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What Faculty Need to Know About ‘Learner Experience Design’

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It is the experiences and meaningful conversations (or maybe human interactions) within a course that enable students to critically reflect, and deepen their learning. All too often, online students feel isolated, which can decrease motivation and increase attrition. However, many are coding the human element out of learning.

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‘Our Technology Is Our Ideology’: George Siemens on the Future of Digital Learning

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Colleges are increasingly using adaptive technology in large online or blended courses to help students learn at their own pace. It pushes us through like an assembly-line model rather than encouraging us to be self-motivated, self-regulated, self-monitoring human beings.”

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K-12 Tech Innovation News

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Expanded use of gamification and game-based learning: Gamification elements and game-based learning strategies could grow to be more widely integrated into educational platforms to increase student engagement and motivation. SEL tools and applications could help students build resilience, self-awareness, and interpersonal skills.