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The Future of eLearning - 10 Trends To Be Aware Of

ViewSonic Education

Dusty blackboards, smudged overhead projectors, and over saturated photocopies - Surely this sounds like many people’s education experience. For those who don’t know what it is, eLearning refers to learning that utilizes electronic means to create a more dynamic and instructive learning environment. Social Learning.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This facet of modern education transcends the traditional use of textbooks and blackboards, weaving digital tools seamlessly into the learning process (NETP, 2017)). Smartboards, for instance, have transformed the way lessons are presented, offering interactive and dynamic content that can cater to various learning styles.

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Hoping to Spur 'Learning Engineering,' Carnegie Mellon Will Open-Source Its Digital-Learning Software

Edsurge

In an unusual move intended to shake up how college teaching is done around the world, Carnegie Mellon University today announced that it will give away dozens of the digital-learning software tools it has built over more than a decade—and make their underlying code available for anyone to see and modify.

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Thursday - Angie McAllister on How Academic Networking and Learning Analytics Can Help "Learning How to Learn"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join me Thursday, September 6th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Angie McAllister, the Director of Data Innovation at Apollo Group, where she specializes in building adaptive learning systems for adult learners. Log in at [link].

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Diversity, Cybersecurity and the Future of Libraries: Day 2 Recap From Educause

Edsurge

At higher education’s biggest IT conference, Sugata Mitra described how small children can inspire the future of learning. Children in groups, he observed, can develop an understanding greater than that of any individual. The group will publish the list in January as part of a report, though the association. The answer: nobody.

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A major report on digital learning from Arizona State University

Bryan Alexander

One text described it as looking into institutional return on investment (ROI) for digital learning. Adaptive learning and open education resources – the report approves of them in principle, but finds sample sizes too small at the present. The Boston Consulting Group helped conduct the research.

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Classroom Design Trends: Update Classroom Layout to Boost Engagement

ViewSonic Education

The blackboard or overhead projector for the teacher at the front of the room. The ability to rearrange components supports the many faces of constructive learning. And to gather in groups to collectively process information. Flexibility – how well the room addresses the needs of an age group and variable teaching methods.

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