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New learning environments: The challenge and the promise #EDENchat

Learning with 'e's

The last two decades alone have seen a rapid rise in popularity of the World Wide Web, smartphones, social media, social networks, augmented reality, wearable technologies and user generated content sites.

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Distance Education in transit? #EDENchat #EDENchatUS

Learning with 'e's

The advent of the Web, along with wider access to computers, smartphones and other personal technologies, has transformed distance education to the point that anyone can now access free learning through MOOCs and other online forms of content delivery. What will be the future of distance education?

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Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

The Hechinger Report

It feels natural to a generation groomed to presume that everything is calibrated to their needs and wants — whether it’s online shopping, news or math homework — and raised with smartphones in their hands. It sounds benign, and wonderful, to many parents. Schools, districts and even entire states are embracing it.

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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

TeachThought - Learn better.

.” BYOD programs allow students to use their own technology (usually smartphone or tablet) in a classroom. BYOD is often seen as a way of solving budget concerns while increasing the authenticity of learning experiences , while critics point to the problems BYOD can cause for district IT, privacy concerns, and more. ” (3).

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How—and Why—We Can Improve the Future of Mobile Learning

Edsurge

When Massive Open Online Courses (or MOOCs) were first introduced, people quickly realized these platforms could help students learn more effectively at their own pace on their own schedule. He or she relies on his or her smartphone and other mobile devices to communicate, create content, and access and share information.