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The History of the Pedometer (and the Problems with Learning Analytics)

Hack Education

These were my remarks as a guest speaker in Donna Murdoch's class “Online Teaching and Learning – Applying Adult Learning Principles” this evening. I was asked to speak about learning analytics, but like I said in my keynote last week at NMC , ed-tech is boring. So this is a talk about pedometers.

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The Benefits Of Using Technology In Learning

TeachThought - Learn better.

Another benefit of technology in learning is that students often learn faster when they are not only listening to the teacher and reading textbooks but also participating in engaging academic activity. Easier Plagiarism Detection. Adopting Progressive Educational Technologies. Access To The Latest Information.

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65 ways equity, edtech, and innovation shone in 2022

eSchool News

Schools are turning to creative solutions such as immersive technology and gamification in the classroom. We’ll continue to see schools and educators creating experiential lessons to better engage students and get them excited to be in school learning. The educational sector is now also appreciating the value of data analytics.

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