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4 Critical Characteristics of High-Quality Instructional Content

Edsurge

That’s why, in 2019, Discovery Education conducted a comprehensive research study—including a literature review, focus groups, interviews, surveys and an analysis of data usage—across our digital products and platforms. 2016 digital education survey. E-textbooks: A Personalized Learning Experience or a Digital Distraction?

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Virtual Classrooms and VR Help Schools Get Qualified Teachers

EdTech Magazine

In The Gallup 2017 Survey of K–12 School District Superintendents , 67 percent of respondents said the quantity of new teacher candidates is decreasing and 39 percent said the quality is also declining. Wed, 03/07/2018 - 10:00. Recruiting talented teachers there, however, is no longer an issue thanks to videoconferencing technology.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As we do this, we need to first determine where our district, buildings, and educators are in their journey toward this new style of learning and the PD that is needed to support it. Take a look at my last post on surveys for educators, students, and parents. Teachers should also be surveyed. Leave a comment. CC- [link].

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K–12 Professional Development Is Critical, So Make It Count

EdTech Magazine

While most teachers believe district leaders view professional development as a priority, some say the instruction they’re offered could be more effective, according to a survey from Corwin, Learning Forward and the National Education Association. Mon, 05/13/2019 - 09:35.

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Playing at Orientation: Interview with the Designers of “The Parasite” at University of Chicago

ProfHacker

Gradually, we began to talk about how we might implement an ARG at a university, given that there was already suggestive data and observations that the form might be a useful platform for motivating collaborative learning, teaching digital literacies, sharing resources, and inviting participants to engage in difficult and complex conversations.

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Curation Situations: Let us count the ways

NeverEndingSearch

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. ” Library Technology Reports 50.7 2014): 27-36. From this blog: . “ OER and You: The Curation Mandate.”

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4 Strategies to Engage Families in Tech Partnerships

edWeb.net

Consider using these strategies to jumpstart district/school and family collaboration: Gathering Data Collecting data on families’ assistive tech needs and wants—and identifying the learning goals they have for their children—frames their engagement. Technology can be a facilitator of such collaboration.