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Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive?

Edsurge

Yet most of our energy has been focused on designing physical learning spaces, even as more teaching and learning shifts online. Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. These design choices have noticeable implications.

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A Guide to Choosing an Interactive Learning Platform

ViewSonic Education

Today, the aim is to foster peer collaboration, engagement with digital tools, and teacher-student communication within the classroom. To meet these demands, educators should consider interactive learning platforms that put lesson interactivity first.

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Why AI is the future of Socratic learning methods

eSchool News

Educators had to swiftly adjust to online learning, adapting classroom techniques to their new digital settings. A multitude of training sessions and workshops were held by individuals and institutions as teachers desperately attempted to get on board with the new normal.

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Heroes at Work: How San Diego USD made PD a pandemic priority

eSchool News

Keep reading this interview with Julie Garcia, the district’s Director of Instructional Technology, to discover how the district prioritized meaningful teacher PD and student engagement. We’re going to have to go into how do we use a learning management system to teach? JG : I had this crazy idea.

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Overcome, Learn, and Excel at Engage 2021 on February4

The CoolCatTeacher

The live conference is a mix of interactive and hands-on workshops, keynote sessions, and panel discussions. Engage 2021 Topics. Using Technology With A Heart: Empowering All Students to Contribute, Whether Face-to-Face, Hybrid, or Remote – Stacey Roshan. If you’re looking for excellent PD, this is the conference. .

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FETC 2020: STEM, safety, and students

eSchool News

Student engagement and empowerment were evident at FETC 2020 in Miami, FL. Topics ran the gamut from the latest tech tools and personalized learning strategies to funding, supporting, and sustaining district technology initiatives. Related content: 5 reasons to integrate STEM into online learning.

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ISTELive sessions you don’t want to miss

Hapara

Where : Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace Ballroom Lobby, Table 7 Session type : Listen and learn: Panel Session focus : In this session, you’ll learn about student-driven podcasts and how to start student podcasting right away in your classroom.