eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

We are on track to see an increase in individualized homeschooling and e-learning, accompanied by the rising tide of gamification in education, promising a more engaging and dynamic learning experience. Every year, we move further away from the “one size fits all” mentality that was the original textbook.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

New students participate in an orientation that aims to teach them how to become “autonomous learners” ready for an intensive academic program, says provost Robert Savukinas. We can’t just use a college textbook, we go through it so fast.” But the institute also works to make that immersion increasingly effective and efficient.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 24, 2015

Technology and the connected world put a fork in the old model of teaching–instructor in front of the class, sage on the stage, students madly taking notes, textbooks opened to the chapter being reviewed, homework as worksheets based on the text, tests regurgitating important facts. Did I miss anything? Play is the new teaching.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Gamification elements are also employed to make learning more enjoyable and to incentivize student participation. Engagement: Incorporating interactive and multimedia elements to make lessons more dynamic and captivating, fostering student interest and participation.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Within these walls, knowledge transcends textbooks, as discussions, debates, and collaborations spark deeper understanding. These sessions often encourage active participation, enabling students to ask questions, share insights, and collaborate with peers. In contrast, online learning offers flexibility, accessibility, and convenience.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Among examples of technologies that improve student learning is interactive whiteboards, which enable teachers to create interactive lessons, annotate content, and encourage student participation through touch and gesture-based interactions. Platforms like Kahoot! Tablets offer portability and versatility in the classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2018

Less about textbooks and more about authentic resources. Textbooks used to be de rigueur in a classroom. No more waiting for the expensive update to a textbook. Where classrooms used to be the purview of teachers, now schools expect parents and students to participate as fully-committed partners with the teacher and school.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

We are on track to see an increase in individualized homeschooling and e-learning, accompanied by the rising tide of gamification in education, promising a more engaging and dynamic learning experience. Every year, we move further away from the “one size fits all” mentality that was the original textbook.

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 7, 2025

For example: A history teacher might ask students to analyze how major historical events are portrayed in YouTube shorts versus textbooks. Equity issues: Not all students have access to the same devices or bandwidth to participate fully. Privacy concerns: Sharing student work online must be done with consent and care.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2017

They worry that the pedagogical benefits of having students participate in the open web and/or social media might be cancelled out by trolls, hate speech and other forms of online abuse. I was also surprised to see so little development in gaming and gamification within education this past year.

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