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New round of seed grants to support design and research of virtual field trips
Faculty, staff, and students across all disciplines are invited to propose concept-proving research and designs that will advance learning in the area of virtual field trips.
August 27, 2021
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Creating new opportunities for working learners
A Stanford-led convening brought employers, educators and researchers together to frame an applied science of adult learning.
August 25, 2021
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New seed grants to foster research on learning differences
Selection committee will look for projects that engage diverse perspectives to create novel solutions.
June 16, 2021
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Stanford scholars put data to work for learners
At the Transforming Learning Accelerator Spring Summit, Professors Victor Lee and Emma Brunskill reveal new ways data is helping improve learning tools and understanding
June 11, 2021
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Using technology to improve human performance and relationships
Stanford researchers Nick Haber and Carla Pugh describe how technological advances are fueling new learning tools
June 11, 2021
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Stanford neuroscientists and education scholars work together on interventions to improve learning
At the Transforming Learning Accelerator Spring Summit, Stanford researchers Jo Boaler and Jason Yeatman discuss how advances in brain sciences are impacting education
June 11, 2021
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Inaugural Transforming Learning Accelerator Summit highlights innovative research into how people learn
The virtual conference featured three panels on how breakthroughs in neuroscience, technology, and data, and shaping education.
June 11, 2021
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Increasing access with virtual field trips
Stanford webinar explains how virtual field trips can enhance learning opportunities
May 18, 2021
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Stanford initiatives proceed despite pandemic, trustees learn
GSE Dean Dan Schwartz, faculty director of TLA, leads trustees on virtual field trip as part of Long-Range Vision update
April 14, 2021
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There’s nothing remote about this virtual Ramadan at Stanford
The Markaz, in collaboration with other campus groups and the Stanford Transforming Learning Accelerator, debuts an online gathering space for Ramadan.
April 14, 2021
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Stanford accelerators move knowledge to impact in the world
Stanford’s Long-Range Vision seeks to increase and accelerate both the creation of new knowledge and the uptake of solutions
April 01, 2021
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Stanford researchers connect families with tech designers to support students with learning differences
Participants in the Transforming Learning Accelerator project work across cultures and language to develop remote-teaching tools
March 30, 2021
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Stanford-led study highlights the importance of letting kids take the lead
Research led by TLA affiliate scholar Jelena Obradović finds that too much parental involvement when children are focused on an activity can undermine development.
March 11, 2021
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Closing the research-practice gap in education
Research-practice partnerships can help academic researchers and school district leaders discover what works for schools and classrooms.
March 01, 2021
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Long-Range Vision annual report details activities for 2019-20
In the past year, initiatives associated with the Long-Range Vision created new educational programs, issued seed grants and generated programs to address affordability, among othe
November 13, 2020
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Field education goes virtual
With support from the Transforming Learning Accelerator, Stanford EARTH Field Education moves online as research sites are shuttered because of the pandemic.
September 26, 2020
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Stanford’s Long-Range Vision focused on accelerating university impact
Initiatives that arose out of the university’s Long-Range Vision have been making progress toward the goal of accelerating Stanford's impact in the world.
August 25, 2020
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Stanford’s Transforming Learning accelerator focuses on science and design of learning to improve education for all
Multidisciplinary teams will address chronic challenges in education by targeting solutions to specific groups of learners.
August 24, 2020
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Stanford trustees hear presentations on renewing liberal education, undergraduate research, and the science and design of learning
At its Dec. 2-3 meeting, the board also heard an update on investment responsibility, set 2020-21 tuition and made enhancements to the university’s financial aid program.
December 04, 2019
