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On paper, teens are thriving. In reality, they’re not

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Youth drug use is trending down. He wrote about his findings for the organization Child Trends. Subscribe today!

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On paper, teens are thriving. In reality, they’re not

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Youth drug use is trending down. He wrote about his findings for the organization Child Trends. Subscribe today!

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How Schools Can Respond To The Age Of Information

TeachThought - Learn better.

Now it’s moving, from a singular there, to a plural everywhere –very much a new age of information and information access. The response to this access has been slow–and even when swift, it has rarely been compelling or long-lasting. And it can be accessed not simply from computers, but phones and gaming devices.

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14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education

TeachThought - Learn better.

The definition of asynchronous learning helps us understand the need for asynchronous access to this content, especially when this access is not through a dated university learning management system, but something more authentic to the student, maybe even accessed on their own mobile devices. We shall see.

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The Scientific Debate Over Teens, Screens And Mental Health

MindShift

These trends are the basis of a scientific controversy. One hypothesis that has gotten a lot of traction is that with nearly every teen using a smartphone these days, digital media must take some of the blame for worsening mental health. “Social media invites comparison,” Twenge says.

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Virtual Reality and Learning: - Announcing the Mini-Conference and the Call for Proposals

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. The use of this technology is equally trending in the education, museum, and professional learning spheres. CALL FOR PROPOSALS: The call for proposals is now open.

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Future Trends Forum #8, with Jim Groom: full recording, notes, and Storify

Bryan Alexander

On March 30 we had Jim Groom as our Future Trends Forum guest. But other departments already provide the backbone (internet connectivity, access to hardware, etc) and can afford – even desire – to let Domain projects go on. Twitter activity during the hour was also very energetic, so I Storified it.

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