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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

As educators, there are many new options opening up to us that will help improve our classrooms and make our professional development more accessible and available via our mobile devices. Robert has held various leadership and instructional roles in the field of education, with a focus on online and blended learning.

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The Pandemic Pushed Colleges to Record Lectures. The Practice May Be Here to Stay.

Edsurge

That option proved useful for students with unreliable internet access at home, those living in far-away timezones, and those who had trouble following along with professors who were teaching while wearing masks. I feel that the world is moving more and more toward blended learning,” he adds. “I It brings equity to the course.

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8 teacher-loved edtech tools to try in 2017

eSchool News

There are literally hundreds, if not thousands of apps and online edtech tools for that! To help you get a little bit more innovative in the coming academic year, here is a list of proven-effective edtech tools that may be highly useful in the classroom. For Online Courses/Blended Learning. Explore and enjoy!

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Why all screen time isn’t created equally

The Hechinger Report

She is also aware that there isn’t always a choice of screen time vs. play time in households where parents are stressed and may not have access to quality child care. The Learning Accelerator on blended learning: `In the future, we’ll just call it learning’. Digital Learning Day cometh. Related stories.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The lawsuit contends that the publisher is “ predatory ” because it charges scholars to have their work published in open-access journals. More on Coursera and certification in the certification section below.). ” It’s now unclear, observers say, if the FTC can regulate companies like Google or Verizon.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition)

Doug Levin

Ever wonder how stories covered by popular edtech outlets – such as edSurge, eSchoolNews, Tech & Learning, and THE Journal – get selected? A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition). Who would have ever guessed that open access publishing leads to the wider dissemination of ideas?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“What Betsy DeVos means for edtech ,” according to venture capitalist Ryan Craig. ” The provider in question is Coursera , which has raised some $146.1 “Can Blended Learning Improve Equity in One of Nation’s Most Diverse Districts?” ” asks Edsurge. Disclosure alert.).