Who are we and what we do
Futurelab is passionate about transforming the way people learn. Tapping into the huge potential offered by digital and other technologies, we develop innovative resources and practices that support new approaches to learning for the 21st century. A not-for-profit organisation, we work in partnership with others to:
- incubate new ideas, taking them from the lab to the classroom
- share hard evidence and practical advice to support the design and use of innovative learning tools
- communicate the latest thinking and practice in educational ICT
- provide the space for experimentation and the exchange of ideas between the creative, technology and education sectors.
latest press releases
Talk is cheap
9 April 2008Futurelab has launched Power League, a free online resource for schools which supports pupils of all ages to explore, debate and discuss any topic in a fun and easy way.
research discussion day
This event was an opportunity to find out more about Futurelab's current themes and to debate the future direction of education. Outcomes available include audio recordings and copies of presentations.
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A few things that have caught our interest lately… hover over the text to pause the scrolling
- Ben: The ‘Multicultural Atlas of London’ maps ethnicity concentrations onto a Google map of London, using surnames. See: www.londonprofiler.org
- Tash: SwarmSketch is an ongoing online canvas that explores the possibilities of distributed design by the masses. Each week it randomly chooses a popular search term which becomes the sketch subject for the week. See: swarmsketch.com
- Dan: Cool little clips explaining complex stuff in an easy way. See: commoncraft.com
- Tash: This guy is doing some amazing (if v geeky) modifications to the Wii console. See: www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii
- Sophie: Have a go, if you think you’re hard enough… See: www.tetrical.com