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Assessment in the digital age

Learning with 'e's

Image from JISC publication This table is very useful summary for anyone who is interested in aligning assessment with teaching methods. It's important that this is achieved, because as Biggs and Tang (2011) argue, students create their own meaning from their experiences, by seeking out learning engagement. and Tang, C.

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What is Blended Learning?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Staker (2011) defined this approach as “any time a student learns at least in part at a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home and at least in part through online delivery with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace” (p.

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OPINION: The world is changing fast. Students need data science instruction ASAP

The Hechinger Report

In K-12 schools, students are facing an onslaught of emerging technologies — new developments arrive by the day — and yet we’re still teaching many of our core school subjects as if our daily lives are unchanged by these tools. Importantly, students have reported actually enjoying data science courses.

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Learning is the Reward

A Principal's Reflections

The last example illustrates how many grades are nowhere close to indicating what a student has actually learned. After an analysis of several research studies, Alfie Kohn (2011) concluded the following: Grades tend to diminish students’ interest in whatever they’re learning. The issues with grading are not new.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers. This highlights the essential role of teacher collaboration in school reform efforts, with restructured schools reporting marked improvements in student performance. 2011, Nurmi et al.,

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The 7 Key Elements of eSpark’s Theory of Learning

eSpark

eSpark’s Theory of Learning is grounded in seven research-based elements – teaching practices or design elements – that are directly linked to student learning outcomes. When a student first logs onto eSpark, they’re welcomed with a placement quiz to find their individual learning level. Why do we do this?

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Jumpstart Engagement With Interactive Whiteboard Classroom Technology

ViewSonic Education

With interactive whiteboards, students and teachers manipulate content directly on the surface of the screen. Student engagement increased and classroom collaboration was set to skyrocket. Student feedback and assessment with optional audience response accessories. Teachers were empowered with exciting new tools.