Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

Critical thinking, as Finn (2011) defines it, “is applied rationality…a set of skills that people can learn and apply in their everyday or professional lives.” (p. Problem-solving, particularly in group settings, not only strengthens analytical skills but also teaches students how to collaborate and communicate effectively.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers. It’s astounding to reflect on how much has changed in the intervening years in the world of education and teaching. Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al. Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2021

None uses especially sophisticated algorithms to tailor the instruction to each student, known as “adaptive” learning, but they do give instant feedback, letting students know what they’ve gotten right and wrong. “We It’s systematic direct instruction, using evidence-based practices. Another company, Class Technologies Inc.,

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eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

2: Adaptivity Allows For Growth. In order to continually adapt to each student’s needs, eSpark administers a pre and post-quiz during each Quest. Step-by-step instruction, particularly with math, and clear goal or expectation setting both increases test scores and improves the attitudes of students who struggle (Al-Makahleh, 2011). #5:

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Online learning is not just another edtech product, but an innovative teaching practice." Designed to adjust in real-time to each student's prior knowledge and skill attainment, adaptive systems respond to variations in ability and diverse student backgrounds, sensitive to the the unique needs of each learner.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

We already see this when we talk on the phone with customer support; we see this in Amazon warehouses; and we see this in adaptive learning software. And then, of course, ask why this is the story that gets told, that gets repeated -- how does the story function. Humans being bent towards the machine. Why the rush to mechanize?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. Among the bill''s provisions is the return of control to the states over devising their own systems for how to hold schools accountable for student achievement. We have attendees signed up from 133 countries!

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