Office of the Vice Provost for Digital Education
Advancing Innovation for Equity and Opportunity
Martin Luther King, Jr., gave a speech at Stanford that we must not forget
The 40th observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is an opportunity to reflect on his legacy and our educational ideals, writes Vice Provost Matthew Rascoff.
Easing the ‘jump’ from high school to college: how teaching fellows support a Stanford course
Teaching fellows provide dynamic and empathetic guidance to high school students in Professor Lerone A. Martin's course, Between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Stanford Digital Education discusses civic engagement courses with its advisory council
Teaching open-mindedness and citizenship skills is a top priority for the coming year.
Research and Explorations
Stanford employees’ access to Coursera helps them to develop new skills
Members of the Stanford community have spent thousands of hours pursuing knowledge to enhance their on-the-job expertise.
High school educators shape Stanford effort to extend pathways from under-resourced communities to college
A small group of teachers and administrators convened on campus to give input and describe possibilities for the dual enrollment program run by Stanford Digital Education.
National summit explores how digital education can promote deeper learning
The conference, held at Stanford, was organized to help universities imagine how digital innovation can expand their reach, improve learning, and better serve the public good.
Bringing AI literacy to high schools
Stanford education researchers collaborated with teachers to develop classroom-ready AI resources for high school instructors.
Our Initiatives
Stanford cyclists shared their love of science this summer — and evolved as teachers
The Spokes developed lessons around chemistry, agriculture, genetics, psychology, and physics, reaching over 700 students and adapting their teaching approaches on the way.
Our team develops tool to enhance equity in project management
Paloma Gutierrez, Stanford Digital Education student fellow, explains how a checklist can help to promote diversity in the office’s initiatives.
Collaborative fellowship program offers administrative internships to community college students
Student fellows, all from the College of San Mateo, were mentored by experienced staff members in seven different Stanford offices and learned a variety of professional skills.
Playbook boosts community college efforts to help students get data analyst jobs
With a new publication, Stanford, Google, and the Bay Area Community College Consortium offer a road map for integrating Google Career Certificates into community college education.
Notes from the Vice Provost
Seeking light and knowledge in the new year
Vice Provost Matthew Rascoff reflects on how a children’s book that he is reading with his son raises questions for higher education to consider in 2025.
Living textbooks help envision an era of educational abundance
Advances in productivity could transform how we exchange knowledge and learn, says Vice Provost for Digital Education Matthew Rascoff.
How to make AI work for higher education
A convening of educators at the White House, including Vice Provost Rascoff, leads to questions about how to bring more evidence into ed tech.
Changing Course
Course brings Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. to under-resourced high schools
Professor Lerone A. Martin is discovering that high school students are eager to learn about the two legendary freedom fighters.
Stanford course for working professionals centers ethics in discussions of technology
What a group of tech professionals learned while exploring how to design technology that serves the public good.
Promoting bio-literacy through digital education
Professors Drew Endy and Jenn Brophy take a step toward educating the world about bioengineering with a course offered to high school students nationwide.
About Stanford Digital Education
Our Vision
By uniting Stanford’s human and technological capabilities in novel ways we seek a more just, equitable
and accessible system of education.
Our Mission
We incubate and support digital education initiatives across the university that serve the public good.
We help develop Stanford’s online and hybrid education strategies and strengthen its capacity to carry them out.
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