By basic learning I mean basic research, fundamental inquiry, learning that does not translate itself easily into applied economic value.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Education | Higher education 'market' warning

The mission of the SMILE Consortium is to cause a paradigm shift within education by enabling students to be active agents in their learning through an inquiry-based learning model.

ENGADGET: Marvell and Stanford create SMILE Plug cloud computer, SMILE Consortium to get companies and devs to build a better education system

In tandem with the Stanford Mobile Inquiry Based Learning Environment program , Marvell has developed an easy-to-manage access point for a wide array of SMILE learning applications and has created an administration API and user interface, Plugmin, which provides access to many additional SMILE programs.

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Developed in conjunction with the Stanford Mobile Inquiry-based Learning Environment (SMILE) program, the SMILE Plug is an easy-to-manage cloud computing server that supports a wide array of SMILE learning applications.

ENGADGET: Marvell and Stanford create SMILE Plug cloud computer, SMILE Consortium to get companies and devs to build a better education system

Owen Evans made the statement whilst giving evidence to the Enterprise and Learning Committee for its inquiry into the STEM agenda on 8 December 2010.

BBC: Enterprise and learning committee

One main learning method that supports the learning of such skills and knowledge is group learning or thematic projects, which involves an inquiry-based collaborative work that addresses real-world issues and questions.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

Innovation is the result of iterative learning processes as well as environments that encourage experimentation, critical inquiry, critical debate, and accept failures as a necessary part of the process.

FORBES: Creating An Innovation Culture: Accepting Failure is Necessary