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Huntington Beach City School District Uses Boxlight’s MimioSpace to Transform Classrooms into Forward-Thinking, Collaborative Learning Environments

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The MimioSpace collaborative system consists of a laser projector, touch board, and Mini-PC. The system creates an expansive 32-touch area with Touch 360° interactivity, making collaborative learning at the front of the classroom a reality. Students work together in an area almost 11 ft. wide and over 4 ft.

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18 Effective Classroom Motivation Strategies

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

It takes an integrated and holistic approach that considers both intrinsic and extrinsic factors to enhance students motivation and drive their engagement (Dôrnyei, 2005). Intrinsic motivation, a key component in learning, is driven by a natural curiosity and an inherent interest in a subject.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

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Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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What you see is what you do

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Image from Public Domain Pictures In a previous post , I wrote about the Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) and the challenges it faces as a technology for education. Fifthly, IWBs promote better collaborative learning, between students and with the teacher. 2015) Authentic Learning for the Digital Generation. McFarlane, A.

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What is the role of the teacher in the online classroom? Connectivism might provide an answer

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By learning together in a learning community, students have the opportunity to extend and deepen their learning experience, test out new ideas by sharing them with a supportive group, and receive critical and constructive feedback.” ( Palloff & Pratt 2005 ). On connectivism in the classroom.

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A traditional model of organizational knowledge creation

Connecting 2 the World

Situated cognition and the culture of learning. Educational Researcher, 81(1), 32-42. The process of community-building in distance learning classes. British Journal of Educational Technology, 30(3), 201-215. British Journal of Educational Technology, 28, 199-217. Journal of Educational Computing, 17(4), 397-431.

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Experiential Learning Simply Explained

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We’ll also explore Kolb’s four-stage cycle of learning, a foundational framework that shapes experiential learning practices. This model, along with thought-provoking examples of experiential learning activities, offers tangible insights into how this methodology can be applied across diverse educational settings.