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Follow Along With a Grad Seminar About Edtech: Part 1, Picking the Best Tech

Edsurge

This semester I’m teaching a graduate seminar on education and technology for Georgetown University. Meanwhile, online and hybrid learning keep growing and developing. We observed that the problem of how to adopt or adapt tech to teaching is not a new one, and that we can learn from historical cases.

EdTech 105
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How We Can Honor Indigenous Values in Our Teaching Without Appropriating the Culture

Edsurge

This past June, I received an email inviting me to participate in a webinar on Gratitude-Based Learning (GBL). However, during the seminar, the facilitators jumped directly into piloting GBL activities with attendees. In this book, she speaks of the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address presented aloud to school children.

Study 183
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Here’s the Syllabus for Your Summer Crash Course in Online Education

Edsurge

You learned how to Zoom, or Hangout, or Team up. No one knows yet what the next semester will bring, but there’s a good chance the spaces where you used to teach, whether cavernous lecture hall or cozy seminar room, won’t be available this fall. So this summer might be the right time to learn a little more about online pedagogy.

Course 206
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4 Awesome edtech solutions for making students fall in love with reading

Neo LMS

Less than 53% of American adults read at least one book for pleasure in 2019. Contrary to conventional wisdom, technology is a friend, not a foe of books and reading. It gives unlimited access to a great library of well-written, humorous, and engaging stories that will captivate young readers. Don’t give up!

EdTech 261
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Next Week: "Serving Library Patrons with a Trauma History: An Awareness-Building Seminar" #library20

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

and hosted by Dr. Steve Albrecht : " Serving Library Patrons with a Trauma History: An Awareness-Building Seminar.” Information on registering to attend online and to access the recording is below and here. Learning Objectives: How trauma impacts the structure and function of the brain. The common emotional responses to trauma.

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What’s next? Lessons from the lockdown on traditional education

Neo LMS

Online learning is student-centered by default, having its own advantages and pitfalls. That’s because in online environments students are: responsible for managing their time: they are not constrained to a time and place to learn; even in synchronous online courses, it’s on them to be there. What does that leave time for?

Education 401
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What Can You Do with an English Degree

Kyle Pace

Lastly, the adaptability of English majors allows them to thrive in emerging industries that require quick learning and innovative communication strategies. Whether it’s crafting articles, books, or digital content, English degree holders bring a nuanced understanding of language and narrative to these roles.

Advocacy 108