The 21st Century

See on Scoop.it - LibraryLearningCommonsEphansen's insight:Very useful - as is the link on the page to a longer explanation.  Let's share with teachers and students...and anyone creating conte...

We have a romantic attachment to skills from the past which are no longer relevant on a curriculum for today's children

Rewards as a Way to Motivate Students to Learn Today’s schools commonly use grade-based evaluations where students get rewarded for the knowledge they gain.

Despite increased innovation in education technology, a new report from the non-profit Center for American Progress shows that U.S. schools are not doing enough to take advantage of digital tools.

A new CAP analysis shows that too often students use computers for basic skills.

MNCs and large conglomerates, keeping abreast of the latest trends, too see social media as a medium which is evolving and is here to stay.

Do you think like a polymath? Here’s a quick test:
Are you more of a rational or intuitive thinker?
If you cringed as you read the question and ...

Devashish Chakravarty MYTH 1: Serious professionals do not waste time on social media. If you believe that media is only for college kids, reconsider. Social media is defined as the creation,...

Economists have long used game theory to make sense of the world. Now engineers and computer scientists are using it to rethink their work.

A new report released today reveals the results attempting to answer the question: do digital games and simulation help students studying science, technology, math, and engineering achieve better learning outcomes?

If successful, the technology could eventually lead to getting the entire planet online.

In education, a ‘portfolio’ refers to a personal collection of information describing, documenting and recording a person’s achievements and learning. Portfolios are used for many different purposes such as a tool for evaluating leaning, for accreditation of prior experience, for continuing professional development, to assist a job application, or for a certification of competences acquired through a course or from work experience . An educational portfolio is mainly used to encourage personal reflection and involves the exchange of ideas and feedback. Many people have already used some kind of portfolio. Most of them have built a portfolio to collect evidence required to get certificates or to show what they have learned in a concrete situation or training. The development of information and learning technologies has led to the development of digital portfolios or electronic portfolios, commonly referred as e-Portfolios".

If you want to put an educational — but fun — spin on summer vacation, consider a trip to a tech museum.

Somerville-resident Melissa Mohr has written an eye-opening, academic study of swearing from the time of the ancient Romans to today, a subcultural journey that includes Chaucer’s England, the Old Testament Middle East, and the countercultural...

Cloud computing, mobile learning, and learning analytics are among the school technologies likely to carve out a larger place in schools, a report says.

When Asoka Ranaweera helped on a project to build an Ethiopia glass factory backed by the China Africa Development Fund in 2009, he considered it a flagship investment given the size of the investment at the time.

Good instructional design begins this purpose: To empower people to be competent, capable individuals who feel their efforts are valuable to their organization.

It is no secret that ICT is impacting on education in a massive way. However, there are certain subjects where the benefits of integrating technology might not be as apparent. The emotive reaction from ...