Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Last week I introduced three megatrends affecting e-learning. My research revealed a couple more exciting trends and emergent ideas in e-learning, so I promised another four for this week. Let’s call them micro-trends as they are smaller in scale, but nonetheless likely to have an impact on how and what we learn.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Its significance is particularly pronounced in the realm of classroom learning, where it’s often invoked to explain the successes and failures in learning processes. Intrinsic motivation, a key component in learning, is driven by a natural curiosity and an inherent interest in a subject.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 22, 2023

I still am an early adopter of technologies in that I believe many can benefit students in their learning. For language learning: ChatGPT or similar models could be used to provide conversation practice and feedback to students learning a new language. Now, similar work is often seen as innovative by colleagues.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 6, 2018

The other day I was conducting some learning walks with the administrative team at Wells Elementary School in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD). Throughout the school year, I have been assisting them with digital pedagogy as it relates to blended learning and the use of flex spaces.

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2023

— 7 Mindsets , the leader in PreK-12 mindsets-based learning and well-being solutions, today announced the formation of 7M Cares, an initiative that will expand the company’s philanthropic impact. ROSWELL, Ga. 7M Cares will offer support to charitable organizations and causes that embrace mindset-based youth empowerment.

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N2Y

OCTOBER 8, 2020

n2y was founded on the belief that everyone can learn and has the right to reach their full potential. When Unique Learning System launched in 2008, special educators found the content and instructional support they needed to help unique learners achieve this goal. I’m happy to show you! Save your seat today! Can’t attend?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The Association of Test Publishers (ATP), the leading international organization for publishers of assessment programs, has named Curriculum Associates’ CEO Rob Waldron to its newly formed CEO Council. It’s an honor to be chosen alongside respected leaders from across different assessment sectors for the ATP CEO Council,” said Waldron.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2013

Recently Jeff Fiscina , one of my math teachers, submitted a guest post on my blog that emphasized some of his grading practices that best support and promote student learning. The conversation focused on some difficult questions such as what does a letter grade actually mean and how do you measure student learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

From the very start of digital education, the big question has always been: ”How can students learn effectively, if they’re not face-to-face with their instructors?” Most authoring software also integrates assessment tools, testing learning outcomes.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

Competency-Based Learning. The definition of asynchronous learning helps us understand the need for asynchronous access to this content, especially when this access is not through a dated university learning management system, but something more authentic to the student, maybe even accessed on their own mobile devices.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Limited vocabulary, low reading ability, and low investment of time in reading often go hand in hand, since students usually learn more sophisticated words through reading, rather than from informal sources.1. Word Generation zeros in on these research-based practices to promote students’ learning of the target vocabulary words.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2022

During the decade following the Great Recession of 2008, the number of humanities bachelor’s degree recipients fell by a whopping 14 percent — from a peak of about 236,000. Phillip Brian Harper is an author and scholar who currently serves as Higher Learning Program director for The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

It is titled Experiences in Self-Determined Learning and can be found at [link]. Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning. This edited book is the perfect primer on self-determined learning or heutagogy. The Basics.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2020

What stands out for me is how readers remain interested in basic research into how kids learn, from reading to critical thinking to collaborating with peers. This year, I put a special focus on pandemic relevant topics, from the effectiveness of tutoring to helping struggling learners catch up to lessons learned from the 2008 recession.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Focusing on student engagement, student empowerment, and equity in education, they shared key lessons educators learned during the lockdown. Putting education equity front and center: Beyond technology access, the pandemic school year highlighted the need for all students to receive the support they need to reach their learning potential.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

We must suspend judgments to learn more from the people around us. Avoiding fool’s gold With practices that make a difference, teachers (and students) want to “listen, learn, lead” from authentic leaders who care about lifting others up and excelling in uncertain spaces.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In 2008, through some fabulous colleagues, I discovered TED Talks, which led me to leadership guru Simon Sinek. My why is helping learners integrate learning throughout their lives in ways that meet their educational dreams and provide resilience in their careers without sacrificing the other elements of their lives.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Whereas a Google search for “learning techniques” returns over 400 million results, researchers Dunlosky, Rawson, Marsh, Mitchell, and Willingham (2013) culled through hundreds of studies to provide a “curated” analysis of the 10 most effective learning techniques commonly used by students. Dunlosky et al.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2019

