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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

Edsurge

I define education technology as any tool that supports learning, digital or not. So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. MOOCs appear first in the filmstrip category, because by 2014, higher ed pretty much thought that MOOCs were dead.

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Massive Study of Online Teaching Ends With Surprising — and ‘Deflating’ — Result

Edsurge

New study in @PNASNews on MOOC persistence- 2.5 The best work we do in edtech has a kind of tinker’s mindset to it,” he adds, meaning that teachers and developers make small changes to systems like learning-management systems and videoconferencing tools over time that gradually improve online learning.

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Assessment strategies in higher education- What are formative and summative approaches in student assessment?

Linways Technologies

In the absence of a clear mapping between program outcomes and assessment tools, student achievement of program outcomes is inaccurate and unreliable. By using these two tools, higher education institutions can ensure that all students get the most out of their higher education experience.

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New Teachers Won’t Save Us

The Thinking Stick

But student-teachers report that their tech training focuses only on simple management tools. Those are the writing tools of today and of the future. How to update your “class website” in a manner that is appropriate, within school guidelines and gets your message across to your community.

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Tools for professional-looking digital portfolios

Neo LMS

Just to give a few examples, Khan Academy , Crash Course , and popular MOOC sites like Coursera and edX have started a revolution in education, making their own content or their partners’ content (especially higher university institutions on Coursera and edX) available for everyone. Read more: 6 Things you may not know about MOOCs.

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4 Reasons to Attend the Ohio Educational Technology Conference 2014: Check Out the Keynote Lineup!

The 21st Century Principal

I share stories of transformational teachers and experiences along with powerful tools and ideas to help today’s teachers make a difference in the lives of kids. I seek to help educators re-believe in themselves and re-find that spark that launched them into education in the first place.

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Learning Revolution - Week's Free Events - SLS14 Expanded! - Open Natural Math Class - Educate to Liberate or Control?

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Get to know SnapThought – one of our assessment tools – and the new game Sortify, which adds another dimension to playful assessment. Common Sense Media will review free, research-based resources that provide schools with comprehensive tools to teach students to think critically, behave safely, and participate responsibly with technology.