digital

May 24, 2016

Friday Institute joins Code.org as Professional Learning Partner

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University has partnered with Code.org as a Professional Learning Partner, joining a nationwide network of partners to support…

May 12, 2016

Statistics MOOC-Ed Starts June 6

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University is providing a free online course this summer for statistics teachers that begins June 6. Teaching Statistics…

Apr 13, 2016

New Report Reveals Value of Learning Differences MOOC-Ed

Despite their passion for teaching and commitment to the field, educators around the world – with varying years of experience, teaching different subjects, at different levels, in a variety of…

Mar 23, 2016

New Research Reveals Experienced Teachers are More Open to Using New Technology

Award-winning research on 3-D virtual reality presented at Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Raleigh, NC – A National Technology Initiative Leadership Fellows Award winning paper, “Teachers’ Pedagogical Perceptions of…

Jan 6, 2016

The Friday Institute Announces Spring 2016 MOOCs to Support Personalized Professional Learning for Educators

Registration is now open for four new courses to begin February 1st RALEIGH, NC — The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University’s College of Education has announced…

Sep 29, 2015

Literacy Expert Pushes ‘Play’ on Educational Games

September 29, 2015  |  D’Lyn Ford Are computer games for learning or just for fun? That’s the question Hiller Spires, NC State professor of literacy and technology, tackles in a…

Sep 17, 2015

Rebooting the Classroom

NC State is helping educators make smart use of technology as students explore new ways of learning. By Kristin Collins for NC State magazine Elizabeth Kinlaw’s fourth-grade class is a long way…

May 18, 2015

Education Leaders Weigh in on Challenges, Potential Solutions, and Next Steps of TEPL

Raleigh, NC. Last year, over 100 education leaders attended the Technology-Enabled Personalized Learning (TEPL) Summit hosted by the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University in collaboration with…

Feb 13, 2015

5 Questions on Digital Learning: About the Future Ready Summit

NC State is hosting the national kickoff of a bold new effort to help school districts make the most of digital learning. The Future Ready Summit Feb. 11-12 at the Friday Institute is…

Jan 21, 2015

North Carolina Educators Get Support for Digital Transition

Raleigh, N.C. — On Jan. 8 and 9, over 50 instructional technologists and coaches, mentor teachers, and media coordinators came together at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation for the…