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Why combining assessments and LMS technology is essential

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The university used Canvas , an LMS in the K12 and higher education space, in an effort to enhance student learning by simultaneously decreasing their anxiety and increasing retention of important material. By augmenting the “testing effect,” learning can not only be assessed, but improved in the K-12 and higher education spaces.

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The Best Edtech for Students Is Backed by Research. Here’s What to Look For.

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As researchers focusing on education technology, we see this often: interactive whiteboards covered in posters, desktop computers holding up plants, older devices that do not work with a newer assessment system. Then assess whether educational technology can be part of the solution. The list goes on.

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It’s 2020: Have Digital Learning Innovations Trends Changed?

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As the conversation continued, Joosten discussed the importance of design in online course development, a primary finding in the scan.

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Lexia Celebrates 40th Anniversary 

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Nevertheless, in the year following its founding, Lexia won a major grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to fund product research, design, and development. In terms of technology companies, Lexia is now one of the biggest literacy providers in the market,” said Gaehde.

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Where Classroom Design Meets Design Thinking

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The first step for the school was an early foray into open design called the iLab, where flexible furniture mingled with makerspace elements and power tools. Then a group of 12 teachers worked with a research designer to remodel their classrooms based on the concept of putting student needs at the center.

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VR, PBL, and OERs: Four High Hopes for Learning with Edtech in the New School Year

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High Hope #4: Cleanly Curated Open Education Resources In order for high quality OERs to be combined with high quality instructional design, teachers need tools that allow them to curate the resources. Office of Education Technology launched GoOpen last year, OERs have gotten a big boost. Where we are: Since the U.S.

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What a Summer Prototype Taught Us About Measuring Quality in an Unbundled Education System

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In the summer of 2016, a community of educators, research design partners, and over 150 teens and young adults in Colorado engaged in a bold experiment to rethink how quality and impact might be measured in a modernized system of learning. In this relatively small, short-cycle prototype, the lessons we learned were significant.

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