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Higher education technology predictions for 2014

Mark Smithers

We’ll see big growth in higher education services from outside of the university sector, a continued gnashing of teeth from established providers. Well I missed out on writing a review for 2013 so I thought I’d get in reasonably early and write some predictions for what might happen in 2014. The focus is on tertiary education.

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Wonderful World of Wearables in Education

The CoolCatTeacher

Wearables are in education. Given that research predicts a 46% growth of wearables in education between now and 2020, we all need to understand them. Physical education teachers are getting excited about biometric monitoring devices. Understandably, physical education is one of the first areas to use biometrics.

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Computer literacy: The invisible skills gap?

Neo LMS

Fresh off our discussions about definitions , I have found that a great many sites and authors interchange and conflate “computer literacy” and “digital literacy”. In 2014 a study found that many college freshmen had insufficient computer skills. So, let’s do a Marie Kondo and declutter the concepts. Digital Citizen.

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5 questions you need to ask about personalized learning

Hapara

Educators and parents alike have noted that a one-size-fits-all approach to education is falling short for many learners. Personalized learning refers to educational approaches that customize instruction to fit the needs, strengths and interests of the individual learner. The education field has yet to agree on how to define it.

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Childhood is Expendable to Some Education Reformers

A Principal's Reflections

These experiences definitely helped mold me into the adult I have become today. School complimented my activities at home as education was structured in a way that focused on experiential learning, play, performance, and building self-esteem. Education reform is destroying childhood as we know it at both home and school.

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Digital Leadership is Not Optional

A Principal's Reflections

A great deal has changed since Digital Leadership was published in 2014. For starters, I have now been going on four years since transitioning from high school principal to Senior Fellow with the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE). What should be removed?

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A New Chapter

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

In July of 2014, I stepped out of my high school classroom at Oldham County and into a newly created district position that was both exciting and terrifying. and my educational journey at Shelby has taken me far and wide. And now, a new chapter of my educational journey is about to begin. What is Deeper Learning?