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Blended Learning – How to Make it Work in the Classroom.

EdTech4Beginners

To enhance the learning environment with technology and use the classroom time more wisely teachers start implementing additional types of activities such as working in groups, collaborative learning, independent preparation at home, and, in doing so, unwittingly start using the blended learning approach.

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The survival of higher education (3): The Social Web

Learning with 'e's

Here social media were used to connect people, enabling them to collaborate together in project work, small group learning and online discussions. One of the most popular activities on our wiki based learning programmes was called ‘goldmining’. Continues tomorrow. References Wheeler, S., Yeomans, P. and Wheeler, D.

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Playing at Orientation: Interview with the Designers of “The Parasite” at University of Chicago

ProfHacker

Gradually, we began to talk about how we might implement an ARG at a university, given that there was already suggestive data and observations that the form might be a useful platform for motivating collaborative learning, teaching digital literacies, sharing resources, and inviting participants to engage in difficult and complex conversations.

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Tips & Tools to Enhance Collaboration Between Tech & Curriculum

techlearning

Our educators are using Newsela’s categories of readings to find articles that lend themselves to comparisons or even the pro/con option in text set. Using social media such as Twitter can help the teacher make connections with educators in other parts of the world. Dr. Matthew X.

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