That strategy paid off over 10 years ago when, as a graduate student at Brigham Young University, he found that his peers were disgruntled with the learning management system used on campus at the time. That inspired him to start Instructure in 2008, best known for its Canvas LMS. (He

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Waterford

MARCH 3, 2020

8] It also includes complete focus on the speaker with minimal distractions out of respect and an intent to learn. The answer may seem obvious, but helping students learn to listen can give them advantages you might not expect. Learning how to listen can also teach students how to communicate their ideas.[14] by Julia Cook.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

As the halfway point approaches, there have already been 69 shootings this school year, up from 18 in all of 2008. This is necessary to counter an ever-changing and increasingly prominent threat landscape where weapons enter schools and compromise the safety of learning spaces. There are many reasons for this.

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100mentors

OCTOBER 15, 2019

This post is part of a 6-part series highlighting how we, as IB teachers, can bring Approaches to Teaching to our classroom and challenge learners to engage in Approaches to Learning. Connecting Approaches to Teaching with Approaches to Learning.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Limited vocabulary, low reading ability, and low investment of time in reading often go hand in hand, since students usually learn more sophisticated words through reading, rather than from informal sources.1. Word Generation zeros in on these research-based practices to promote students’ learning of the target vocabulary words.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 2, 2023

Why learn art in school? Nineteenth century education reformer Horace Mann, the father of American public schools, believed that the arts enhanced learning. Then the 2008 recession slashed school art budgets even more. It is something that can make learning more intriguing and fun and interesting. Dose of Reality.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In 2008, I read Clayton Christensen’s Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns. It inspired me to think about changes in education that would benefit students by transforming teaching and learning and I was excited about the possibilities. The pedagogy.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2020

As educators, we craft learning experiences based on the pedagogical foundations set by those who came before us. However, as our country continues to wage war on an invisible enemy known as COVID-19, colleges are being challenged to rethink their persistence and retention strategies, as well as their approaches to teaching and learning.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

The district aligned curriculum, instruction and assessment to meet learning standards recently adopted by the state and modeled on the Common Core state standards. Often that involved thinking differently about how, when and where teaching and learning actually occur. percent in 2008-09 to 84.9 Future of Learning.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

.” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. “ FY 2008 $267,500,000 (President Bush’s request: $0).

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Do you struggle with effectively integrating technology into learning? From Shaelynn - In 2008, the district I worked in adopted a 1:1 Laptop Initiative. Along with reimagining learning, I also quickly learned that traditional and evidenced-based practices looked different in the classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 22, 2017

Today Liz Kolb @lkolb talks about how we can put learning first and a very important reason technology should be second. In today’s show, Liz Kolb talks about the role of learning and technology: What is the role of technology in learning. How we can make technology improve learning and not distract from it.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2019

In 2008, I read Clayton Christensen’s Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns. It inspired me to think about changes in education that would benefit students by transforming teaching and learning and I was excited about the possibilities. The pedagogy. 10 steps to support change.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2019

What really drew me to Edmodo was the opportunity to use technology to provide a much better learning experience for everyone,” says Kim in an interview with EdSurge. While Kim is committed to keeping Edmodo’s core learning management platform free for teachers, there are monetization efforts in the works.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Since the 2008 Time magazine cover story on Washington, D.C. All of America’s children deserve to love learning and to develop creativity and critical thinking skills, not just rote memorization. That made fiscal and pedagogical sense. What do teachers want?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

“hand2mind’s Hands-On Standards is an amazing collection of resources that will not just supplement, but more so fully enrich mathematics teaching and learning in any classroom, with seemingly endless paths for students to be truly engaged in the mathematics they are learning,” said Skip Fennell. Fennell’s Background. ABOUT hand2mind.

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Neo LMS

JULY 6, 2017

The core idea behind it is that a great teacher must perfectly know (Knowledge) the subject being taught (Content), how to deliver it so that a student learns it (Pedagogy) and also how to choose and use the right technology in doing so (Technology). Context is all about students and their learning needs. Mishra and M.

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100mentors

OCTOBER 15, 2019

This post is part of a 6-part series highlighting how we, as IB teachers, can bring Approaches to Teaching to our classroom and challenge students to engage in Approaches to Learning. Their oral and written responses may not always reflect their level of understanding, but whatever they deliver should be assessed as it is.

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