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What does it mean to be a teacher in higher education for the next decade

Linways Technologies

There are some major shifts happening in the way perceive education and the mechanisms we use for teaching and learning. We have written about some of these changes in our previous blog: “ 7 powerful shifts towards the future of learning that is changing education ”. Research mentality and continuous learning to stay updated.

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3 Great Ways to Encourage Student Collaboration

Graphite Blog

It's important for students to learn from their peers inside and outside the physical classroom. Kids will not only practice safe communication skills and teamwork -- they'll learn about other cultures, languages, and belief systems. Wikispaces. Price: Free, paid Platforms: Website Grades: 7–12.

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The Divided Stories of Education Reform, Personal Cognitive Revolutions, and New Superheroes

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Finding a new story (or stories) for education becomes imperative because so many other aspects of our lives are dependent on our vision of how teaching and learning take place. However, a new and, to most people, a surprising learning super-hero has been actively championing this second story: the educational technologist.

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An article and a powerful conversation: two updates on code name FOEcast

Bryan Alexander

Second, we held an ideation exercise at the Emerging Learning Design conference hosted by Montclair State University. A group of thoughtful learning designers were corralled into a room and led through a design thinking process by this hairy maniac: We used versions of the questions from the February-March ideation week.

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An article and a powerful conversation: two updates on code name FOEcast

Bryan Alexander

Second, we held an ideation exercise at the Emerging Learning Design conference hosted by Montclair State University. A group of thoughtful learning designers were corralled into a room and led through a design thinking process by this hairy maniac: We used versions of the questions from the February-March ideation week.

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