Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

I attended my first one, a three-day workshop in Manhattan Beach, in 2014, and now I both present at and attend them in northern and southern California. Most teachers know that we learn from our students, and the highly interactive, practical model of CUE Rock Star camps exemplifies the best in collaborative learning.

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techieMusings

JUNE 21, 2023

Early in my teaching career, I attended a conference where a presenter shared a statement that has stuck with me ever since: “If there’s no sharing, there’s no learning. They are truly exceptional educators who consistently push boundaries and embrace new ideas. Teaching is fundamentally a sharing activity.”

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Veative

AUGUST 20, 2018

The great bard of Bengal, Rabindranath Tagore, was of the view that education should be a ‘joyous exercise of our inventive and constructive energies’. As an educator, my interest in VR therefore lies in understanding its role and potential in spearheading changes in our educational ecosystems. The Future Forward. Bhuvanesh Ram.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

And as the Haw burbled in the background last Friday and Saturday, school administrators, teachers and edtech entrepreneurs gathered for thoughtful conversations and exchanges around how to use digital technology to support learning at the 30th EdSurge Tech for Schools Summit. Here’s what we learned.

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The PL2C Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Today’s educators work hard to balance both the increasing demands of blended and digital learning and the best curriculum and instruction for their students. Research shows that current models of professional development calls for collaboration, active engagement, and collective culture-building during such a transition.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 30, 2014

The theme of our 2014 Reinventing the Classroom conference is: "How Ed Tech Is Reshaping the Classroom Experience." This is a free event, thanks to generous support from ClassFlow , and brings together classroom educators and innovators from around the world. Please forward to your friends and colleagues - this event is free!

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2012

By 2014 there will be more connected cell phones than people on the planet. From SITE, a response from higher education. How much education could be delivered through these mobiles? Education students work with students from other colleges and professors facilitate their work from a distance. They work instead on farms.

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Reading By Example

JULY 17, 2018

By creating opportunities for students to work collaboratively together, they will support one another as learners, help one another as friends, and respect one another in the community. There are many names for the topic of this post: Peer learning, collaborative learning, cooperative groups, shared learning, buddies, partner work.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Video coaching is no longer a professional development buzzword or novelty, in part because of the accessibility of devices in today’s world makes it a convenient choice for educators looking to improve their practice. Their collaborative learning is powered by the video evidence of their own classrooms.

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The Principal of Change

DECEMBER 13, 2016

gcouros The move from Socratic lectures to collaborative learning btwn teachers and students. If we are truly successful in education, we realize that we will never get there. Things will always change and there will always be things that we could do that will create better learning opportunities for our schools.

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MindShift

JUNE 29, 2015

In a fast-moving field like education technology, it’s worth taking a moment to take stock of new developments, persistent trends and the challenges to effective tech implementation in real classrooms. This macro trend to shake up typical ways of schooling is opening new opportunities for technology to play an even bigger role in education.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2017

In 2014, Turnitin acquired LightSide with a mandate to help shift Turnitin’s focus from academic integrity tools to those that emphasize student writing. Why do you think authentic writing opportunities are so important in education, and what’s lacking in the way education approaches writing today? In 2013, he left the Ph.D.

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The Principal of Change

AUGUST 16, 2015

In my own experience, I have seen more schools open up sites like YouTube, and encourage students to not only bring their mobile devices, but encourage them to use them in meaningful ways for learning. There is a definite shift happening in education. My advice to them?

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

Back in 2014, our interviews and surveys led us to a taxonomy of digital curation. Along the way they experience collateral benefits of developing learning agility, building social capital and demonstrating creativity. Designs Collaborative Spaces. Facilitates Professional Learning. . 2014): 27-36.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 10, 2013

The Mobile World Congress predicts that as early as 2014, mobile phone subscriptions will outstrip the global population (~7.9 Mobile devices are clearly a boon for collaborative learning, especially for those who find themselves constantly on the move. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. billion accounts).

