Episode 4: Aubrey Francisco
In this episode, we chat with Aubrey Francisco, Director of Research at Digital Promise. Digital Promise is involved in a number of different projects aimed at improving the opportunity to learn for all Americans, children and adults, through technology and research. Their initiatives are designed to empower educators to use technology to personalize learning, inform developers with key education research findings, and help researchers produce results that are readily accessible and consumable for all along the education spectrum. Aubrey was kind enough to sit down with us to talk about a number of Digital Promise initiatives and share her vision on where educational innovation through technology can lead us.
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