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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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research.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 Dancing with Robots: The Skills Humans Need
A new white paper explores the changing nature of the labor market and how educators should respond.
Justin Reich, July 22, 2013
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School & District Management Opinion Research Questions for HarvardX
The foundational tasks to get HarvardX research started and some of my own research questions.
Justin Reich, July 16, 2013
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6 min read
Education Opinion Ten Things I Teach About Writing
Ideas for helping students write effectively in established and emerging media
Justin Reich, July 7, 2013
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1 min read
Education Opinion The Person-Click Dataset
Some of the underlying data structures in educational research in online learning environments.
Justin Reich, June 30, 2013
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4 min read
Education Opinion Kindred Spirits for Digital Equity in Open Government
Juxtaposing the challenges of open education and open government at the Knight-MIT Civic Media Conference.
Justin Reich, June 24, 2013
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Education Opinion Let's Find the Best New Ideas for Independent Learners
Details on the Reclaiming Open Learning contest, sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation and the MIT Media Lab.
Justin Reich, June 20, 2013
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Education Opinion Shockingly Similar Digital Divide Findings from 1998 and 2013
Two studies of student surveys from 1996 and 2011 show remarkably similar patterns of technology usage and inequalities.
Justin Reich, June 14, 2013
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1 min read
School & District Management Opinion Change the Frame: Two Ways to Rethink Education for Reform
Shifting from delivery to design and from the right to schooling to the right to ecologies of learning.
Justin Reich, June 13, 2013
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Education Opinion Someday/Monday: Curation
Exploring the use of tablets in education in a series with KQED Mindshift.
Justin Reich, June 11, 2013
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School & District Management Opinion My Top Three Policy Recommendations for Education Reform
Start before school, assess less frequently and more effectively, and support continuous learning and innovation.
Justin Reich, June 10, 2013
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School & District Management Opinion Civic Education and the Common Core
Resources to begin exploring what we know about civic education as more states begin implementation of the Common Core State Standards.
Justin Reich, June 6, 2013
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School & District Management Opinion Starting as a Research Fellow with HarvardX
On the promise and peril of joining one of the major new MOOC enterprises.
Justin Reich, June 3, 2013
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Education Opinion The MOOC as Three Kinds of Learning Management System
Examining how Coursera's resources and platforms might be used in state universities.
Justin Reich, May 30, 2013
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4 min read
Education Opinion Civic Education and Video Games: The League of Legends Tribunal
Video from Play Nice: The Science of Player Behavior by producers and scientists from Riot Games.
Justin Reich, May 23, 2013
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2 min read
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