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Campus Tech 2016: Recognizing—and Questioning—“Inevitable” Futures

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Last week at Campus Technology 2016, higher-ed technologists joined forces with administrators, instructional designers, and faculty to explore another realm many consider “wizardry”—predicting the future. We have taken the risk out of education,” Collier declared. AN EXPLOSION OF CONNECTIVITY”: Kokoon. Samsung’s Bio-Processor.

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Want Transformational Teachers? Here’s Why Change Starts With Coaches

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My realization left me with one perennial question: How can we successfully ensure all teachers have the confidence and skills needed to transform learning in their classrooms? Our coaches needed to be activated as change management leaders to truly make transformational change across their schools.

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When Is It Okay for Public School Officials to Attend Tech-Funded Events?

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The education technology industry often gets flak for not seeking the perspectives of educators. All this raises a question: When is it acceptable for public education officials to accept payments for activities outside of the district? We brought Dallas to our conference because his message is tight!

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A ‘New Normal’ Requires New Tools for Attendance and Family Engagement

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One of Mini’s greatest assets is her ability to learn and build a knowledge base that responds empathetically to questions from parents and students. Last year, Mini was able to respond within 45 seconds to 96 percent of questions that families texted her. Anything she wasn’t able to answer was escalated to a member of our team.

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How Higher Ed Institutions Are Strategically Managing Change

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But we don’t just implement the software; we provide advisory services around change management to help organizations reach their goals.” Systemwide changes tend to provoke a natural human reaction of resistance. Stakeholders question, “What’s in it for me?” This is known as the WIIFM factor.

Feedback 201
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3 LMS adoptions that go way beyond the basics

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We wanted a solution that included curriculum and content management on a single platform,” said L. Beatriz Arnillas, director-IT, education technology at the district. Arnillas said this advanced LMS functionality allows teachers to link individual questions—or groups of questions—to a specific learning objective.

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What Does It Take To Successfully Implement Personalized Learning at Scale?

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It wasn’t about buy-in but instead helping teachers feel comfortable making changes successfully. Change management is crucial to this process. Most importantly, administrators encouraged and rewarded change efforts, supported teachers as they learned from mistakes or challenges and fostered communication and collaboration.

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