOOC Killer Apps: The Autograder vs. The Syndication Engine
Comparing the technologies that classify MOOCs.
Justin Reich, August 4, 2013
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3 min read
Education Opinion The Nature of the Future in Education
A review of Marina Gorbis's The Nature of the Future.
Justin Reich, July 28, 2013
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3 min read
Education Opinion Someday/Monday: Creating with iPads
Examining iPads as objects-to-think-with.
Justin Reich, July 23, 2013
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1 min read
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