By Gregg W. Downey, Editorial Director, Author at eSchool News

November 5, 2013April 19, 2012 by By Gregg W. Downey, Editorial Director

From revenue-generating message boards at concession stands and athletic venues, to point-of-sale displays at campus bookstores and alumni gift shops, to distance-learning applications and asset-reservation panels outside lecture…

Signs of the times: Digital displays go to school

November 5, 2013March 4, 2011 by By Gregg W. Downey, Editorial Director

ED’s new tech chief previews national plan

December 30, 2009December 2, 2009 by By Gregg W. Downey, Editor

As America's brand-new director of education technology, career educator Karen Cator underscores the determination of President Obama and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to develop "a transformative agenda"…

‘Convergent education’ comes together

November 5, 2009 by By Gregg W. Downey, Editor

As I was saying last month, an avalanche of change is rumbling towards our field. I propose we call this cascading phenomenon "convergent education." Key words: convergent education,…

Commentary: The avalanche of change

November 6, 2009October 2, 2009 by By Gregg W. Downey, Editor

Once every generation or so, something big takes place that alters education, and it's usually bad -- or so it must seem to most Americans. Key words: education…

Commentary: The avalanche of change

October 2, 2009 by By Gregg W. Downey, Editor

Default Lines from eSchool News, first published in print on Oct. 1, 2009-- Once every generation or so, something big takes place that alters education, and it's usually…

Commentary: Hope and experience

September 18, 2009 by By Gregg W. Downey, Editor

Commentary: Sometime this week (before the end of the day, if you can), I urge you to read a watershed report from the National Commission on Teaching and…

Editorial: Philadelphia story

July 3, 2009 by By Gregg W. Downey, Editor

Transparency is a popular word these days. It's on the tongue of every oleaginous politician and beleaguered corporate chieftain. But as for actual instances of transparency--in business, government,…

Editorial: Wags and Dogs

June 4, 2009 by By Gregg W. Downey, Editor

Programs such as EETT, eRate, and BTOP amount to several billions of dollars that could become available for ed-tech projects. That's not enough to bring state-of-the-art technology to…

Editorial: Fox at the henhouse

April 17, 2009 by By Gregg W. Downey, Editor

Default Lines for eSchool News, print edition, May 1, 2009 -- A carnivorous creature has been seen skulking about the internet henhouse, and frankly, it's making certain chickens…

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