Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. Form: An index of learning models, theories, forms, terminology, technology, and research to help you keep up with the latest trends in 21st century learning. ” BYOD programs allow students to use their own technology (usually smartphone or tablet) in a classroom. MORE

But that hasn’t stopped us from asking a number of experts in education and technology to gaze into their crystal balls and share their thoughts on one major EdTech trend we can expect to see lighting up learning and one major challenge that education will face in 2016. Technology and the classroom – major trends and challenges. Trend. Trend. Trend. One of the biggest EdTech trends in 2016 and for the years to follow will be gamification. MORE

It’s December, it’s almost the end of the year and it's time to talk about the 2016 e-learning trends. So, to get you straight to the point - I’m here to point out, what I deem, will be the ed tech trends for the next year. Second, the introduction of gamification. Initially thought by some experts and even teachers as a gimmick , gamification quickly caught the interest of the ed tech world, because the best way to teach students is to play games. MORE

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. SHEG also offers two other fabulous portals filled with resources to help classroom teachers and teacher librarians inquiry and historical analysis. A series of Read Like a Historian videos prepares educators to effectively launch this type of learning in their classrooms. MORE

Today, Gaggle provides our Safe Classroom Learning Management System and Safety Management products for Google Apps for Education or Office 365 to millions of students who are creating, collaborating and sharing in a safe environment. Collaborative Learning, 21st Century Skills; Blending Learning, Student Engagement, MOOC; Flipped Classroom; Gamification; Big Data. ” Lesson learned #3: Don’t chase trends. MORE

And while every teacher, student, administrator or school leader has a different story to tell, clear trends have emerged from the change agents we’ve highlighted. Here are five major trends we’ve discovered on Daily Edventures over the last five years: 1) 1:1 learning. 2) Gamification. Read more stories about gamification from Bernardo Letayf , Stephen Jacobs , Garry Kasparov , and Ollie Bray. 4) The Flipped Classroom. MORE

Classroom learning and management all begin with relationships, and SEL can guide the relationship and community building process. Any connected educator has heard buzzwords like flipped classroom, gamification, social-emotional learning (SEL), differentiation, and personalized learning. MORE

But despite the settlement and despite what science journalist Ed Yong politely calls “ The Weak Evidence Behind Brain Training Games ,” “brain training” remains quite a popular product in education technology, with the phrase “brain-based” used to “scientize” all sorts of classroom practices. Pokemon Go : “Why Pokemon Go shows the future of learning gamification,” according to Education Dive at least. MORE

What about the use of digital textbooks, adaptive learning, collaboration with other schools or flipped classrooms? These technologies represent some of the cutting edge tools and trends in education. Articles Featured Tools Trends 3D printing blended learning cloud edtech featured flipped classroom gamification hands-on sharing technology wearable computing MORE

In my own work with educators around the globe, I’ve watched the emergence of 21st century trends such as makerspaces, flipped learning, genius hour, gamification, and more. From Mission to Methods How wide is the gap between lofty aspirations for learning and day-to-day classroom practice? Translating from vision to classroom implementation “is the journey we’re all on now,” says Ken Kay. MORE

Today, Gaggle provides our Safe Classroom Learning Management System and Safety Management products for Google Apps for Education or Office 365 to millions of students who are creating, collaborating and sharing in a safe environment. Collaborative Learning, 21st Century Skills; Blending Learning, Student Engagement, MOOC; Flipped Classroom; Gamification; Big Data. ” Lesson learned #3: Don’t chase trends. MORE

7 e-learning trends for educational institutions in 2017. Without further ado, here are seven e-learning trends that could shape the edtech landscape in 2017: Gamification. True, gamification is not new to online education, but the novelty factor fades away compared to the tried and tested one. The trend of gamification will probably stand the test of time in 2017 as well, with even more educators including it in their online instruction. MORE