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What does it mean to be a teacher in higher education for the next decade

Linways Technologies

Even though technologies like the VR, AR, and AI hasn’t quite penetrated into the classrooms yet, at the current rate, it will probably happen within the next decade or so. But with Google and wiki at their side, your students are better equipped with instant information at their fingertips. Why next decade? How do we learn.

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3 Great Ways to Encourage Student Collaboration

Graphite Blog

At the same time, these activities underscore the need for patience, kindness, and encouragement in the classroom and beyond. Check out these ideas for fostering a more collaborative classroom. It's important for students to learn from their peers inside and outside the physical classroom. Wikispaces.

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The Divided Stories of Education Reform, Personal Cognitive Revolutions, and New Superheroes

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We have an incredible new electronic long-tail of creative and business opportunity, personal expertise being built on blogs and wikis, student portfolios more powerful than any resume, and worldwide network facilitating innovation and collaboration at speeds almost hard to believe. We have Open Source Software, open textbooks, and 2.0