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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

Such digital resources might be adequate to meet the needs of a lecture-based course, where the inclusion of any audio-visual aids, be it audio clips, slides, or photographs, certainly constitutes an upgrade. An LMS is a proprietary, academic software platform that facilitates a host of interactive classroom support services.

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Why ‘Black Box’ Software Isn’t Ready to Teach College

Edsurge

That’s the argument of Candace Thille, who has a love-distrust relationship with adaptive software. Thille, an assistant professor of education at Stanford University's Graduate School of Education who previously worked in the private sector, stresses that she’s not against software companies. That was way back in 2001.

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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

Edsurge

Herbert Simon, a pioneer in artificial intelligence and learning engineering who died in 2001, is immersed in his office at Carnegie Mellon University. Today, students frequently work in digital environments to read course materials, take tests and complete assignments. For students, this is a discouraging engagement, Lepper says.

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For Online Class Discussions, Instructors Move From Text to Video

Edsurge

He’s taking three online courses this semester, all of which require him to participate in online discussion forums as part of his grade. “It To show me what that looks like in a recent online course she taught about how to manage school library programs, Valenza invited me to a Google Hangout so she could share her screen as we talked.

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Third indication U.S. educational system is deteriorating

The Hechinger Report

In addition to an increase in the number of poor students, the funding for schools declined, Common Core standards were introduced, the use of educational software increased, and, in many schools, time spent on test preparation expanded (which often detracts from learning). We’re not moving much in fourth-grade reading.”

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Shaping K-12 Learning Experiences with Online Mapping Activities

edWeb.net

Charlie Fitzpatrick is a K12 education manager for Esri, maker of geographic information system (GIS) software. He supports Esri’s offer of free GIS software and learning resources to every K12 school and formal youth club for instructional use. Join the Community.

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How Tech Tools Helped a Part-Time Tutor Become a Full-Time Entrepreneur

Edsurge

Passionate about education but unsure if a traditional teaching path was for him, the Brooklyn native was uncertain of his next step after graduating with an English degree from Wesleyan University in 2001. Of course, it was a long time before I was able to tack on other meaningful clients. It's just a different relationship.

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