Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

This semester I’m teaching a graduate seminar on education and technology for Georgetown University. Meanwhile, online and hybrid learning keep growing and developing. I believe in students owning as much of the class as possible, so at the outset we collectively determined which technologies to use.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2019

This semester I’m teaching a graduate seminar on education and technology for Georgetown University. We didn’t conclude that digital audio was a universal tool for all learning, but found it one powerful strategy in the edtech ecosystem. This is part 2. Read part 1 here. I pointed the class to the excellent Freesound archive.)

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 6, 2022

And while the beginnings were difficult and we’re still facing a lot of uncertainty, the frantic switch to online learning is no longer helping anyone. Indeed, one of the main problems that teachers have faced regarding online learning is student engagement. One of these skills is facilitating an interactive learning environment.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2022

At the time, I thought this was a novel approach to address the lack of technology for students. While already aware of the effects smartphones had on students’ attention, I tried to keep a balanced approach to using technology in my classroom. Seven years ago, I proposed a day without technology to the site administration.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

Over the past 12 months, I learned more than any textbook could ever explain, more than any seminar could ever teach, and more than any video could ever portray. Over the past 12 months, I learned more than any textbook could ever explain, more than any seminar could ever teach, and more than any video could ever portray.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

By encouraging participation, collaboration, and critical thinking during classroom learning, active learning strategies for students promote student-centered learning environments that enhance academic outcomes and cultivate lifelong learning skills. What are the 6 learning strategies for students?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Jonathan Katzman, chief product officer at Minerva, says the curriculum focuses on practical “Ben Franklin-style” knowledge and uses the latest video technology to connect students who log into class from all over the world. “We We need our seminars to be fully active,” Katzman says. “We

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This past June, I received an email inviting me to participate in a webinar on Gratitude-Based Learning (GBL). However, during the seminar, the facilitators jumped directly into piloting GBL activities with attendees. In college, I learned about the first wave of feminism as a group of white women fighting for the right to vote.

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2023

The Source of Teachers’ Concerns Years ago, I learned about artificial intelligence (AI) assistance in student writing in an online forum for English teachers. I prepared a few Socratic Seminars about their impressions of AI and its potential implications for the future of writing and education. They all balked at what it churned out.

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Doug Levin

JUNE 1, 2017

This week, education reporters from across the nation are gathering at the 2017 Education Writers Association National Seminar in Washington, DC. Among the topics they will focus on is technology in education (AKA "digital learning"). To that end, I suggest five story ideas for reporters interested in the topic.

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Linways Technologies

MAY 21, 2020

Why does it work so well and how to implement active learning in your classrooms. Active learning is an approach in which students are engaged in the learning process. In teaching-learning, there is a lot of importance in keeping the students involved and engaged in the session. Flipped Classroom.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 9, 2015

Two months from now I’ll lead a half-day seminar on the future of technology and education. My seminar takes place on June 9th, the day before the NMC conference begins. Here’s the event description: This session explores trends for the future of technology and education. Which you should definitely attend.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2022

A former student of mine shared this opinion in a class seminar about Transcendentalism. While it’s difficult to determine how much has been spent on Edtech , we do know that investments in education technology companies have nearly quadrupled since the beginning of the pandemic. I’m so sick of hearing about self-care and feelings.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 7, 2021

22 Strategies For Learning Through Conversation. 22 Strategies For Learning Through Conversation. The title is self-explanatory enough: Let’s look at some ways for students to learn from one another in physical or digital classroom. 22 Strategies For Learning Through Conversation. Paideia Seminar. Achievable.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2022

Some instructors are so taken by active learning working so effectively that they expect to continue offering courses online, even when the pandemic restrictions completely lift and things are fully back in person. Learning design is a discipline,” she says.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 4, 2019

Remember that people can’t really be forced to effectively learn. You can’t just throw it various seminars and educational summits without an afterthought. First, give them the right materials, provide the right training resources and get all the learning devices they need (within reason).

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2019

This semester I’m teaching a graduate seminar on education and technology for Georgetown University. How does higher education use mobile technology to teach? It has no established center, and students were used to learning and working in that nonhierarchical, flexible space. They have to learn how to learn autonomously.

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Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2023

Experts have described this as a 'golden age' of discovery in the area of learning science, with new insights emerging regularly on how humans learn. She also teaches Learning How to Learn , one of the most popular Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs. There, she also co-directs the Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center.

