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Finding ‘Personalized Learning’ and Other Edtech Buzzwords on the Gartner Hype Cycle

Edsurge

As Clayton Christensen recently said to me, just as people have taken the phrase “disruptive innovation” to justify whatever they already wanted to do, people are using the phrase personalized learning—and a whole host of other terms—in a similar manner. Peak of Inflated Expectations: Personalized Learning.

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How to succeed with online PD for teachers

Neo LMS

In fact, they find much more than tips and tricks online, they find a veritable support system. Schools might be concerned about the lack of interaction in online learning. building a personal learning network online. Online learning is not about absorbing information in front of a screen.

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Reimagining Student Supports in a Year of Distance Instruction

Digital Promise

Teacher who is teaching remotely full-time at a school that offers full-time distance and in-person learning models. “We We learned [that] parents were learning as well as the kids. Even though kids had iPads, parents were not sure [how to use them for class]. Principal at a school with a hybrid learning model. .

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The Future Belongs to Online Learners — But Only If Programs Can Help Them Succeed

Edsurge

He has ChatGPT on his phone and his iPad, and our 45-minute conversation is peppered with references to Coursera’s newest personal learning assistant, “Coach.” It’s going to be a thinking and writing partner in multiple languages,” he says, typing questions into the chatbot on his iPad.

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Millennial Parents Favor Online, Flexible Education

Waterford

Based on findings from a recent independent study, it looks like education will have strong ties to personalized learning and digital technology. 8-in-10 millennial parents that took the survey feel that online schooling options will help personalize learning. What will traditional education look like in 20 years?

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Millennial Parents Favor Online, Flexible Education

Waterford

Based on findings from a recent independent study, it looks like education will have strong ties to personalized learning and digital technology. 8-in-10 millennial parents that took the survey feel that online schooling options will help personalize learning. What will traditional education look like in 20 years?

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Schools on a screen: One tech-savvy school district has lessons for others going online

The Hechinger Report

They opened their iPads and within minutes were following arrows around the grid on their tablets, producing different colors with each set of directions. The coding lesson, with students tapping away on individual iPads, was typical in the Mineola Union Free School District in the New York City suburbs. A RAND Corp.

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