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8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher

From digital certificates to learning analytics, here are eight EdTech trends to look forward to in the coming months. Video-assisted Learning. Data Analytics. This grants schools more insight into their learning behavior, which then helps teachers come up with more effective curriculums in the future. 3D Printing.

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What are this year’s top trends at SXSW EDU?

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Race, Social Media & the Role of Schools. While inclusive learning practices have been present for some time, the educational framework and learning science research behind them continues to advance our progress towards effectively supporting students with a wide range of backgrounds and needs.

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The Dangers of AI (and it’s not cheating) – SULS0190

Shake Up Learning

AI in Schools and Classrooms Edweek shared in a 2020 article , In education, AI can be found in learning analytic platforms, online courseware, voice assistants, and support structures within other apps. Providing personalized student learning is wonderful, but at what cost? AI will only further the feelings of isolation.

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What College Students Wish Faculty and Admins Knew About Teaching

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There was also a great deal of learning analytics attached to it. It was very social media-like in its interface. Megan, someone in the audience has asked if you could share a couple of examples of those project to based learning projects that you worked on.

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The Cause That Unites Chief IT and Academic Officers

Edsurge

How might a sociology class analyze human interactions and behaviors on social media?). WHAT DO PROFESSORS WANT FROM LEARNING ANALYTICS? presented the findings in a session here , thorny issues around data quickly emerged. One was student skepticism about what is being collected about them.

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How Effective for Learning are the Apps we Use?

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A recent University of Phoenix College of Education survey showed that about 58% of teachers use educational apps and 41% use social media. With this knowledge, administrators can leverage their data to make smart decisions about using the apps that will best improve learning. Growth is particularly high in web-based devices.

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Tonight - A True History of the MOOC

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Alec Couros is a Professor of educational technology and media at the Faculty of Education, University of Regina. He has given hundreds of workshops and presentations, nationally and internationally, on topics such as openness in education, networked learning, social media in education, digital citizenship, and critical media literacy.

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