First Public School “In the Cloud” Opens in the UK

Photo of Dr. Mitra by
Campus Party Brazil

It is an exciting time of change in the world of education. Educational institutions of all sizes and types are exploring new technologies to engage students. Part of this trend has been to break with traditional classroom arrangements of strict rows, allowing flexibility and collaboration. You may already know Sugata Mitra as the man who carried out the “computer in a wall” experiments in India. As the next phase of experiments in creating better, more self-motivated learners, Dr. Mitra is using his TED awarded funds to create flexible learning labs that draw on a “cloud of grannies”. This is Mitra’s online cadre of retired schoolteachers, among others, who check in with students in learning centers to offer encouragement.

You can read more about this exciting experiment in education on the TED Blog:

http://blog.ted.com/2013/12/16/the-first-school-in-the-cloud-opens/