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Via Kim Flintoff
The one-size-fits-all approach to education has never been more outdated or irrelevant. Now thanks to the transformative effects of technology, learning has become something that can ...
This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Learning Theory, zone of proximal development The area of capabilities that learners can exhibit with support from a teacher., Montessori constructivism, Lave & Wenger...
The best blogs on MOOCs, cloud computing, mobile learning, social media, digital pedagogy and more.
What are the kinds of a tools a 21st century teacher should be expected to master? Here are 9.
Via John Evans
Teacher education institutions risk becoming obsolete if they do not do a better job preparing future teachers to use digital curricula, experts say.
Download an 11X17 version of the Developing 21st Century Critical Thinkers Infographic by Mentoring Minds.com.
Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
Most teachers t think that students today have a problem paying attention. They seem impatient, easily bored. I’ve argued that I think it’s unlikely that they are incapable of paying attention,...
Demand for online higher education is at record levels – yet the model remains a mystery for many. For David Newton, the only mystery is why everyone thinks it's so unusual
Via Mark Smithers
Some states, including Colorado, Minnesota, and Vermont, aren’t waiting for their public universities to award credit for military and career experience. They’re ordering them to start that process.
What is self-directed learning, and what role should heutagogy play in a formal learning system? Jackie Gerstein’s passionate thinking about learning is some of my favorite to read. She is rarely pulled down by trend or fad, but is unquestionably progressive and forward-thinking in her approaches to learning and thinking about learning.
An overview of how school based learning can harness the potential of the New Renaissance in Learning promised by our increasing understanding of metacognition and the potential of new learning technologies.
The consensus on the recent A$2.3 billion funding cuts to the tertiary sector is they will do more harm than good.Plenty of commentators foresee diminishing quality of teaching and research, possible…...
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Does new technology conflict with or complement established teaching and learning? What is the impact on the teaching profession as we have traditionally known it? Will the power of the internet, with new innovations such as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), create an unstoppable ‘avalanche’ of education reform, or are these reforms a false revolution? Can the value of face-to-face quality learning and student-teacher relationships ever really be questioned, at any level of education? Will the class room, lecture theatre, and traditional notion of education space – schools and universities – be usurped by a screen, online and distance learning, or alternative spaces such as the workplace, home, or concert-hall?
Via Nik Peachey
In my last blog post I argued that after decades of debate and proselytizing about e-learning we are still talking about it in terms of ‘potential’, like promising the arrival of Christmas and never really delivering, with higher education experiencing it’s own groundhog day – December 22nd over and over and over again, only hinting at the joys of a Christmas to come?
The center has built a Simulation Lab for STEM skills to develop and deploy immersive educational experiences using innovative 2D, 3D simulations. Towards this the Simulation Lab focusses on learning and assessment via interactive simulations and interfacing of handheld devices to enhance learning and assessment. The researchers work on technological frameworks that address education, systems architecture, content aligned to curricula, multi-modal approaches for various learner types. We pioneered the development and deployment of an Intelligent tutoring and Adaptive assessment program in over 45 Indian schools in rural and small city neighbourhoods. For six years, the center has been a change agent for training women. It has provided free training to hundreds of women teachers in both city and rural schools in the use of ICT and computer aided learning methodologies. It also provides training for women in language skills, thereby empowering them to get better jobs. Small and medium scale statistical studies validate our bridging of the digital divide and creating more inclusiveness in societal development.
The 5 Types of Technology Adopters in Schools: Which One Are You ? ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning on 21st Century technological pedagogy..... curated by Rajashree Basu (The 5 Types of Technology Adopters Which One Are You ?
Via David W. Deeds
"This paper proposes an alternative concept for thinking about engagement in online environments as a form of “generative play”.
Why Submit to Teaching & Learning Inquiry?
Teaching & Learning Inquiry (TLI) is the flagship publication of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (http://www.issotl.org.) It represents one of the world’s most active organizations in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) with a worldwide readership of the field’s leading thinkers and those pursing SoTL at every level. The TLI Editorial Board consists of widely published SoTL researchers and practitioners from eight countries. Submissions to TLI will receive prompt and thoughtful reviews from these and other international experts.
Publishing in TLI, then, is an effective way to reach a broad, influential audience. Teaching & Learning Inquiry is a journal building a strong reputation for scholarly excellence, and one valuing creative as well as traditional approaches to understanding teaching and learning and ways to share that understanding.
TLI's Aims and Scope
The overarching objective of TLI is to advance the understanding of teaching and learning. Published twice annually, TLI features original research and commentary on the scholarship of teaching and learning. This may include empirical investigations, theoretical analyses, thought-provoking essays, or works employing other genres. TLI welcomes submissions from all disciplines, research traditions, and perspectives related to teaching and learning. Authors should be mindful of the fact that the journal publishes for an international audience. Preference will be given, therefore, to submissions that are of interest and value beyond local contexts.
TED talks are useful and free ways to bring high-level thinking and through-provoking ideas into the classroom and your home.
Preview and download the course iTunes U: A Course Creation Guide for Educators on iTunes U. (RT @sjunkins: An iTunes U Course on How to Create an iTunes U Course from the brilliant mind of @TresslerTech.
Via Jon Samuelson
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Via Ana Cristina Pratas
Our youth are idle, over educated and out of work. Their fault or ours?
'We were wrong. In Rwanda … we were wrong.'' The lecture hall is listening attentively.
Understanding learners’ experiences in the online classroom help you improve your courses for current and future students and help build a strong learning
The boring university lecture is going to be the first major casualty of the rise in online learning in higher education, says Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. The custodian of the world's biggest online encyclopaedia says that unless universities respond to the rising tide of online courses new major players will emerge to displace them, in the way that Microsoft arrived from nowhere alongside the personal computer.
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