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Part Three: Beyond SAMR… Making Sure Technology Supports Content Standards

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Learn more at the conference master classes page. Part Three: Beyond SAMR… Making Sure Technology Supports Content Standards. “We Students will be able to research and record key facts involving the planets of the solar system. Relevant Nouns – planets, solar system. All content is stored in Google docs.

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High schoolers report on what it’s like doing school in a pandemic

The Hechinger Report

NEW YORK CITY has two high school systems. But most people here, including policymakers, have little idea what actually goes on inside this dual school system. But most people here, including policymakers, have little idea what actually goes on inside this dual school system. One is for the affluent and well-connected.

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Can Learning be Equitable if the Student Isn't Able to Access Learning Resources?

Connecting 2 the World

In online education, it may not be obvious for an instructor (unless it is made explicit in the course design) that a student is from a community in which the basis of learning and how to learn, understanding of what "information" or "knowledge" is, and/or the rhetorical style is different from the standards of the educator/educational system.

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Activate Instruction migrates content to Gooru

eSchool News

As the public education system evolves toward supporting students’ personalized needs, online learning tools have emerged that allow teachers to customize instruction. In addition, Gooru offers a wiki-assessment system with millions of questions teachers can use to assess student learning.

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IUT Conference 2018 – Holistic approaches to online collaborative learning design

Learning Confluence

When designing online learning consideration should be given to how a community can be built around subject content and objectives and how students will interact with the academic and with each other. The institutional learning management system affords a safe and reliable albeit often less than inspiring space for learning.

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A Professional Development Alternative

My Island View

I was delighted to see that there were several sessions on Professional Development, which is what I believe to be a key in improving our education system. There was only one session that addressed an understanding of Andragogy, also referred to as adult learning, and how components of their program addressed it.

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The persistence of distance (learning)

Learning with 'e's

In a formal sense, distance learning has been a familiar concept since at least 1837, when Sir Isaac Pitman began teaching his shorthand system using typed instruction cards mailed through the universal Penny Postal service to his students across England. m-Learning, or mobile learning focused on the use of personal technologies.