eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Over the last few decades, applied technology in the classroom has grown by leaps and bounds. Of course, there’s more to education technology than allowing computers in the classroom. Active learning Lectures and memorization are taking a back seat to active learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

There are large lecture halls, hard-wired lecture capture technology, smaller classrooms, casual study spaces and brightly colored swivel chairs. For starters, the space is dedicated to “active learning,” a term that often refers to teaching styles that go beyond a one-way lecture format.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2021

Nearly everyone has experienced augmented reality and virtual reality to some degree, and while they’re fun, AR and VR can also be incredibly powerful when integrated into classroom learning. The technologies empower students to do things that would otherwise be too expensive or dangerous to do in person.

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k12 Digest

MAY 15, 2025

This fundamental truth about human cognition has finally found its perfect technological match in the form of microlearning. As we witness the rapid evolution of educational technology, the convergence of bite-sized learning modules with intelligent virtual tutors is creating unprecedented opportunities for personalised education.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Nearly everyone has experienced augmented reality and virtual reality to some degree, and while they’re fun, AR and VR can also be incredibly powerful when integrated into classroom learning. The technologies empower students to do things that would otherwise be too expensive or dangerous to do in person.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2024

They are designed to combine educational technology with specific teaching protocols that promote active learning, student engagement, and collaboration in the classroom. These protocols are structured activities with clear guidelines and time limits to keep lessons focused and maximize their impact.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2024

Given that today’s students are digital natives , it makes sense for schools to invest in modern educational technology such as interactive whiteboards. After all, these students likely learned their ABCs and 123s using their parents’ smartphones or tablets. As of 2023, 92 percent of K-12 schools in the U.S.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

They need tools that are easy to use, support active learning, and can accommodate the needs of diverse learners. And, unless yours is a very fortunate system, technology staff hasn’t increased at a rate commensurate with the reliance on, and the complexity of, technology that supports school operation and education of students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2022

Roe has more than 30 years of experience leading marketing and communications teams in publishing and K-12 educational technology organizations. Most recently, she served as the senior vice president for marketing and communications at Achieve3000, an educational technology company that was recently acquired by McGraw Hill.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2016

. “For early learners, technology can provide opportunities to connect, create, and engage in meaningful learning experiences,” said Joseph South, director of the Office of Educational Technology. Active learning with technology is best when an adult is guiding and participating side-by-side with the child.”

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

It encourages active learning, helps students process, organize and remember information and correlates to higher performance on exams. Educators are developing innovative note-taking strategies with the help of educational technology. In doing so, educators can get…

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Longtime professor Cathy Davidson is on a mission to promote the practice of active learning. It’s not just about test scores and whether people learn, she argues, but there’s an ethical issue that sometimes gets lost in discussions about teaching. It contains what are essentially recipes for various active-learning techniques.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2017

The recently released report, STEM Starts Early: Grounding Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in Early Childhood by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and New America is a summary of current research and makes critical recommendations for both STEM communication to parents and future research in early childhood STEM.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

At the TCEA Convention & Exposition, thousands of educators from various parts of the world get together to connect, gain knowledge, and improve their craft while becoming familiar with new advances in education technology.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

The fact that three letters can mean so many different things raises an obvious question: Have we reached peak “based” learning? There are so many acronyms that are pretty closely related,” explains Karen Cator, CEO of Digital Promise and a former director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Since the pandemic, more instructors at schools and colleges appear to have embraced “flipped learning ,” the approach of asking students to watch lecture videos before class so that class time can be used for active learning. They’re part of the group doing flipped learning.” It has been implemented so variably.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Although it’s true that the law requires this kind of assistive technology at some schools, I believe ASR is now more than just assistive technology; it’s on its way to becoming foundational educational technology for all students. Source: Echo360. We’re also seeing significant improvements in grades.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