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 23, 2015

As a hybrid educator , my job entails teaching sophomore English and social media literacy courses for half a day; the other half I work to raise money, design, and implement new systems for networked collaborative learning. I agree with the above, and it certainly applies to me too. It’s a challenging blend of tasks.

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Reading By Example

MAY 2, 2016

In my previous post , I highlighted an article from Education Week about students being able to pursue their questions and interests in school. She believes that if students do not have a voice and choice in their learning, then all of the focus on the core academics will not amount to much.

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Reading By Example

MAY 2, 2016

In my previous post , I highlighted an article from Education Week about students being able to pursue their questions and interests in school. She believes that if students do not have a voice and choice in their learning, then all of the focus on the core academics will not amount to much.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2018

Paid registration is required [link] About the Summit In a time of increased cultural diversity, global connectivity, and polarization of perspectives, how can leaders in classrooms, schools, districts, and education policy arenas support students with the competencies to thrive in college, careers, and as citizens in diverse communities?

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EdTechTeam

DECEMBER 14, 2016

There aren’t many educators who would argue these points today but there is one problem for a lot of educators- while everyone is telling us to do it, no one is helping us understand how it is done. For years, even decades, educators have been separating students by ability level in an effort to differentiate instruction.

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MindShift

AUGUST 4, 2016

” Learning more together than alone. Listening and sharing are the cornerstones of collaborative learning. We can learn more working together than working alone. Cohen & Lotan, 2014, p. Effective collaborative learning yields gains in motivation and conceptual understanding.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

For educators that may mean working with students in a face to face, elearning, or a blended environment. Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible. How do teachers and students learn about and employ these tools?

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Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

My previous two posts have described how schools can improve access for students of color and students living in poverty to follow their passions and have more voice in choice in their learning. In the first post , I summarize an Education Week article by Dr. Kimberlee Everson who makes a strong case for schools to pursue these goals.

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Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

My previous two posts have described how schools can improve access for students of color and students living in poverty to follow their passions and have more voice in choice in their learning. In the first post , I summarize an Education Week article by Dr. Kimberlee Everson who makes a strong case for schools to pursue these goals.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

I pick ten trends and themes in order to closely at the recent past, the near-term history of education technology. Of course, if you look for those education technology writers who are independent from venture capital, corporate or institutional backing, or philanthropic funding, there is pretty much only me.). Any day now.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 21, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update May 20, 2014 Teaching is a strategic act of engagement. James Bellanca The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions. Check it out at ISTEunplugged.com. Call for Proposals.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 14, 2023

We’ll also explore Kolb’s four-stage cycle of learning, a foundational framework that shapes experiential learning practices. This model, along with thought-provoking examples of experiential learning activities, offers tangible insights into how this methodology can be applied across diverse educational settings.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Paid registration is required [link] About the Summit In a time of increased cultural diversity, global connectivity, and polarization of perspectives, how can leaders in classrooms, schools, districts, and education policy arenas support students with the competencies to thrive in college, careers, and as citizens in diverse communities?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Wednesday, November 19th, is day three of the fifth annual Global Education Conference. Wednesday, November 19th ( US-Eastern Time ) 1:00am Globally Connecting Classes through Interactive Learning Objects - Ezra Samantha M. The list of Wednesday''s sessions, in US-Eastern Standard Time, is below. Pedro Néstor Ibáñez Lic.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative have released the latest NMC Horizon Report for Higher Education. The LMS is now on the horizon for the very first time, despite being one of the oldest education technology systems out there, with origins in the 1970s and the development of PLATO.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update October 14th, 2014 In some cases we learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself. To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at the Learning Revolution. K12 Online Conference 2014 begins October 13!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The ninth annual Global Education Conference starts this coming Monday! This is an amazing and free online event that brings together educators and innovators from around the world. The hidden treasure of the Global Education Conference is volunteering--you will love it! LOTS of information below! Go to [link] 4.

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