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Obama Pushes Education 'DARPA' At TechBoston
ResumeIn remarks prepared for President Obama's visit to Dorchester's TechBoston Academy Tuesday, the President highlights a new project he's calling "ARPA-ED" — $90 million in competitive federal grants for educators who create dramatic breakthroughs using technology for teaching and learning.
The proposal is modeled after DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which created the Internet.
As a basis for comparison, Obama's education secretary Arne Duncan points to a DARPA program for the Navy, in which recruits receive training from a digital tutor.
Does this mean computerized learning is the future of K-12 education? Harvard's Martha Stone Wiske says not quite.
Guest:
- Martha Stone Wiske, member of the Technology, Innovation and Education Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education
This program aired on March 8, 2011.