Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2016

And they are especially present when we build or implement technology to support teaching and learning. Too often, school leaders focus on finding the right instructional model and assume that the technology will fit. But the reality is that technology is at best an amplifier of existing practices, habits and mindsets.

Textbooks 137

Textbooks Mental Models Coaching Communication 137

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

Instead of relying on textbooks and teacher direction, these students had to think critically about unfolding events, collaborate with peers and adults, and make creative use of digital tools to communicate their ideas. too much technology is still used to replace routine tasks rather than turbo-charging the experience of learning.

Skills 167

Skills Critical Thinking Communication Gamification 167

Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The mental model of the traditional classroom is obsolete,” he told the crowd of college technology leaders. “It Textbook publishers, for instance, have been making new products that they don’t call textbooks, and free-textbook advocates call what they make “open educational resources.”

Textbooks 154

Textbooks Mental Models Lecturing English 154