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18 Effective Classroom Motivation Strategies

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Related: Great Motivational Videos for Students Aspects of Motivation In his paper “ Student Motivation and the Alignment of Teacher Beliefs “, Weisman (2012) provides an insightful overview of different aspects of motivation in the educational context. References Bernaus, M., & Gardner, R. link] Guilloteaux, M.

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Top 4 microtrends in e-learning

Neo LMS

Entrepreneurial education was quite the buzzword in 2008/09, as educators grappled with how to prepare young people for economic meltdowns. This defines a mode of learning that is not only time sensitive, but also location flexible. Peer-to-Peer learning. Recognize, create and act on opportunities. Value innovation.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

Superintendents, principals, and others in positions of authority in school systems are instrumental in providing the vision, time, and resources to support continual professional learning, a positive school climate, and success for all students (Leithwood et al., A safe and cooperative climate for learning.

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Connected pedagogy: Shared minds

Learning with 'e's

Humans have an innate need to connect with each other, to share stories and ideas, learn from each other, to warn and to celebrate. I noted that we tend to swarm together online in what I have called digital tribes (Wheeler, 2008). We can now learn at any time, in any place and at a pace that suits our personal preferences.

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Learning technology teacher development blog: Online Video: For Language Development

Nik Peachey

Tuesday, 16 December 2008. Online Video: For Language Development. There are now a number of online video sharing communities that are specifically designed to support the development of language and communication skills. Dotsub is a website that enables users to upload and add subtitles to their videos.

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The survival of higher education (3): The Social Web

Learning with 'e's

The MentorBlog project for example, employed the use of two-person blogs to connect students with their professional mentors, who may never have had the opportunity to meet face to face (Wheeler and Lambert-Heggs, 2008). The Good, the Bad and the Wiki: Evaluating Student Generated Content as a Collaborative Learning Tool.

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

Learning with 'e's

A Social Web that supports learning Staff at the University of Plymouth have been using Web 2.0 social web) tools in teacher education for the last two years and have attempted to qualify their use in a number of areas of learner support including shared online spaces (Wheeler et al, 2008) and blogs (Wheeler and Lambert-Heggs, 2008).

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