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Students Know What They’re Looking for Online. Are Colleges Delivering What They Want?

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Most of us know what to expect in a face-to-face classroom: Students sitting in rows, facing instructors and listening to lectures, watching videos displayed on screens up front, or, in smaller classes, participating in lively discussion. Others find it enriching to participate in online chat and polling.

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25 digital tools and edtech resources from FETC

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Shaper has recognized the needs of educators to learn more about digital fabrication tools for the classroom and has recently introduced the new free Shaper Classroom Guide to provide teachers an educational companion to the Shaper Origin and help instructors teach digital design skills, creative thinking and problem solving to their students.

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The Post-LMS World: Social, Simple, Modern, Mobile and Student-centric

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While it’s great for instructor workflows, it has always been a course management tool, not a learning tool. Learning is the product of inputs from students and instructors. Instead, my classmates and I faced an endless loop of lectures, notes and tests. The LMS was originally the CMS—Course Management System.

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Picking Your Future ‘Classroom’ Will Shape How Students Learn

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We want to interact, not just listen to lectures. And because the Zoom platform uses a generous slice of computer memory, mobile devices or locations with patchy bandwidth struggle. We also track how students are sending direct feedback to the instructor.” More staff means adding more licenses.)

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Future Proofing Your Video Platform: A Cautionary Tale About Obsolescence

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Used effectively, it can extend instructional time beyond the classroom and enable interactive learning as students effortlessly review class recordings, collaborate with peers, and record insights via their mobile device. How can a flipped classroom improve retention for large lectures?

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Need to Go on a ‘Tech Diet’? Current Ways to Fight Your Device Addiction

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It would be helpful for parents to recognize that devices and apps have been designed for children to become addicted to them, and protect them from that at a young age, she says. For those who prefer not to wait, here are some other ways parents and educators can monitor and manage children’s screen time on mobile devices.

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How Conducting a Mixed-mode Class is Similar to Hosting a Late-night Talk Show

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Classroom support staff arrange for a permanent or temporary multimedia setup in the room with a camera, a microphone for the instructor, and a means to show your slides or computer screen to both the in-person and online students. Some online students might view the lecture on a tablet or phone where these details are lost.

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