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Failing Forward With Adaptive Learning in Higher Ed

Edsurge

Conner tells EdSurge how the use of adaptive-learning tools offers extraordinarily promising results for more personalized learning and teaching experiences. She adds, however, that “student success in the courses with adaptive-learning systems was not different than in a traditional online course at UMUC.”

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Personalized Learning: Exploring the What, Why and How

Reading By Example

One approach that may offer that reasonable next step in embedding personalized learning into practice is blended learning. It combines online and face-to-face learning “that uses a variety of tools – digital, artistic, problem-solving, etc. Personalization in Practice: Observations from the Field.

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DON’T MISS IT: Teachers Leading Teachers Online Conference Starts Thursday

The CoolCatTeacher

July 16-20, 2015 (Live and Video Recordings Available). Friday, July 17, 2015. 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Beth Hammett – The Future of Education: Adaptive Learning in the 21st Century Classroom. 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Royan Lee – Sketchnoting Like It’s 2015. Friday, July 17, 2015.

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Personalized Learning: Exploring the What, Why and How

Reading By Example

One approach that may offer that reasonable next step in embedding personalized learning into practice is blended learning. It combines online and face-to-face learning “that uses a variety of tools – digital, artistic, problem-solving, etc. Personalization in Practice: Observations from the Field.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. 2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ).

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Trends to watch in 2015: education and technology

Bryan Alexander

Here I’d like to identify trends from 2015 which seem likely to persist or grow over the next year. 2015 had a martyr for textbook costs, but I haven’t seen this inspire any movements towards cheaper texts. Personalized learning is winning a growing amount of attention, but no off-the-shelf tech solutions.

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Proven, Adaptive Technology Gives Students the Learning Advantage

District Administration

LearnSmart is a proven, adaptive learning technology that precisely determines what a student knows and is struggling with to deliver a personalized learning path of the most critical content. Date of broadcast: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 4:35 pm EST Watch Now Sponsored by: McGraw-Hill Education.