Empowering educators and researchers with innovative tools and technologies
Games for Learning Institute Hosts "Game of the Day"
In response to President Barack Obama’s national initiative to focus on science, technology, engineering, and math, the Games for Learning Institute (G4LI), a joint research endeavor of Microsoft Research, New York University, and other universities, is featuring a new game daily on its Web site. Visitors can download, play, rate, and comment on the games, a process that helps G4LI develop educational games. Learn more...
Spotlight: Article Authoring Add-in for Word 2007
This add-in enables reading and writing of XML-based documents in the format used by the National Library of Medicine for archiving scientific articles. Learn more...
Collaboration Initiatives and Projects
Classroom of the Future Initiative
- Robotics for CS1
IPRE: Institute for Personal Robots in Education - Gaming and Games for Learning Resources
Research Tools and Games Curricula
Workshops for Researchers and Academics - Tablet and Pen-Centric Computing
Microsoft Center for Research on Pen-Centric Computing at Brown University
Tablet Computing Resources in the Microsoft Academic Resource Center - Curriculum Innovation Projects
Microsoft Research Asia encourages the advancement of curricula in computer science, electronic engineering, and related disciplines through training, courseware, and university courses
Scholarly Communication Initiative
- Technologies for the Scholarly Communication Lifecycle
Data Analysis, Authoring, Publishing, and Archiving Resources
Conference Management Toolkit
Collaboration with the Research Information Centre Project
Past Projects: iCampus and the MIT–Microsoft Alliance, ConferenceXP - Learn How Researchers Use ConferenceXP to Boost Collaboration
Reports and Resources
Working with the research community, we are developing technologies designed for use in researchers' and academics' everyday professional lives.
Microsoft Faculty Summit 2009
Microsoft Research Learning Assessment Toolkit
- Assessment Toolkit Download: Resources to evaluate instructional programs that involve emerging technologies
- Learning about Learning in Computational Science and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education (white paper)
Advanced Research Tools for Scholarly Communication
About the Education and Scholarly Communication Theme and Projects
Collecting and analyzing data and authoring, publishing, and preserving information are essential components of researchers' daily work. Education and Scholarly Communication collaboration projects in Microsoft's External Research division focus on enriching educational technologies and the scholarly communication lifecycle with software and services, so that data and information flow in a coordinated and seamless fashion.
