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The Changing Role Of The Teacher In Personalized Learning Environment

TeachThought - Learn better.

Today’s students are studying and learning differently – a change confirmed by the widespread adoption of digital studying. Our recent study found that 81% of college students use mobile devices (such as smartphones and tablets) to study, the second most popular device category behind laptops and up 40 percent in usage since 2013.

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The Myth of the Magical Pill

Dr. Shannon Doak

“the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources” Educational Technology as defined by The Association for Educational Communications and Technology.

Course 72
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Making Thinking Visible Using Technology

Dr. Shannon Doak

It could be the ideal itself–fairness, truth, understanding, or creativity–or it could be the unit you are studying. Remind students of the topic you want them to consider. Have students write a response using each of the sentence stems: I used to think… But now, I think… Technology used to support this routine.

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Technology and Capstone Courses

Dr. Shannon Doak

These include slide presentations, graphic organizers, infographics, ebooks, video presentations, websites, whiteboard app creations, graphic novels, blog posts, ePortfolios, podcasts, coded applications, digital art, video games, and VR world creations. My own doctoral study discovered how effective PLNs can be.

Course 61