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When Learning Goes Nomadic

Edsurge

This semester I’m teaching a graduate seminar on education and technology for Georgetown University. How does higher education use mobile technology to teach? It has no established center, and students were used to learning and working in that nonhierarchical, flexible space. They have to learn how to learn autonomously.

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18 Best Holiday Movies for Kids and Family

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

For more movies, check out: Best Teacher Movies of All Time The 20 Best Christmas Movies of All Time Best Websites for Educational Documentaries 1. Directors: Ed Wexler, Gary Katona Starring: Jim Cummings, Peter Cullen, John Fiedler This post originally appeared in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning ( www.educatorstechnology.com ).

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Chinese New Year- What Animal Am I?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

(CNY) In the spirit of celebrating cultural diversity and love of world cultures, I went ahead and prepared this list of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals that you can share with you students and help them learn more about Chinese New Year and its traditions. Chinese Zodiac Animals 1. If you were born in the Goat year (e.g.,1931,

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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. This state of boredom is not just an occasional inconvenience; it is a significant barrier to effective learning. Research has consistently highlighted the detrimental effects of boredom on student learning.

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Tips and Strategies to Talk about Race in Class

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In today’s increasingly diverse and interconnected world, conversations about race, diversity, and inclusion have become essential components of education. As teachers and educators, we bear the responsibility of facilitating these critical discussions with our students. Be ready to explain these concepts in age-appropriate ways.

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10 Great Tools for Creating High-Quality Educational Podcasts

EmergingEdTech

In 2004, Ben Hammersley was the first person to use the word podcasting in an article for the Guardian. Have you Ever Considered Implementing Podcasts as a Part of in Your Teaching Methods? Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Mobile gives the edge

Learning with 'e's

Most significantly for those who are immersed in schools, colleges and universities - mobile technology is disrupting education. There are many accounts of the effects of mobiles on education (see for example this blog post on 5 views on the future of mobile learning ).