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Can Virtual Reality Improve Education?

EdTech4Beginners

The system is comprised of a peripheral camera originating from 2003, motion controllers first released in 2010, and a headset that emerged from a personal 3D theater in 2012. Advantages of VR Learning.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. FY 2003 $700,500,000. ” FY 2012 $0. FY 2013 $0. FY 2014 $0. FY 2015 $0.

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Rethinking How Scholarship Works at MLA17

ProfHacker

While technologies have dramatically changed since the founding of Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy , the standards of rhetoricity, accessibility, usability, and sustainability have remained remarkably stable.

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More on the Cost Trap and Inclusive Access

Iterating Toward Openness

My recent post about the cost trap and inclusive access prompted responses by Jim Groom and Stephen Downes. Back in 2012 – 2013] I was impressed (like many others I’m sure) with how Wiley was able to frame the cost-savings argument around open textbooks to build broader interest for OERs. And I want to do it worldwide.”

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Rethink Education, Southern New Hampshire University Launch $15M Edtech Seed Fund

Edsurge

Under LeBlanc, who joined SNHU in 2003, the university has established a reputation for experimenting with new educational services and tools. The group has invested in 30 edtech companies since its launch in 2012, mostly through Series A and B rounds. The education-to-workplace pipeline” is where the biggest needs are, says LeBlanc.

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What Your School Needs to Know About Trauma-Informed Practices

Waterford

14] Because of the way childhood trauma affects the brain, it can seriously inhibit a child’s well-being—especially if the child has no access to support. Pediatrics, January 2012, 129(1), pp. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 2003, 12(2), pp. Shonkoff, J.P., and Garner, A.S. Van der Kolk, B.

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Social Identity and Mobile Technology

Connecting 2 the World

In addition, group norms, values, and communication can influence an individual that may not be physically present; or, conversely, individuals can influence group norms, values, and communication (Campbell & Park, 2008; Sugiyama, 2012) from a distance. Group categories and roles are negotiated through the social interaction of group members.