Attempting innovation in education Introduction Finding consensus of what it means to be innovative in the classroom, or education in general, could prove to be difficult, if not impossible. It is easy to get caught up in equipment like iPads and...

Use code to create something you can hold When The Holler first began, programming and creating interesting products using code was on the short list of skills we hoped to encourage. Fast forward and the Appalachian Renaissance Initiative (ARI) and...

The Appalachian Technology Institute (ATI) is being designed to bring world-class educational opportunities to students in the mountains, but also to stimulate economic growth. By creating a culture of innovation, while at the same time leveraging resources such as...

The Success of a Community. The first sub-Holler ever created on theHoller.org was about comics and cartooning. If you go back through the beginning sketches of what would become The Holler social learning network you would see many references to...