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Is it time to redesign your curriculum for the 21st century learner?

eSchool News

First there is knowledge — which still matters of course! It is not a false dichotomy of knowledge or the other competencies. It is knowledge and competencies. Competencies do not “float” out there with no knowledge base. How do we learn math in the context of robotics? Why is that?

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70+ Engaging Debate Topics for Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Engaging students in debates around various topics will not only enhance their rhetorical and speaking skills, but will also develop their research competencies and expand their knowledge base. Robots will soon take all human jobs. Which do you prefer studying at home, in class, or in a hybrid (flipped) setting?

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. In 2013, Intel acquired Kno for $15 million — for “ pennies on the dollar ,” said one analyst — and rebranded the software as the Intel Education Study App. They’re distracting others. And on and on and on.

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