Failure History Laboratory 
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
At the height of the buzz around MOOCs and flipped classrooms three years ago, Bridget Ford worried that administrators might try to replace her introductory history course with a batch of videos. She agreed that something should change: Drop-outs and failures were high in the 200-person class—at about 13 percent.
Faculty Focus
MAY 23, 2024
Home laboratory In a home laboratory, students experiment with a theory and report their findings to the instructor or to the class. Laboratory” tends to sound science-based, but there are many experiments students can do that are not necessarily science-related. That is another great way to learn: by having the freedom to fail.
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Edsurge
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
I mean, the only thing I can point to there is just sort of the history of our K-12 system. One, in the short term, in the absence of action by Congress, I think it's great that the states are moving some of these things forward, but they also can be laboratories for demonstrating what works. It's a great question.
Faculty Focus
MAY 23, 2024
Home laboratory In a home laboratory, students experiment with a theory and report their findings to the instructor or to the class. Laboratory” tends to sound science-based, but there are many experiments students can do that are not necessarily science-related. That is another great way to learn: by having the freedom to fail.
eSchool News
AUGUST 27, 2024
–Andrew Goldman, EVP, HMH Labs As an engineering teacher who runs a hands-on laboratory class, I like to start the year off by exposing my students to all the industry equipment and industry-certified credentials that they will have access to throughout the year. The excitement comes from the possibility of both success and failure.
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