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Edthena

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Our recent chat with Monica Burns reminded us not to forget about teachers using technology for themselves. The author of Ed Tech Essentials and founder of Class Tech Tips encourages educators to use tech tools for their own professional learning. Edtech for teachers bridges the gaps to more collaboration.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2021

Flinn Scientific, a flagship provider of science lab materials and safety and STEM solutions for the K-16 education market, has partnered with the Virginia Technology Student Association (Virginia TSA) to support and expand participation in virtual, intra-curricular student STEM competitions.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2020

You learned how to Zoom, or Hangout, or Team up. No one knows yet what the next semester will bring, but there’s a good chance the spaces where you used to teach, whether cavernous lecture hall or cozy seminar room, won’t be available this fall. So this summer might be the right time to learn a little more about online pedagogy.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2023

From interactive simulations to comprehensive lesson plans, these resources are designed to cater to various learning styles and bring the wonders of science to life. It offers a plethora of resources, including professional development opportunities, web seminars, and classroom activities.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2020

If you’re like me, you spent the summer attending webinars, seminars, and conferences. You chatted with colleagues on Twitter and Facebook about learning tools they loved. Maybe because I’m a technology teacher, I can usually sort through this list pretty quickly. Can I learn from you? Will it work with my LMS?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Typically, civics is synonymous with learning about overtly political topics such as government structure and voting, but what if good citizenship goes beyond our nation’s history and political processes? To reach every student in the U.S., we must reprioritize history education as a whole, not just in parts.

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PlagiarismCheck

APRIL 23, 2024

Their colleagues and modern technologies will! InstructureCon When: July 9-11, 3 days Where: Las Vegas, USA The annual conference organized by the creators of Canvas aims to empower instructors with the latest approaches and technologies. Teachers support their students daily, but who will support the teachers?

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Neo LMS

MARCH 10, 2016

Interrupting classes because they arrive late, skipping classes altogether and affecting everyone in their learning group by not being totally prepared for the latest course, or turning in late assignments and begging for them to be taken into consideration. Technology saves the day! How e-learning benefits working students.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 7, 2023

This parent seminar is like no other. Understanding the learning process and the development of executive functions is a component of parenting that is often overlooked. This seminar applies to so much more than just academics – it applies to life skills.”

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2019

Over the past seven years, we’ve continually developed and tweaked a seminar-style onboarding course to help all new employees, regardless of their background, catch up to speed on key issues in education and technology. Engage Edtech Employees in Extended Learning We call the program Freshman Seminar.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

They know that when it comes to learning and productivity, space matters. An entire graduate course at Stanford University explores the principles for designing spaces that support learning. Yet most of our energy has been focused on designing physical learning spaces, even as more teaching and learning shifts online.

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Neo LMS

MAY 14, 2020

Online learning is student-centered by default, having its own advantages and pitfalls. That’s because in online environments students are: responsible for managing their time: they are not constrained to a time and place to learn; even in synchronous online courses, it’s on them to be there.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2024

In fact, the experiment at the Michigan public college could be said to mark a new generation in an area known as “ learning analytics.” Bowen asks, suggesting that doing so could bring new insights to people who design learning experiences. So what could generative AI do to improve learning?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2017

On the day of the Socratic Seminar, they listen to classmates, challenge what they hear by building an argument based on what they have read and heard, and in so doing critically think about not only their opinions but those of classmates. Through this process, with subtle guidance from the instructor, students learn to teach themselves.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 8, 2018

Vivek Singh, education professional and contributor to Ask a Tech Teacher, has some interesting ideas on using your native LMS as a social learning platform. I know you’ll enjoy their thoughts: Earliest forms of learning, dating back to the stone-age, involved storyboarding one’s experiences on rocks.

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Bryan Alexander

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Starting this January forty (40) humanities seminars will kick into action, online. Some students will experience these entirely online, while those taking classes at the same institution where the professor works will have a blended learning combination. The advantages for faculty and their campuses are important.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 24, 2019

I conducted 64 student seminars over six months,” Vodicka told attendees Monday at the International Society for Technology in Education’s 2019 annual conference in Philadelphia. What we found was that one of the most common words students used was ‘irrelevant.’”.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2019

This semester I’m teaching a graduate seminar on education and technology for Georgetown University. Unsurprisingly, we increasingly learn from digital video. The realm of informal learning is well represented on YouTube—from DIY instruction to guerrilla recordings of public speakers. This is part 3.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

They were always keen to know what we wanted to learn and how we wanted to use all the acquired knowledge later on, in our everyday life. Going for a student-centered learning approach. Going for a student-centered learning approach. Teacher-centered learning is more comfortable and manageable from the school’s point of view.

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