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Online Learning Research

The Thinking Stick

How can we use that research to start blending our classrooms more and more to prepare students for the universities that away them? Universities that more and more are requiring students to learn online. There are whole sections of the report looking at blended learning and game-based learning.

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Leveling Up Language Learners’ 21st-Century Skills with Minecraft

Edsurge

“Or video games,” one student suggested. Fast forward a few weeks; Minecraft kept finding its way into my classroom. Projects on natural environments were illustrated by the biomes in the game. We even had a recreation of a Sherlock Holmes tale made in the game! Language Learning and Minecraft. IrvSpanish.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Google Summit - Student App Development - Maker Education - Reinventing Higher Ed

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This is a free event bringing together educators, researchers, game developers and innovators from around the world, being held Monday September 15th - Friday September 19th. This conference will offer a variety of perspectives, from educators and game developers to researchers and administrators. Classroom 2.0 See you there!

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Video for learning: Today and tomorrow

Learning with 'e's

The first time I saw video being used in a classroom was in 1973. Today, video use in the classroom is more commonplace. Present-day students, who interact with a steady stream of digital media throughout the day, are generally unsurprised by video in the classroom; if anything, they expect it.

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Learning Revolution Conference Schedule - Online and Free NEXT WEEK

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We''re still taking submissions for our May 1 Reinventing the Classroom conference here ! Long,Teacher Environmental Education, Biology and General Science Learning through your workplace - Lidmyla Kovalova, CEO of G.U.N. Tweets with session reminders and links can be tracked at @learnrevproject. Volunteer moderators--we need you.

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50 Alternatives To Lecturing

TeachThought - Learn better.

In the background knowledge-building phase of learning, for example. Or in a “flipped classroom” setting where the “lecture” is designed to be consumed at the student’s own pace (using viewing strategies , for example). Learning Models. Self-directed learning. Learning through play.

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?Meet Intel Education Accelerator’s Newest Cohort of EdTech Visionaries

Edsurge

This year’s cohort, whose products range from game-based learning to AI-generated flashcards, has a lot to be excited about. Historian and Sutori CEO Thomas Ketchell says it’s been “amazing to see [Sutori] spread outside of the history classroom.” Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, Comprend.io

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