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Sessions Announced for Next Week's "Banned Books and Censorship" Library 2.0 Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Her current area of research and interest is access, advocacy, and leadership in the field of librarianship. Along with having a passion for introducing, and sharing information about libraries to everyone she meets, she is passionate about the opportunity to empower and encourage library colleagues and supporters.

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From Static to Interactive and From Open to Free: Consequences Both Intended and Unintended

Iterating Toward Openness

The most recent issue of IRRODL included an article titled Effectiveness of OER Use in First-Year Higher Education Students’ Mathematical Course Performance: A Case Study , by Juan I. Venegas-Muggli and Werner Westermann. This was justified by the fact that there is a lack of empirical evidence to support expanding the use of OER.

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Thursday: "Banned Books and Censorship" Library 2.0 Mini-Conference - Schedule Announcement

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Her current area of research and interest is access, advocacy, and leadership in the field of librarianship. Along with having a passion for introducing, and sharing information about libraries to everyone she meets, she is passionate about the opportunity to empower and encourage library colleagues and supporters.

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Framing the Personalized Learning Discussion from Tom Driscoll

EdTechTeacher

Despite the long history of advocacy for student-centered learning, PL has been one of the more elusive reform efforts to actually define. CAPTION: Touring Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s schools during the recent Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools (DLPIS) Spring Meeting 2018.].

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How Blogging Changed My Career

Fractus Learning

We have one-hour staff meetings every week, but our work environment is very fast paced, and while we can complete the bulk of our agenda, there isn’t always enough time for the extra discussion or connection that I would prefer. Some do it as a case study of what is going on in the rural part of the US. The Benefits.

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How SBG Led Us to Empower: The Tyranny of 82% (Part 1 of 2)

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

If a medical procedure has a 82% success rate, I can take comfort in the fact that there are "only" 18 out of 100 case studies when the procedure fails. When a teacher does SBG well (after support, experience and practice), SBG is clearly much better at meeting O'Connor's four characteristics of effective grading.

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Inside Maine’s disastrous roll out of proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

When Hallowell tried to extend proficiency-based education to its high school in 2008, parents put up a fight, saying the change would make it harder for their children to compete for scholarships and admission to selective schools, according to a case study published by the state Department of Education. The state ramps up.

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