Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

There’s nothing wrong with formal professional development, especially if it’s meted out in manageable, bite-sized chunks, adds Torrey Trust, an associate professor of learning technology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who has studied professional learning networks and social media.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2023

He points to research that shows that some students learn better from male instructors, while others learn better from female ones. Sarin compared a white professor having a computer agent deliver their lecture video in a “Black voice” to a performer in blackface.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 20, 2024

Just as in dining, when students are given the opportunity to choose paths that align with their interests, preferences, and needs, they are more likely to be engaged in the learning experience. This method, much like the fixed menu, may not effectively meet the diverse needs, learning preferences, and interests of every student.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: CSee how schools use virtual reality to improve assistive learning programs. Blended Learning Programs Improve the Learning Without the Lecture. Kareem Farah, a statistics teacher, found his students and fellow teachers brightened at the chance to use a blended learning module.

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Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2019

Instead, my classmates and I faced an endless loop of lectures, notes and tests. We wanted to learn in the same ways that we lived. Students want learning technology that straddles their social lives and school lives. Students want learning technology that straddles their social lives and school lives.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

These solutions promise to broaden access to quality education, engaging learners who might not make it through impersonal introductory lectures. Students receive individual feedback on their progress and their learning experiences change based on their performance. I get more insight into students.”. Promises and Pitfalls.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

they’re asking about the “why” of the topic—why are they learning it, and why are you teaching it? Creating assignments and lectures that answer that question can be far more compelling for students than those that explain all the ins and outs of a new concept without explaining how it comes to play in the world outside the classroom.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2018

One of the most prominent researchers and critics of how learning technologies are built and used in higher education is joining, temporarily, one of the biggest tech companies in the world. Chris Noon, a former Oxford lecturer,has led seminars on technical topics for members of Dropbox’s sales team.

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2024

Since its inception in 1995, more than 800 educators from around the world have received the award. The 2024 awardees are: Andrés Guerrero, Corporate Director of Academic Consulting, Santillana (Madrid, Spain) Kristen Mattson, Ed.D.,

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

We’re seeing more projects coming out of our classrooms as opposed to just pure lecture. All of our students are developing soft skills they wouldn’t get from lectures, skills employers are looking for, such as teamwork, collaboration, being able to work with different ideas and form one consolidated idea. It’s all happening at once.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

These adaptable and personalized digital learning resources are proving invaluable as the nation seeks to get students back on track after several years of online and hybrid learning. While the pandemic did cause learning loss, it also pushed forth an increased use of online and hybrid/blended learning technologies for students.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2019

AR and VR technology can make lectures and books more immersive and interactive, which can reduce distraction.”. Immersive Learning Technology Helps Students Practice Soft Skills. The introduction of augmented reality and virtual reality in education can prove to be a feasible solution for all these problems.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2020

We were joined by: Beth Kalikoff, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Washington, where in-person classes have been suspended for the rest of the quarter and some courses have moved online. Stephen Downes, a national expert in online learning technology who runs the long-running OLDaily newsletter.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Additionally, as students gradually begin to return to in-person learning, technology will remain an ever-present part of the learning and on-campus experience, as the students and staff on campus use their devices at the same time. temperature, lighting). Paul Richards, Director of Marketing, PTZOptics and HuddleCamHD.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2022

Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University discusses it in her book, “The Willpower Instinct.” If you look at nearly any study that analyzes the relationship between phone use, notifications, social media and mental health, it's virtually always a net negative.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2017

Over the past few months, EdSurge has spoken with a number of these constituents to find out what floats their boat; here’s what we learned. "So So many community colleges are place-bound, where students have not had the opportunity to explore the world." .

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

That sentiment was taken further this week in a Twitter thread by Jesse Stommel, a senior lecturer in communications and digital studies at the University of Mary Washington and co-founder of the Digital Pedagogy Lab. “If Hire better teachers instead.”

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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2016

In general, the industries most responsive to these new developments are technology-based ones, usually with a young employee demographic. Experience is Better Than Theory The shift away from lecture-based, theory-heavy learning models has been on the rise for some time.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

The best and most digestible books I’ve found are “ The ABCS of How We Learn ,” a 2016 book by Daniel Schwartz and “ How People Learn ,” the 1999 foundational text edited by John Bransford, Ann Brown, and Rodney Cocking. Lesson 3: Determine the “powerful ideas” you want to teach and build your curriculum using backwards design.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Utilizing technology and AI in schools, which generates perspectives aggregated from myriad sources, allows for an expanded understanding of a certain topic or theme, which was initially seeded within the four walls of the classroom, but now can be encouraged and further explored with support from platforms like ChatGPT.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 11, 2019

Furthermore, making the lighting and classroom accessories connected to IoT and smart in general can help ensure those with limited mobility are able to either operate the devices when needed or connect to a platform that allows them to participate more efficiently in discussions and other learning projects.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 1, 2016

Long instructional lectures by teachers are rare. And most of all, technology has invaded the classroom in the form of equipment, tools and video educational lessons. . The overriding point for parents to be assured of is that technology is never a replacement for teachers. Students are no longer confined to their seats all day.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Additionally, the tablet has Bluetooth, so I am able to carry on a lecture while walking around the classroom monitoring students as they take notes or work through problems. Collaboration technology improves accessibility for students with disabilities, illnesses, and other impediments to in-person learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Additionally, the tablet has Bluetooth, so I am able to carry on a lecture while walking around the classroom monitoring students as they take notes or work through problems. Collaboration technology improves accessibility for students with disabilities, illnesses, and other impediments to in-person learning.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Start with small daily goals like finishing a video lecture or solving five math problems. Use Active Learning, Not Passive Consumption Watching lectures or reading textbooks might feel productive, but its passive. Real learning happens when the student engages with the material. Technology plays a dual role.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2021

It also enabled them to record lectures or class discussions for students to watch and rewatch anytime. For all those reasons, recording those lectures and making them available was the right thing to do, and a significant number of faculty colleagues decided to do that,” Pendse says. It’s a change that some students like.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2021

Are those devices capable of running the necessary educational technology tools and platforms needed in your classes ? And, finally, do students have access to a reliable internet connection to join lectures remotely or complete work online? Record lectures and Zoom meetings that can be viewed any time.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

He says that he immediately grasped how Vivi could help teachers stay focused on students, while also elevating lessons with technology. It's not a teacher standing in front of a classroom lecturing. It's the interaction between teacher and student where we feel where the students learn the most," explains Rugg.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

Chromebooks, Wi-Fi and AV Equipment Enhance Learning . Technology helps facilitate new ­pedagogies in a modern learning environment, including the flipped ­classroom approach, where students learn at home through short video ­lectures and reading assignments.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

Lecture capture became mature and campus video management and hosting services began to attract attention. Duke University ran a widely read lecture capture survey. The rise of video carried over into education. MOOCs continued to increase in number and attendance. Conferences ran streaming video events.

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2020

They logged into a learning management system, which displays personal profile information, homework assignments and professor office hours. They were there with the technology resources, and research and development. Even if we had all the ideas, we wouldn’t have had the capacity to execute ourselves.”

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