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How to navigate the new device-agnostic classroom

eSchool News

So how can schools ensure that they are creating effective, purposeful learning environments in a device-agnostic classroom? Ultimately, it helps to begin by asking three questions: Why am I exploring a digital learning ecosystem for my students? How can I ensure my digital learning ecosystem will support my students?

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EdTech Acronyms Explained

EdTech4Beginners

NGDLE – Next-generation Digital Learning Environment. VLE – Virtual Learning Environment. WIKI – What I Know I Learnt. Tagged: acronym , acronyms , edtech , education , exxample , learning , tech , technology , terms. OER – Open Educational Resource (this can be any online materials that are free to use).

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‘Our Technology Is Our Ideology’: George Siemens on the Future of Digital Learning

Edsurge

A researcher, theorist, educator, Siemens is the digital learning guy. He’s credited with co-teaching the first MOOC in 2008, introduced the theory of “connectivism”—the idea that knowledge is distributed across digital networks—and spearheaded research projects about the role of data and analytics in education.

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How Digital Tools Improve Teaching and Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Increase collaboration : Just as social media has given rise to new definitions of community, digital tools are transforming community and the give-and-take between students and teachers. Unleash the power of digital tools and empower students to take ownership of their learning. digital learning educational technology ICLE'

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Your Edtech Helper is Here

myViewBoard

Principals will never have to spend so much time building a digitalized learning environment. Check our wiki to learn what the Windows version is capable of doing. Teachers can prepare and present lessons directly on Whiteboard for Windows. I bet you want to know more. Hey, iOS users, we never forget you.

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

Learning with 'e's

One of the most popular activities on our wiki based learning programmes was called ‘goldmining’. In this activity, each of the students took individual responsibility to seek out, evaluate and then post useful websites and online learning resources that were deemed indispensable to the group. References Wheeler, S., Yeomans, P.

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Botanical metaphors and learning

Learning with 'e's

I''m sure it hasn''t escaped your attention that botanical metaphors are being increasingly used to describe a variety of aspects of education, and especially digital learning. The metaphor is not solely limited to learning, but can also be applied to the tools and technologies we use to support our learning.

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