What should education technology entrepreneurs know about education?
Below is a collection of resources to help technologists learn more about education — about teaching, learning, policies, and the history of the field and its institutions.
Learning Theories:
Definitions:
Technology Enhanced Learning Thesaurus & Dictionary
History:
History of Virtual Learning Environments
Policies:
COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act)
CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act)
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
Methodologies:
Applying Lean Methodology to K-12
Education Data:
National Center for Education Statistics
Books:
Seymour Papert, Mindstorms
The 31 Most Influential Books in Education: A Crowdsourced List
Blogs:
Articles:
How to Succeed in Ed-Tech
My Thoughts on Codecademy
The Race to Platform Education
The Seductive Allure of Ed-Tech Reform
What If Khan Academy Was Made in Japan
What Research Has to Say for Practice
What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong About Math Education Again and Again
Why Education Startups Do Not Succeed
Other Resources:
Edtech Handbook: Launch an Education Startup
Ed-Tech Developers Guide
Ed-Tech Primer
Unbundling Education
What Every Techie Should Know About Education
