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MARCH 1, 2015

This is a tone that is becoming increasingly important in the 21st century as access to information increases, as the updating of information happens more naturally, and as blended and mobile learning environments become more common. This all emphasizes the value of uncertainty in learning. Uncertainty.

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MAY 21, 2015

This is among the biggest and most powerful ideas in “future learning,” and should be central to any meaningful discussion therein. What are students learning, why are they learning it, and what are they doing with what they know? Game-Based Learning & Gamification. Connectivism. Transparency.

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Classroom Game-Based Learning Trends Social Media 40

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

Content-based academic standards. Mobile learning. Social media in the classroom. It’s not the thinking behind an idea that should bother us, but rather the effect of the idea. Use of data. Mandates to be research-based in our behavior. Differentiation. They’re just ideas. Or indifference.

Academic Standards 40

Academic Standards Mobile Learning Flipped Classroom Mobility 40

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OCTOBER 18, 2015

For better or worse, thinking is now social, and the traction an idea receives in chosen communities will act as a form of assessment—not so much of truth or innovation, but accessibility and even popularity. Personalized learning will disrupt how we think of curriculum.

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