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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.

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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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Keyboarding Basics Part 1

Ask a Tech Teacher

Better attitude toward writing—less frustration looking for keys; more satisfying entering information. Rogers (2003), including: Improvement in language arts. Efficient usage of computers as writing, editing, and computing tools. Confidence using computers which motivates students to do schoolwork. Improved creative thought.

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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. The AWS Education Accelerator application is now open. Evidence-based solutions. Educators want proof of efficacy.

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Computer literacy: The invisible skills gap?

Neo LMS

Can find information on the internet. By 1993, $40 billion dollars had been invested in school IT infrastructure and pedagogues and bureaucrats scrambled to maintain a definition of computer literacy that mirrored the rapid changes in information technology. How computer literacy evolved into digital literacy. Make online payments.