You might be wondering how this is possible—how one might actually minimize their dependence on education technology in an era of remote instruction and screen-dependent learning. But doing so is imperative if we want to re-humanize learning experiences for our students. That may seem counterintuitive.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The study — which involved 811 undergraduate students at Florida International University, a large public university in Miami — is perhaps the biggest randomized study of active learning methods in calculus, says Laird Kramer, a physicist at the university and one of the study’s authors.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2023

In a world filled with intelligent agents and easily-accessed answers, the need for tools that guide, enhance and support active learning is critical. Initially focusing on student writing, Instructure and Khan Academy aim to support students and their learning through Khanmigo’s tutoring capabilities.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Active and Responsive Learning. An active learning model promotes deep cognitive engagement and opportunities to practice while remaining responsive to individual learning needs. Feedback from experts and peers is essential for an active and practice-rich professional learning model.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

And that has led more professors to experiment with flipped classrooms , where they can record short lecture videos that they ask students to watch as homework, leaving more class time for more active learning such as working in groups. Other industries have experienced similar histories as new technologies rolled in.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2021

For educators and parents navigating the world of education technology, international players such as Byju’s may not yet be household names. They also provide tutoring classes for children to be ‘college-ready,’ and now they are moving from passive to active learning with their ‘ FutureSchool ’ concept.”

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

When professor Lorena Barba talks to other educators about flipping their classrooms, the approach she hears is often similar. Faculty assign homework to expose students to a new concept before they arrive to class, and use class time to ask questions and do more-active learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

We are focused on helping educators deliver impact in a few key areas: Creating active learning experiences that foster self-expression What happens when students are given more options to engage with content and demonstrate their learning?

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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.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

To assist the professional development process for both teachers and IT professionals, Digital Promise, in conjunction with Google , has established a new program called the Dynamic Learning Project to help introduce new education technology into the classroom. . 5 Key Points of Professional Development.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 3, 2019

Each has a role to play: experience with day-to-day classroom flow, a broad vision of educational goals and advice for integrating technology in a meaningful, supportive way. Ground your refresh in research on how students learn. How Do We Avoid Design for Design’s Sake? Research like this is foundational to any refresh effort.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning approaches like lectures and textbooks to innovative methodologies such as active learning and technology integration, these methods aim to promote effective and dynamic learning experiences. What are the 5 methods of teaching? What are the 5 methods of teaching?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2021

At the Institute for Teaching and Leading , a professional learning organization that I co-founded, many of our partner districts are focused less on deficits and more on active learning, which we call the asset-based mindset.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

After a few of the district’s schools participated in a pilot program with the digital reading platform Actively Learn, Stanley got a look at teacher surveys and other program details. “I I’ve been in public education for 20 years, and I don’t say that often. How do we prepare students to do that more actively?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Interactive whiteboards also encourage active learning. With this single device, instructors can present a slideshow, hold interactive team contests, give a test, and play immersive videos. Students will find it more fun and engaging to participate in their lessons.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2018

This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. As we look ahead to the future in edtech, we see an industry marked by significant change and stubborn challenges.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

It has since added other features, including attendance trackers, gradebooks and presentation tools, to build what it calls an “active learning platform” that lets students interact with their instructors and materials. Last year, Top Hat devoted its energies—and monies—to shoring up its content library. billion in annual revenue.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The target goals were to provide project-based, blended learning opportunities for teaching staff to—first off—gain tools which are useful when incorporating technology in the classroom. Specifically, this looked like: Establishing definitions and elements of Project/Problem Based Learning and Authentic, Active Learning Experiences.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

At Sloan-sponsored summer workshops in upstate New York, some 20 years ago, I listened eagerly to pioneering faculty who imagined that virtual classes would be taught with radical education methods that had been proposed earlier by giants in progressive education—John Dewey, Jean Piaget and Paulo Freire, among others.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2019

Both manufacturers and educators are leveraging the benefits of 3D printers in education. 3D modeling and printers can bring almost any educational concept to life, while building practical skills such as problem-solving, creative coding and design. 3D Printing Engages Students. by Erika Gimbel.

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