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Case Study Resources for Modern Teachers

Ask a Tech Teacher

In education, case studies are widely used as a pedagogical tool to encourage critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and the application of theoretical knowledge. As educators embarking on the application of case studies, creating your individual case studies or incorporating existing ones is pivotal.

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Challenges in Curation: Successfully Integrating Open Educational Resources in the Classroom

Digital Promise

As the teacher leading my SXSWedu classroom, I made a wrongful assumption my entire class entered the room with the same knowledge base. So I explained to my class that Open Educational Resources (OER) could be most easily defined as “free stuff on the Web.” Define OERs. Talk to my librarian.

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Best Professional Development Tools for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Free eBooks and Audiobooks To grow professionally you definitely need to invest time and effort in learning new skills and competencies besides enriching your the knowledge base of your content area with new insights and state of the art research. The Internet has made it super easy to self-educate.

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A Guide to Choosing an Interactive Learning Platform

ViewSonic Education

This has fueled trends like gamification , nano-learning , education ecosystems , and mobile-first learning , while futuristic developments like Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and metaverse learning are on the horizon. To overcome this, we present the essential factors teachers and administrators should consider.

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Best Apps for College Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Embarking on the journey of college education is an exciting, albeit challenging, adventure. Whether you’re an undergrad juggling multiple courses or a grad student deep in research, these apps are designed to streamline your educational experience.

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OPINION: Ask not what can be done with a humanities degree

The Hechinger Report

I know now that this question was meant kindly — and was informed by the older generation’s desire to see their children enjoy a return on investment (ROI) on a college education similar to what they themselves experienced as first- and second-generation college-goers. College degrees changed the trajectories of their lives.

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Searching for the Ability to Think: Training our Kids to Go Past Google

The CoolCatTeacher

Cathy Rubin in her Global Search for Education has posed these questions in my inbox for this month’s global search for education column: “ What should we teach young people in an age where Dr. Google has an answer for everything?” In other words, they learned and built their own knowledge base.

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