Fenton HughesPrototyping language learning in the metaverseUsing Virbela to imagine the future of language learningMay 21, 2022May 21, 2022
Fenton HughesEducation innovation playlistRecently a few friends have asked me to share more about what I’ve been learning at the Harvard Graduate School of Education about how…May 13, 20221May 13, 20221
Fenton HughesIdeaLab, a high school course taught by a distributed teaching teamAll the world over, the experience of attending school has a lot to do with sitting and listening. It’s no secret that this passive…Jan 1, 2022Jan 1, 2022
Fenton HughesCojoot — Injecting synchronous moments into asynchronous coursesFor an assignment in Innovation by Design with David Dockterman, Xiaomeng Huang and I created a product concept called Cojoot. Yes, we now…Feb 2, 20211Feb 2, 20211
Fenton HughesThe problem is the assessmentsIf you want to change the industrial school system to make it more equitable and better for more students, you’ve got to start with the…Jan 28, 20211Jan 28, 20211
Fenton HughesFall Project: Real World SpanishFor an assignment in my fall class Implementing Technology in Global and Local Contexts with Chris Dede, I was asked to come up with an…Jan 25, 20213Jan 25, 20213
Fenton HughesLearning by doing vs learning by listeningThe overarching assumption of industrial education systems (e.g. most schools) is teaching by telling and learning by listening.Jan 25, 20211Jan 25, 20211
Fenton HughesWhy I’m writing hereThe purpose of this blog is to share snippets and reflections of what I am learning and thinking about. Realistically, this blog could be…Jan 25, 2021Jan 25, 2021