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Self-Regulation in Blended Learning Environments

Catlin Tucker

Self-regulation is the “self-directive process by which learners transform their mental abilities into academic skills” and “the self-generated thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are oriented to attaining goals” (Zimmerman, 2000; 2002). It is not a mental ability or an academic performance skill (Zimmerman, 2002).

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Stop Celebrating Low-Level Learning

Tom Murray

In the spring of 2002, I was teaching 4th grade in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. That’s right, in 2002, 17 years ago, we were 1:1. Image Credit: The Morning Call, 2002 “I’d love to see these units become standard equipment for all students in five to ten years.” Murray, 2002 (HAHA!!) Palm Pilots.

Learning 279
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Teaching and reading literature in the digital age

Neo LMS

When combined with the fact that many illiterate working class people would attend informal readings of the supplements in barber-shops, lodging houses as well as a few less salubrious locales, one can barely overstate Dickens’s popularity. NEA, Reading at Risk , 2002. in their lists. Adult Population Reading Literature. Not really.

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The Effectiveness of Online Learning Depends on Design

Catlin Tucker

Learning must prioritize the application, not retention, of information and skills in a real-world setting. Too often the information students are asked to read and engage with online is abstract and unrelated to their lives. Participation. ” When learning happens in context, it reflects a time, place, and culture.

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4 Ways Edtech Entrepreneurs Can Earn Trust and Unlock New Opportunities With Education Customers

Edsurge

In 2002, a critical transition occurred when 94 percent of public schools secured always-on broadband connections, granting educators and students increased access to rich media content. They must align their planning to the academic calendar and the distinct buying cycles of the educational market. Evidence-based solutions.

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

As educators, there are many new options opening up to us that will help improve our classrooms and make our professional development more accessible and available via our mobile devices. Robert obtained their Master of Science degree in Engineering from Boise State University between 2002 and 2005.

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Maine Announces Learning Technology Framework

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The Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI ) have been in place since 2002 and has certainly helped close the Digital Access Divide in Maine. Student learning is supported and undergirded by five pillars: Leadership, Professional Learning, Learning-Focused Access, Definition of Success, and Responsible Use.