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4 Steps towards digital wellness for students

Neo LMS

This is just one example of the many articles that warn us of the latest shocking discoveries about the dangers of technology. At the same time, social media platforms can have a good or bad impact on mental health depending on how they are used. Communicate these things directly if you are using an LMS that has parent accounts.

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A Guide to Picking a Learning Management System: The Right Questions to Ask

Edsurge

On the EdSurge Product Index alone, 56 products self-identify and fall into the LMS category. And with certain established companies like Pearson pulling out of the LMS ranks , where do you start? For many users, a complex platform is a huge hurdle to get over—and for educators, an overly-complicated LMS is a non-starter.

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Why Flipped and Blended Learning are Making Waves in education

Ask a Tech Teacher

An article published in the Journal of Social and Behavioral Sciences indicates an increasing tendency to implement blended learning as a favored pedagogical approach due to the evident benefits it holds. social media or school intranet portal, etc. She focuses on articles about online learning and educational technology.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

I wish to share with you this article I wrote for PBLWorks (BIE/BUCK Institute) of which I am part of the National Faculty. I hope pou find this first article helpful and that you return for continued postings in this series. Sometimes an LMS discussion will help and other times integrating with another tool can be beneficial.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

.” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe. At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms.

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Future Trends Forum #8, with Jim Groom: full recording, notes, and Storify

Bryan Alexander

In education self-hosting maybe an alternative to the LMS, or a very basic, fundamental element of literacy. I asked about how Jim’s company, Reclaim Hosting , is doing. One mentioned that their institution used to host WordPress locally, but is now exploring externally hosted social media (Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc).

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Future Trends Forum #8, with Jim Groom: full recording, notes, and Storify

Bryan Alexander

In education self-hosting maybe an alternative to the LMS, or a very basic, fundamental element of literacy. I asked about how Jim’s company, Reclaim Hosting , is doing. One mentioned that their institution used to host WordPress locally, but is now exploring externally hosted social media (Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc).

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