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Using Hybrid and Blended Learning to Promote Student-Centered Classrooms

Waterford

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to progress, many classrooms remain online in some capacity. Now is a particularly helpful time to consider implementing blended or hybrid learning, two strategies that allow for independent or remote learning. Blended Learning vs. Hybrid Learning. Sound similar? Sound similar?

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Rigor, Grit, Collaboration: Teachers Share Why Buzzwords Don’t Always Inspire

Edsurge

From legal acronyms to the names of edtech trends, there seems to be an unending stream of new buzzwords—and accompanying tools—for educators to learn. Rigor This buzzword holds one meaning in education and another beyond classroom walls, and that can make things muddy. This is not what a classroom should be.”

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Work in progress

Learning with 'e's

Wikis for example, can subvert traditional values such as personal ownership and intellectual property (Richardson, 2006) but community ownership of the content becomes an equalising factor. 2006) Blogs, wikis, podcasts and other powerful web tools for classrooms. In Lave, J. and Chaiklin S. Richardson, W. Wheeler, S.,

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What you see is what you do

Learning with 'e's

I also published a second post in which I listed 6 ways IWBs could be used to engage learners in the classroom. I outlined some of the strategies that schools could consider to improve the use of IWBs in classrooms, particularly around interactivity, engagement and motivation. Thirdly, IWBs are versatile as tools.

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Nostalgia will NOT get my PhD finished….but it is a nice diversion

Learning Confluence

I have blogged now since 2006… and looking back at February 2008 was quite interesting. tools and disrupt class activities. The early heydey of Flat Classroom projects was exciting. Between now and when Wikispaces pulls the plug you can find all archives HERE and HERE.

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Experiential Learning Simply Explained

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Experiential learning is one of the key pedagogical concepts that informs the modern philosophy of teaching. Defined by the process of learning through doing, reflection, and active engagement, experiential learning takes learners beyond traditional classroom boundaries, immersing them in real-world scenarios.

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What Is Universal Design for Learning ?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Our focus in this post is on Universal Design for Learning, popularly known by the acronym UDL. My purpose behind this post is to introduce you to UDL, explain what it is and talk about the different ways you can use it in your classroom to enhance your teaching and boost students learning. To start with, Courey et al.

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