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Is the Socratic Method Right for Your Class?

Ask a Tech Teacher

On the day of the Socratic Seminar, they listen to classmates, challenge what they hear by building an argument based on what they have read and heard, and in so doing critically think about not only their opinions but those of classmates. 2009) The First Days of School. video from Stanford’s School of Education.

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The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts

Edsurge

In Massachusetts, an emerging partnership between private funders and the state department of education aims to help teachers across the Commonwealth learn, share and spread best practices when it comes to leveraging new instructional models and technologies. You can personalize learning just fine without technology.

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An audience with.

Learning with 'e's

These are theories that guide many educators today. Normally, in higher education, students write for an audience of one. I published the results of the study in 2009, revealing that when they were aware of an audience, students raised their game. I invited Dan to co-present with me at the ALT-C Conference in Manchester in 2009.

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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

Edsurge

education industry has not become so dependent (yet). ST Unitas , South Korea’s largest education business, acquired Princeton Review , the iconic U.S. Yet education ministries across Asia recognize they need more than test-takers; they need students who can ideate, create and compete in a global economy. Last month. Authess $2.2

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EDUCAUSE 2015: my sessions and some observations

Bryan Alexander

Tuesday morning was my preconference seminar on “Building an Emerging Technology and Futures Capacity in Your Organization” The goal here wasn’t to present on future trends for education and technology, but rather to help campus information professionals figure out how to better think about the future themselves.

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Week of February 27, 2011 - Live, Interactive, and Free Webinars in Elluminate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Elluminate. As part of his new role, Adrian will share some of the new technologies that he is sharing with his new role eg augmented reality and the Little Big Planet 2.

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The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release

Hack Education

This talk was delivered at Virginia Commonwealth University today as part of a seminar co-sponsored by the Departments of English and Sociology. I pick ten trends and themes in order to closely at the recent past, the near-term history of education technology. Fantasy about a future of education. Any day now. Any day now.

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