Learning in the Digital Age

Visual notes from the Science of Learning panel at South by Southwest EDU (SXSWedu)

Schools and universities are embracing technology that tailors content to students' abilities and takes teachers out of the lecturing business. But is it an improvement?

Technology can humanize the classroom

Technology can inspire creativity or dehumanize learning

An inside look at a daring global experiment: using freely available online courses to bring top-tier instruction to the neediest parts of the planet

Part exam, part tutorial, LearnSmart's state-capitals quiz continuously adjusts to your performance.

Greater broadband access will bring the latest digital tools to more teachers and students

Online courses may help alleviate faculty shortages and improve education

What the world's most addictive video game will teach us next

The future of on-campus learning lies in the right combination of digital and traditional tools

One in five science students surveyed by Nature and Scientific American has participated in a MOOC—and most would do so again

How thousands of online students can get the effect of one-on-one tutoring

Ten questions for hedge-fund-analyst-turned-education-reformer Salman Khan

Introduction to a special report on the ways technology is remaking every aspect of education—bringing top-notch courses to the world's poorest citizens and reshaping the way all students learn