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Here’s the Syllabus for Your Summer Crash Course in Online Education

Edsurge

Is your course mobile-phone friendly? Consider the academic and social supports students may need outside of class time, such as virtual office hours, time to connect with librarians, and opportunities for research and service learning. Building Online Learning Communities: Effective Strategies for the Virtual Classroom ,” by Rena M.

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MiEN Company Releases New Guide on Creating Active Learning Spaces

eSchool News

The guide describes the many advantages of flexible and mobile learning spaces. Among the research that it cites is Baylor University’s finding that “when classroom layouts are designed thoughtfully, learning environments have been shown to facilitate student-centered teaching leading to improved student engagement.”

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Vote for Digital Promise in the 2019 SXSW EDU PanelPicker!

Digital Promise

Explore why and how libraries are becoming ground zero for the maker revolution, where student are creators,empowered learners, innovative designers, and global collaborators. Learn from librarians and educational leaders how libraries engage learners with authentic STEM, computational thinking, and project-based learning.

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New resources aim to demostrate K-12 video collaboration

eSchool News

Three school districts that are using desktop and mobile video conferencing in creative and innovative ways are featured as a set of companion case studies. Next page: Key components of the video conferencing resources.

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The Free and Online 2014 School Leadership Summit Starts Wednesday! (Full Session List)

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We have gotten much more mobile-friendly , as there are Collaborate apps for iOS and Android, and the conference schedule and session links can be easily accessed on mobile devices by going to [link] from your mobile device or clicking on the "mobile schedule" link in the Summit menu.

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2016 Global Education Conference Starts Sunday - Important Information!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

GlobalSpeedChat--A Worldwide Collaboration of Students - Jennifer Hesseltine & Kim Preshoff, Teachers in New York A Case Study in Global Business Awareness - Connecting Students to the World Marketplace - Penny Lorenzo, JD Agentes De Cambio - Pedro Aparicio M.S. Barrios, Ed.D.; Beebe, Ph.D.,

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What is Blended Learning? Tips from 3 Bett Speakers

ViewSonic Education

Blended learning technologies have a number of inbuilt tools to produce and share content. This includes interactive technologies, such as quizzes and collaborative learning areas, which allow pupils to be active participants in lessons, rather than just absorbing content. Make content engaging for pupils.