La revolución tecnológica de los últimos años está creando nuevos desafíos para las economías de América Latina y el Caribe. Por un lado, la tecnología abre posibilidades para acelerar el desarrollo en los países de la región de manera dinámica y potenciar las oportunidades de innovación y emprendimiento; y por otro, el alto costo tecnológico presenta barreras de acceso para … [Lee más...] about Ética y tecnología en América Latina y el Caribe: El rol de las universidades
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Innovating in education is all about learning a new syntax
A quick Google search for “innovation” turns up almost 500 million hits! Young entrepreneurs are reshaping the economic, political, and social landscape, and changing the way we conduct businesses, organize politically, access credit, and, communicate and most importantly educate. Moreover, from undergraduate and postgrad studies in American universities all the way to … [Lee más...] about Innovating in education is all about learning a new syntax
5 myths of the educational discourse
Our beliefs and convictions about education and learning affect significantly the options we drive for its improvement. Let's see if these five common assumptions are true or false. … [Lee más...] about 5 myths of the educational discourse
Extreme STEM
You’ve probably heard of Extreme Sports, but maybe not of Extreme STEM, or X-STEM. The day of my visit to Glenallen Elementary School, United States public X-STEM schools in Montgomery County in Maryland, a group of first graders wears lab-coats and hard hats as they embark on a construction challenge. Another group of students from fifth grade has been challenged to produce … [Lee más...] about Extreme STEM
OLPC Peru: Learning from the experience
This post was written jointly with Julián Cristiá.We have recently published a Working Paper and a Policy Note presenting the results of the impact evaluation of the "One Laptop per Child" program in Peru, developed by the IDB in collaboration with the Peruvian government itself. Since this is the first large-scale experimental evaluation that has been done in the world, it … [Lee más...] about OLPC Peru: Learning from the experience
