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3 educational technology tools to be thankful for

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These devices and the included applications like Google Docs support collaborative learning. trillion in American Internet infrastructure have helped to improve broadband speed by 660 times since 2002. K-12 schools. However, investments of over $1.5 These efforts now provide 39.2 million students, 2.6 million teachers, and 73.9

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For PD, the days of one-and-done are dead and gone!

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Professional learning, if it’s to work well, must support its teachers during the steepest part of their learning curve: the implementation stage. A study conducted in 2002 by Joyce and Showers showed that teachers needed an average 20 separate instances of practice before being able to master a new skill.

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

Learning with 'e's

van Dijk, 2002) or simply another phase in its relentless progress. The good, the bad and the wiki: Evaluating student generated content as a collaborative learning tool, British Journal of Educational Technology , 39(6), 987-995. O''Reilly, T. What is Web 2.0. O''Reilly Media. Retrieved 7 February, 2014. van Dijk, J.

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A traditional model of organizational knowledge creation

Connecting 2 the World

It also becomes a tangible representation of tacit knowledge for both group members and those outside of the group (Conceicao, Heitor, & Veloso, 2003; Yaklief, 2002). The impact of organisational structure and practices on learning in the workplace. 2002, Jan 7-11). In Computer supported collaborative learning.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

2009): Collaborative learning : Teachers have opportunities to learn in a supportive community that organizes curriculum across grade levels and subjects. When teachers and schools engage in high-quality collaboration, it leads to better achievement gains in math and reading for students.

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Organizational learning theories

Connecting 2 the World

Similar to Kolb’s (1980) apprehensive and comprehensive knowledge, this school of organizational learning theorizes that the process of codification creates knowledge which can be stored and accessed for use when needed by those within the organization (Raelin; Yakhlef, 2002). Work-Based Learning. San Fransisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

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Five Ways Design and Making Can Help Science Education Come Alive

MindShift

Making learning “hard fun” (Papert, 2002) is a real-world balancing act that happens everyday when children are designing and inventing in the classroom. Benefit No. Add responsible resource management and exposure to social justice issues, and design becomes a tool for innovation, empowerment and stewardship.