A recent article in The World & I examines how computer giant IBM's massive Reinventing Education initiative - which seeks to bring classroom-and school-level successes to scale - is transforming not only the company's culture, but also the way teachers do their jobs. Under the leadership of former CEO Lou Gerstner, IBM's philanthropy evolved from a sideshow to "being enmeshed in everything the company does." Central to the ambitious initiative is the Learning Village software, an easy-to-use multifunction platform offering engaging web-based lessons, online teacher mentoring, student-to-student projects, a "teachers' lounge" with subject-based discussion groups, and more. Teachers are responding enthusiastically to the new tools, which IBM hopes will revolutionize classroom practices. "Can IBM Reinvent Education?" by Todd Shapera, The World & I, December 2002
