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96 edtech predictions for K12 in 2019

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. • With 2019 here and 2020 in arm’s reach, there’s an ever-growing expectation that next-generation tech tools should do a better job of informing educators on which resources improve learning outcomes. Bailey, educator, author, and founder, Conscious Discipline . Dr. Becky A.

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North Carolina Educators Praise Alef Education for Closing Math Learning Gaps With Its Innovative Digital Platform

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This summer, six schools in Ashe, Gates and Polk counties are using Alef Education’s mathematics technology tool that helps teachers as they try to help students with their individual learning losses. Alef Math allows students to review the content just taught and then practice without fear of failure. ” About NexGen.

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After the Pandemic, Higher Education Can’t Afford to Go Back to ‘Normal’

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As educators, we craft learning experiences based on the pedagogical foundations set by those who came before us. In higher education, the student persistence and retention strategies used by institutions all over the world are built on the seminal works of great theorists such as John H. All of that is now in jeopardy.

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Building Education Technology for the Developing World

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Last July, however, Parida felt an itch to tackle educational needs in her native country, India. My move to India was driven by my desire to see the impact of technology in education in the Indian context,” Parida says. Yet the results revealed that devices, by themselves, have a limited impact, at best, on learning outcomes.

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Understanding why students cheat and use AI: Insights for meaningful assessments

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While AI itself isnt inherently problematic, its use in cheating can hinder students’ learning and development. As educators, it is important to understand the underlying causes of this behavior and develop assessments that encourage academic integrity. Works Cited Hanover Research. Best practices in virtual assessments.

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Design Thinking Is a Challenge to Teach — and That’s a Good Thing

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In the early 2000s something new appeared on the education scene, adapted from the worlds of innovation and business where it was developed. Unlike some education trends, it didn’t catch on overnight. It focuses heavily on rapid prototype solutions and learning from mistakes. What Is Design Thinking? the end users).

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What Edtech Can Learn from Theranos

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Education technology is similarly beset by high-profile failures. In “ Why For-Profit’s Fail in Education ,” which is just out, Jonathan A. Knee recounts the tales of several doomed education ventures, including those emerging from Michael Milken’s Knowledge Universe. We know this story ends badly.

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