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Education Technology Trends for 2017: An Interview With Martin McKay.

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Martin also serves in working groups to advise the US Department of Education on the accessibility of education materials, and Universal Design for Learning. What do you think the year ahead has in store in terms of Educational Technology? Another example of this is smartphones. I think that’s incredible.

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Hoping to Spur 'Learning Engineering,' Carnegie Mellon Will Open-Source Its Digital-Learning Software

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Among the software slated to be released under an open-source license is the university’s pioneering adaptive-learning project, the Open Learning Initiative , as well as a learning analytics platform LearnSphere. It’s an invitation to the educators of the world for us all to solve big problems together."

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10 Steps to Create Interactive K12 Learning Modules

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Interactive learning modules have the power to engage students, foster active learning, and in the process, enhance educational outcomes. They do this by incorporating active learning techniques and multimedia elements. They also help personalize a student’s learning journey. KITABOO is one such platform.

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Top 8 Advantages of an Interactive STEM Curriculum

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More recently, arts were added to this educational model, as educators believed that art and creativity play an important role in the understanding of the former subjects in the STEM Curriculum , thus changing the acronym from STEM to STEAM. Related: Top 7 Innovations in K-12 Education. What is STEM? million as of 2017; the U.S.

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Florida Virtual School mirgrates to Brightspace

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Florida Virtual School (FLVS), a statewide public school district in the state of Florida and international provider of education products and services, has selected D2L , a global learning technology provider, to deploy its Brightspace platform as the district’s new learning management system (LMS).

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How a Parody Twitter Account Helps Decode the Hulking Educause Conference (And What to Expect This Year)

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ANY PUNY HUMAN SMARTPHONE ONLY! It’s kind of uncovering some of the absurdity of what happens in higher education and higher education IT in particular,” he says of what keeps him taking on this alter ego every year. On the Leading Edge of Higher Education Innovation with Jeff Selingo (Arizona State University) and F.

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Marketplace trend update: 6 ed-tech developments

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Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. This August, Subaru of America, Inc. This August, Subaru of America, Inc.

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