Education Technology

Shared data, transdisciplinary collaboration, and implementation of learning analytics, are helping our faculty to create the learning environments of the future. By integrating new and emerging technology with proven learning techniques we are breaking down geographic, demographic, and sociographic barriers, and bringing opportunity to children around the world.

Griff Jones stretching silly putty while a student measures the length of the stretch with a ruler in a classroom.

DRIVING CHANGE

THROUGH SCIENCE IN ACTION

to shape the next generation

What began as a collaboration to promote better driving practices among teenagers transcended into launching a platform that informs better teaching and learning practices across the nation and beyond. Combining the expertise of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Highway Loss Data Institute (IIHS-HLDI) and the University of Florida College of Education, “IIHS-HLDI in the Classroom” was created.

A female student uses Algebra Nation on a computer in her classroom to learn math concepts.

INCREASING CAPACITY

FOR MATHEMATICS

through tech advancements

Algebra Nation has become the premier method for modern learning. Combining high learning standards with real-time support, this interactive tool helps students learn mathematics beyond the traditional classroom. Lead by the Lastinger Center for Learning, Algebra Nation is utilized by every school district in Florida and is expanding across the nation.

Three students look at a computer for developing a 3D model of a Megalodon tooth.

INSPIRING TOMORROW’S

INNOVATORS

by engaging their curiosity today

iDigFossils is leading the way in bringing STEM education and technology into the classroom. An innovative idea born from Professor Antonenko and Florida Museum of Natural History’s MacFadden, the program has captivated students from coast to coast by fusing 3D-printing and a vast collection of fossils to intrigue and educate.

Student in a classroom raising her hand to ask a question.

MAKING CONNECTIONS

BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

through new and emerging tech

UF’s synchronous learning platform is paving the way for learning environments of the future. This dynamic style of learning has raised the bar for online education and UF’s College of Education has twice been named the best online program in the country by U.S. News and World Report.