Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

But new ways of teaching like station rotation and fluid-schedule flex models can hit a snag when they run up against the familiar one-teacher-one-classroom setup. But in practice, they “used technology to reduce their student-to-teacher ratios during teacher-led instruction” to help lighten the load, according to the report.

Teachers 160

Teachers Coaching Mental Models Culture 160

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

We study individual and organizational behaviors in order to identify trends, gaps, and flaws again in the pursuit of change. We practice mental models grounded in a pragmatic view of change. We balance budgets, monitor the bottom line, and steward our resources—all with an eye toward the future.

Mental Models 156

Mental Models Intelligence Culture Participation 156

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Students these days are terrible at sorting true facts from misinformation online and on social media, many studies show. You have a lot of great metaphors in the book, and you argue that a problem is that people aren’t using the right kind of mental model to properly evaluate information online. You've got to go upstream.

Internet 215

Internet Attention Students Evaluation 215

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

In the process, they also learned plenty about social studies and civic engagement. Frameworks provide mental models, but “don’t usually help educators know what to do differently,” argues technology leadership expert Scott McLeod in his latest book, Harnessing Technology for Deeper Learning.

Skills 167

Skills Critical Thinking Communication Gamification 167

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 17, 2015

Avoid the pitfalls of tech integration – technology for technology’s sake, focus on tools rather than the learning – by being thoughtful and purposeful about lesson (re)design. In this workshop we will redesign lessons and units with the intent of getting beyond lower-level academic work and technology usage.

Mental Models 97

Mental Models Participation Coaching Questions 97

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 6, 2019

Technology must be leveraged and used as an accelerant for student learning. Tom and Eric back these up with a variety of research studies to support the importance of each one. In Chapter 2, Eric and Tom do a nice job of articulating ways that technology can enhance student learning. All of this is good.

Learning 88

Learning Schools Mental Models Discussions 88

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

The professor of computer science and cognitive science at Georgia Institute of Technology believes every student and researcher should have access to artificially intelligent assistants that not only help them study facts and figures, but also collaborate more closely with other humans. It's the engineering of learning.

Mental Models 182

Mental Models Education Ethics Learning 182