Bill FersterSmall pieces loosely joined: A useful way of looking at the webThe new century brought a lot of change to the young Internet, both good and bad. The unbridled enthusiasm of the 1990s that brought us the…Jul 23, 2017Jul 23, 2017
Bill FersterTeaching using interactive visualization: Project-based learning at UVAThe University of Virginia is offering a new way to connect students directly with faculty researchers in authentic inquiry using the…Jul 9, 2017Jul 9, 2017
Bill FersterThe book as an interactive device: Media doesn’t always need to be digitalThe traditional media used in education has at least one major Achilles heel. No matter how well produced and instructional the content may…Jun 25, 2017Jun 25, 2017
Bill FersterShould Ed-tech be Venture funded?The allure of educational technology is easy to understand. In almost every other area of our modern world, machines have significantly…Jun 11, 2017Jun 11, 2017
Bill FersterDigital video 101: Understanding how digital video worksLike analog television, digital video uses a “divide and conquer” strategy. But in addition to dividing the image into a series of…May 28, 2017May 28, 2017
Bill FersterMad Men: Marshall McLuhan’s branding of Timothy Leary’s messageIn his great new book, The Attention Merchants, Tim Wu tells the story about how Timothy Leary’s famous message on LSD, “Turn On, Tune in…May 14, 2017May 14, 2017
Bill FersterThe shape of school vs. the shape of ed-techWe tend to look at innovations such as adaptive learning in isolation, out of context of how they might be applied in a real-world…Apr 25, 2017Apr 25, 2017
Bill FersterStatistics 101Statistics is the process of converting data into information that is usable to people. Collections of numbers are difficult for people to…Apr 8, 2017Apr 8, 2017
Bill FersterinCareer RelaunchThe Rotation of Crops: Mindful career pivotingI still remember the day some 30 years later, with mixed emotions. Sitting in a conference room with expansive views of Lake Michigan on…Apr 1, 2017Apr 1, 2017