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Can Virtual Reality Improve Education?

EdTech4Beginners

In recent years, many schools have entertained the theory that VR improves education. If virtual reality is reliable enough to train our armed forces, is there any reason not to implement the same technique at educational institutions across the world? Advancements in VR Technology. He likes to share technology tips with his readers.

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How to Hold Effective Classroom Discussions

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Pair students into small groups and have them discuss a question or topic. Then, bring the whole class together and have each group share their thoughts. Split students into groups and have them create a diagram that represents their responses to a question or topic. Socratic Circles. Helping Trios. Algozzine, B., Faculty Focus.

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After Transforming a College With Online Offerings, a President Steps Down to Tackle AI

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But he’s not done trying to bring big changes to higher education. EdSurge: When you arrived at Southern New Hampshire back in 2003, there were some online courses but just a few. But there's this new distance education thing, and if you want to keep your preferred provider status, you have to start offering that.

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ISTE Certification 01

Dangerously Irrelevant

When we created the nation’s first graduate program designed to prepare a technology-savvy school administrator at the University of Minnesota (way back in 2003!) , ISTE was one of our most important partners in that work. So far we’ve met once and have been assigned to some small groups. Connected Educator Month launches today.

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30 Effective Classroom Attention Getters with Examples

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In the dynamic world of education, keeping students engaged and attentive is a challenge every educator faces. For instance, Wallace, Vodanovich, and Restino (2003) discussed how boredom correlates with attention deficit and memory lapses, signaling a deeper issue than mere disinterest. Boredom, as Vogel-Walcutt et al.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

When I embarked on my teaching journey back in 2003, the landscape of the classroom was quite different from what we see today. Reflecting on this evolution, I’m struck by the radical changes that have shaped the educational environment, particularly in this early part of the 21st century.

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Chief Privacy Officers: A Small But Growing Fleet in Higher Education

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When Kathleen Sutherland took the helm as Chief Privacy Officer for the University of Colorado in 2003, there weren’t very many people in higher ed she could turn to for guidance and advice. That included working with the state’s public higher education systems and the University of Colorado at Boulder, which has a medical campus attached.

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