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Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics: Some Thoughts from ASU+GSV

Hack Education

VCs often speak of having an “investment thesis” – a strategy for why they fund certain companies. ” (The Melbourne school was the site, over 25 years ago, of the first one-to-one laptop program ever.) Some of the questions I’ve wanted answered: how do VCs “know things” about ed-tech?

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Notes from Leadership for the Digital Age with Alan November - Day 2

EdTechSandyK

edX - www.edex.org - MOOC site, courses are all free, people who teach the courses are from Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, University of Texas, etc. Coursera is another option for higher ed MOOCS. Close to 10% of students got into MIT by excelling in a MOOC. Click here to see all of them.) For example, this young man from Mongolia.

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Trends to watch in 2015: education and technology

Bryan Alexander

And the MOOC numbers look like they’re rising. Unless the worm turns globally, I’d expect planet MOOC to keep growing in 2016. Instead it seems to be a learning strategy, sometimes driven by state governments. Pedagogies and support strategies are growing now. Let’s see how this unfolds in 2016.

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Connected Learning and 21st Century English Teacher Education

Educator Innovator

Give teachers and students laptops and Google Classroom accounts and magic will ensue. Thus, this special issue of the CITE (Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education) Journal was born to share the innovative strategies that teacher educators are using to prepare teachers to become connected educators.

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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

TeachThought - Learn better.

In addition to new definitions, models, and strategies, citations and references will also be added periodically, as will updates, corrections, edits, and revisions. A description of a learning environment where there is one “screen” for each student (whether an iPad, laptop, etc.). Revisions: Persistently updated.

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A Flipped Classroom Approach: Tips from 3 Bett Speakers

ViewSonic Education

As the name implies, a flipped classroom model is a pedagogical strategy in which classroom based learning is flipped. One of the most time consuming parts of implementing a flipped classroom strategy is that teachers may have to produce additional materials for the pupils to use away from the classroom. So what does this mean?

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Developing and Delivering Effective Professional Development for Educators

EdTechTeam

Almost everyone present there came armed with a crisp diary, a pen, an iPad, a smartphone or a laptop and of course, a few entered with a favorite coffee mug. A highly effective PD should enable teachers to create classroom content and implement practical strategies in the classroom right away.