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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. Brouwer & Korthagen, 2005; Ferrari, Cachia, & Punie, 2009; Zhu et al., link] Coulter, S. Inclusive Teaching.

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The birth and near-death of one piece of educational software

The Hechinger Report

February 2009: Bellevue, Washington. When Ben Slivka decided to create his own interactive learning software in 2006, the online options for students, parents, and teachers were pretty bleak. “You I was trying to do individual learning, letting [Slivka''s son] and another really smart kid to do things together.”

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

I’d love to provide a link but Andreessen deleted his blog in 2009. In education, both algorithms and data are integral to the push for “personalization.” ” But “personalization” doesn’t (necessarily) require a platform. ” But what did Facebook do?

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Key Digital Skills for 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Richard Riley, Secretary of Education under Clinton, quoted in Trilling & Fadel, 2009, p. Conclusion drawn should be mobilised towards informing instructional practice and towards taking interventionist actions to personalize learning and help struggling learners. With innovations come the important skill of adaptability.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

They contend that their schools expand on Montessori’s vision by adding new digital technologies to “personalize learning,” as well as to surveil students. In 2009, Techcrunch named the laptop one of the biggest flops of that decade.) Personalized Learning" Software (and Facebook and Summit Public Schools).

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