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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. Through this process, with subtle guidance from the instructor, students learn to teach themselves.

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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

We learn best when we are fully involved in the process. John Dewey advocated ''learning by doing'' and Seymour Papert called it ''learning by making''. I published the results of the study in 2009, revealing that when they were aware of an audience, students raised their game. Nothing new in that, you may think.

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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

Edsurge

“Investors, particularly in China, are looking across the Pacific to check out innovative tools and models that they haven’t explored or implemented back home,” observes Victor Hu, Global Head of Education Technology and Services at Goldman Sachs’ investment banking division. Last year, at least 10 U.S.-based Nearly every major U.S.

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EDUCAUSE 2015: my sessions and some observations

Bryan Alexander

Here I wanted to share what I did, and some of what I learned. If you’re interested in more on this, I have a very short and accessible 2009 EDUCAUSE Review article which introduces methods. And made friends, while reconnecting with a great number of others. 8:30 – 9:00 The Delphi process (example: the Horizon Report ).

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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. SYMBIOTIC LEARNING WEEKLY MEETING ( Math 2.0 Take a look at iPad’s possibilities for teaching and learning. Thanks for your attention, and see you online!

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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. The slides are also available here. ” Interest wanes.

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