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A LOOK INSIDE a Digital Shop Class: Game Based Learning, Design Thinking and …

The CoolCatTeacher

Kevin is using game based learning and every cutting edge tool you can imagine to ignite curiosity and spur on student achievement. Brainchase is a fantastic game based academic experience for students. They’ll complete academic challenges to unlock videos with clues to a real-world treasure.

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10 Awesome Courses To Improve Your Online Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

In a flipped classroom, students watch lectures and other lesson content on video. When video conferencing with your students, your engagement time is more limited, and therefore more valuable. So … now is a great time to flip your classroom and have students watch videos for their “homework” and asynchronous learning.

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How Research-Informed Games May Result in Deep Learning Experiences

Edsurge

Games can be particularly effective for engaging learners, promoting active participation and motivating students, both in and outside of the classroom. But for SplashLearn CEO Arpit Jain, it is important to make a distinction between gamification and game-based learning (GBL).

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20 Ways to Personalize Your Learning This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

But the reality is also that we’re going to have to prepare for a fall that – whatever it looks like – will include an online learning component. Even if we go back to face-to-face learning, we will all have to be prepared to teach online, and the best way to do this is to first educate ourselves with research and pedagogy.

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5 of the biggest education trends in 2024

eSchool News

Nontraditional learning models: Microschools, microlearning, game-based learning, and more! Several nontraditional learning models have emerged over the past few years, but we predict that 2024 will see a significant shift as more learners than ever commit to these unconventional learning approaches.

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Top 5 new EdTech tools that you might use in your university

Neo LMS

Game-based learning. The best way to acquire and retain knowledge is by learning through games. Online learning. Online learning is an all-encompassing strategy that doesn’t consist of only one tool.

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Increasing Student Participation During Zoom Synchronous Teaching Meetings

User Generated Education

Due to Coronavirus, many schools are moving online, and teaching through Zoom meetings. If it is only being used to present content to students, then why not just record videos and have students watch them on their own? A favorite whole group activity I do is to have a group video viewing party.

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