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Touch-Typing: Rote vs Integrated Learning or Rote and Integrated Learning?

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That is an obvious comparison but there is a better one to be made. This is without even raising the issue concerning students who are simply presumed to learn a skill through use not necessarily going on to develop correct technique that will sustain their long-term performance, effectively hobbling them.

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The persistence of distance (learning)

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By comparison, in its technology supported multiple formats, contemporary distance education is much more sophisticated. EDENChat is organised by EDEN''s Network of Academics and Professionals and is an open chat on Twitter that regularly tackles topical issues in distance education, e-learning and technology supported learning.

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Roadside assistance

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Technology supported learning has long been a contested terrain, and there are at least two views about its effects. Educational Technology Research and Development, 42(2), 21-29. Media Comparison and Deployment: A Practitioner’s View. British Journal of Educational Technology , 25(1), 41-57. Hastings, N.

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Learning Technologies and Creativity in the Classroom

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By comparison, the outside world must seem like a playground of self-expression and creativity. Technology supports creativity because it is a medium that requires interaction, unlike the one-way participation of an activity such as watching TV. If this imbalance isn’t a cause for concern among educators, it should be.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

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Additionally, school and district leaders should consider how high quality, durable technology enables the continuity of learning and less disruption, in comparison to technology not designed for the classroom or student use. While progress has been made, ensuring equitable access to technology remains a priority.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

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Additionally, school and district leaders should consider how high quality, durable technology enables the continuity of learning and less disruption, in comparison to technology not designed for the classroom or student use. While progress has been made, ensuring equitable access to technology remains a priority.

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