In the News
In the News
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South Valley high schoolers get a taste of Stanford University
The Albuquerque Journal reports that a dual-credit Stanford course offered through the National Education Equity Lab is introducing local high school students to philosophy.
May 03, 2023
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Do Chatbot Tutors Work Better When They're Upbeat — and Female?
Designing computer-generated teaching materials raises thorny issues of representation. Stanford Digital Education graduate fellow, Parth Sarin, is quoted in this story by EdSurge.
April 27, 2023
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Colorado Springs high school students getting free Stanford credits — entering a new frontier
Students in the online Stanford bioengineering course learn to apply engineering principles to life systems, the Colorado Springs Gazette reports.
April 27, 2023
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University of California, Morehouse Join Other Top Schools In National Effort to Close College Opportunity Gap
Morehouse College and the UC system are the newest institutions to join forces with the National Education Equity Lab, writes Michael Nietzel in Forbes.
April 21, 2023
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How online teaching can promote empathy
Approaches and tools that emerged during the pandemic could help drive academic success, writes Lisa J. Anderson of Stanford Digital Education in Inside Higher Ed.
March 22, 2023
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Stanford’s Digital Medic equips community health workers worldwide to promote vaccines
A new digital health education campaign provides support for dispelling disinformation about how best to prevent COVID-19 and other diseases.
February 23, 2023
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Digital Innovations Within Higher Ed in the Wake of the Pandemic
Cynthia Berhtram of Stanford Digital Education writes in EvoLLLution about promising practices that emerged during the period of emergency remote teaching.
February 06, 2023
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Report from Rotterdam: An update on XR
An annual conference in the Netherlands showcased the latest developments in virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality. How can it improve learning?
January 30, 2023
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Reseda Charter High School Senior Named Stanford Computer Science Equity Lab Course Valedictorian
Yanxi Rodriguez joined the National Education Equity Lab Honor Society with the highest score in the nation among students in the Stanford dual credit class.
January 25, 2023
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How the Pandemic Has Shaped Leading Universities’ Integration of Digital Learning
The Silver Lining for Learning podcast explored post-pandemic strategies for digital learning with Cindy Berhtram of Stanford Digital Education and guests from Harvard and MIT.
January 21, 2023
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Stanford pandemic education report highlighted in a Northwestern University alumni newsletter
Stanford Digital Education's Lisa Anderson, one of the report's authors and a Northwestern alum, shared key findings and thoughts on ways to support institutional research.
December 08, 2022
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Edtech Insiders podcast features interview with Stanford Digital Education team
Lisa Anderson, Cindy Berhtram, and Matthew Rascoff discuss how the pandemic resulted in a mass professional development experience for faculty (segment begins at 30:00).
November 08, 2022
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Educause ’22: Stanford Reflects on 2 Years of Remote Learning
GovTech reports educators shared lessons from their campus’ experiences, including student struggles and academic innovations, at the virtual Educause Annual Conference.
November 07, 2022
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Book conversation on equity in higher education challenges participants to translate values into practice
Stanford Digital Education and Trinity College host an online discussion that suggests steps to advance equity should begin with acknowledging social and historical context.
November 02, 2022
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OPINION Elite colleges talk a lot about equity. Why are they still overlooking low-income students?
An op-ed in USA Today by a Princeton professor discusses how universities such as Stanford are working to recruit more students from low-income backgrounds.
October 27, 2022
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The former editor of Duke's alumni magazine writes about the university's response to the pandemic
From cafeteria workers to student journalists and faculty, Duke's people made adjustments. The article quotes Matthew Rascoff: “Everyone recognized that they had to be a learner.”
October 21, 2022
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Review of Stanford’s ‘emergency remote teaching’ and learning explores lessons learned from the pandemic
A new report by Stanford Digital Education honors the effort made to maintain academic continuity during 2020-21 and suggests some innovations may be lasting, per Stanford Report.
October 20, 2022
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How COVID Spurred Digital Innovation and Empathy
Inside Higher Ed reports on the Stanford self-study, which asserts that online teaching innovations made during the pandemic may be worth preserving and enhancing.
October 20, 2022
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Education report calls for the community to join the digital education conversation
The review highlights pandemic lessons and opportunities for innovation and collaboration, says The Stanford Daily.
October 20, 2022
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“BioE 177: Inventing the Future” keeps evolving
In spring quarter 2022, Stanford faculty Lisa Solomon, Drew Endy, and Tina Seelig shepherded a diverse class of Stanford students in a new iteration of their course.
October 14, 2022