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Facilitating Collaborative Learning: 20 Things You Need to Know From the Pros

Facilitating Collaborative Learning: 20 Things You Need to Know From the Pros | Learning Happens Everywhere! | Scoop.it

Why have your students work collaboratively? "Collaborative learning teams are said to attain higher levels of thinking and preserve information for longer times that students working individually."

This post provides 20 suggestions to help collaborative groups work more effectively. A few are:

* Establish group goals.

* Keep groups mid-sized.

* Build trust and promote open communication.

* Consider the learning process asa part of the assessment.

The post includes links to a variety of resources and each point has an explantion with additional information.


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Animated Avatars for PowerPoint Presentations

Animated Avatars for PowerPoint Presentations | Learning Happens Everywhere! | Scoop.it

#Sources#Talking avatars for PowerPoint presentations can help to make more dynamic and familiar presentations. There are many different places where we can download free avatars and characters for presentations.


Via Baiba Svenca, Wilmer Ramírez, Ana Rodera, juandoming, Shayne Swift, Gianfranco D'Aversa, Gust MEES, Susan Liner Fisher, Juergen Wagner
Roger Fisher's comment, October 3, 2012 1:53 PM
Great stuff! Thanks Baiba!
Armando's curator insight, December 24, 2012 8:02 AM
Animated Avatars for PowerPoint Presentations
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15 Habits For Learning In The 21st Century

15 Habits For Learning In The 21st Century | Learning Happens Everywhere! | Scoop.it

Defining 21st century skills is an editorial matter. There are dozens of examples floating range with a range of authority behind them—some inspired, grassroots efforts, other core brands of multimillion dollar organizations making a national push.

 

Read more:

http://edudemic.com/2012/06/currency-of-learning/

 


Via Gust MEES, Giselle Pempedjian, Pippa Davies @PippaDavies
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Trends | Infographic: Apps and Education

Trends | Infographic: Apps and Education | Learning Happens Everywhere! | Scoop.it
Provided By: OnlineColleges.net...

 

Gust MEES: please accept my Critical-Thinking again! Education makes a great publishing with Infographics and Blogs, BUT they forget every time to consider "IT-Security" and "Privacy" which I start to... sorry... I am from Europe, we take it more serious...

 

Check here for better protection on "Privacy" and also "IT-Security:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/apps-for-any-use-mostly-for-education-and-free

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/apps-for-any-use-mostly-for-education-and-free?tag=App+Advisor+by+secure.me

 

 


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