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It’s 2020: Have Digital Learning Innovations Trends Changed?

Edsurge

The primary trends identified by the team were: adaptive learning, open education resources (OER), gamification and game-based learning, MOOCs, LMS and interoperability, mobile devices, and design.

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Leveling Up Language Learners’ 21st-Century Skills with Minecraft

Edsurge

The game had given them a reason and a context, not only for using English, but also for activating 21st-century skills. Here are six examples of higher-order thinking skills my students developed while creating and playing games: 1. Collaboration Minecraft is a game with a vast online community. IrvSpanish.

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Video for learning: Today and tomorrow

Learning with 'e's

We recorded micro-teaches - usually a 10 minute lesson - and then played back the footage to the students so they could see and hear themselves and learn from the experience. I wrote about other examples of the power of educational video in a previous post. Today, video use in the classroom is more commonplace.

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50 Alternatives To Lecturing

TeachThought - Learn better.

In the background knowledge-building phase of learning, for example. Or in a “flipped classroom” setting where the “lecture” is designed to be consumed at the student’s own pace (using viewing strategies , for example). Learning Models. Self-directed learning. Learning through play.

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?Meet Intel Education Accelerator’s Newest Cohort of EdTech Visionaries

Edsurge

This year’s cohort, whose products range from game-based learning to AI-generated flashcards, has a lot to be excited about. Instead, Learnmetrics aggregates data that a district might have on, for example, student performance and translates the information into actionable metrics. Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, Comprend.io

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Testing and the future of education: Anya Kamenetz on Future Trends Forum #6

Bryan Alexander

This example surfaces new questions about student data and privacy, such as: are administrators mandatory reporters? A: At worst it amounts to a new bunch of computer-based tests, and boxes to check off. One example: eportfolios dropped in one case because doing them decently was seen as too onerous.

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The Trends and Challenges Shaping Technology Adoption In Schools

MindShift

Some problems are already being solved in creative ways by educators setting an example of the way forward, while others are more difficult and haven’t yet been solved. As with any changing industry, there are many problems standing in the way of effective technology implementation.

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