FEATURED PROJECTS
GeoThentic creates opportunities for students to learn with geospatial technologies by solving complex problems within an online environment. more...
The Earthducation community serves as the online hub for communication and collaboration on local and global issues between education and sustainability. As we travel to each continent, our online community will be sharing their personal experiences, photos, and videos with each region and culture, essentially constructing a world narrative of education. more...
AvenueASL is an e-assessment platform for capture, evaluation, and progress-monitoring of student video performances in American Sign Language. more...
The mission of the Learning Technologies Media Lab is to create and inspire opportunities for global collaboration in addressing humanity's most pressing educational, social, and environmental issues by designing and evaluating innovative technology-mediated solutions for learners, educators, researchers, and organizations.
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LT MEDIA LAB UPDATES
- Flipgrid selected as Webby honoree in three categories April 9, 2014Flipgrid, LTML’s video-based discussion and reflection tool, was selected as an honoree in three categories for this year’s Webby Awards. The categories are Web Education, Mobile Education and Reference, and Social Education and Discovery. Flipgrid was developed to enable teachers to create short, discussion-oriented questions that students respond to throug
- LT shines at AERA 2014 April 8, 2014LT faculty and students were well represented at the recent American Educational Research Association Conference (AERA 2014) in Philadephia this past week. Bright Stars: Technology-Mediated Settings as Pathways for the Engaged Learning of Urban Youth: Symposium chaired by Cassie Scharber. “How Can I Make That?”: Teens Helping Teens Use Technology Within a Pu
- New Publication by Scharber in The Minnesota English Journal April 3, 2014The Minnesota English Journal (MEJ), a journal of the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Education, has recently published an article by Scharber entitled, “The iPad Invasion,” in its March 2014 publication. The article explores how English teachers can respond to and participate in the iPad craze within K12 education. iPads are also reviewed as a […]
- LT PhD candidate Romaric Zongo awarded grant for thesis work in Burkina Faso April 3, 2014Romaric Zongo, PhD candidate in Learning Technologies, has been awarded an International Thesis Research Travel Grant by the University of Minnesota Graduate School to support his dissertation work in Burkina Faso. Romaric’s dissertation study, “Integration of Emerging Learning Technologies in Secondary Schools: A Burkina Faso Case Study,” will attempt to be
- LT PhD candidate Solen Feyissa awarded grant for thesis work in Ethiopia March 18, 2014Solen Feyissa, PhD candidate in Learning Technologies, has been awarded an International Thesis Research Travel Grant by the University of Minnesota Graduate School to support his dissertation work in Ethiopia. Solen’s dissertation study, “The Role of Information Communication Technologies within Ethiopian Education,” focuses on real-life uses of existing IC
- Austin Public Schools visits LTML to start technology integration planning March 11, 2014Last week representatives from Austin Public Schools (APS) spent the day at LTML to discuss technology integration in its district and schools. Teachers, principals, technology integrationists, technology directors, union representatives, and the superintendent comprise APS’ technology integration design team and will be working together over the next few mo
- Doering shares “Narratives of a Changing World” with Frontiers in the Environment March 5, 2014Doering was invited to be a featured speaker in the renown Frontiers in the Environment series sponsored by the University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment. This lecture series explores the cutting edge of knowledge in climate change, renewable energy, land use, food security, and other environmental hot topics. Doering’s talk, “Narratives of a Chan
