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Students Know What They’re Looking for Online. Are Colleges Delivering What They Want?

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Most of us know what to expect in a face-to-face classroom: Students sitting in rows, facing instructors and listening to lectures, watching videos displayed on screens up front, or, in smaller classes, participating in lively discussion. But are colleges paying attention to what online students want most?

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Is Technology Bad for the Teenage Brain? (Yes, No and It's Complicated.)

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It’s a question as frustrating as a hangnail, asked virtually every time I give a public lecture on teen brain development. Worried about attention spans? In my most recent book “Attack of the Teenage Brain,” I give an example of papers from two separate research groups examining video games and attentional states. Then I pause.

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The Post-LMS World: Social, Simple, Modern, Mobile and Student-centric

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Instead, my classmates and I faced an endless loop of lectures, notes and tests. If we want to keep their attention, we have to layer systems and connect them. If we want to keep their attention, we have to layer systems and connect them. And of course, in the post-LMS world, learning technology is simple, modern and mobile.

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This Former Learner Is Now a Leader Driving Tech Integration at Her Alma Mater

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We also adopted the Mosyle mobile device management solution. Because you can’t issue technology devices without understanding that these can be a productivity tool or a distraction. A big issue when you deploy any device in any school is pushback from teachers who are concerned about classroom management.

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A New School Model Helps Rural Districts Boost Enrollment and Ensure Student Success

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Moore couldn’t control the weather, but he could turn his attention to challenges where he would have impact. This included improving the wireless internet, ensuring access to mobile devices and a high standard of tech and training support. Learners at Bentley are no longer held back by limited resources.

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How Conducting a Mixed-mode Class is Similar to Hosting a Late-night Talk Show

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How do you divide your attention between in-person and remote students? So, if the host shows a funny newspaper article to the camera, which the home audience can easily see, the in-person audience won’t miss out since they can move their attention to the monitors. How do you know if the remote students can see and hear you?

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The Role of Assistive Technology in Promoting Inclusive Education

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The Role of Assistive Technology in Promoting Inclusive Education Persons with disabilities may struggle with coordination problems, short attention spans, and limited mobility, which may or may not be obvious. How do you create one in your class or school? Some disabilities include blindness, deafness, dyslexia, and autism.