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Online Learning, Only Better - Online Learning - The Chronicle of Higher Education | Disrupting Higher Ed

Online Learning, Only Better - Online Learning - The Chronicle of Higher Education | Disrupting Higher Ed | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
I truly believe that most of my full-time, tenure-track colleagues would rather quit their jobs than teach an online course. And that's a shame, since they are exactly the people who should be helping to set standards for meaningful online education.

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Tech Tools for Teachers

Tech Tools for Teachers | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it

Some of you may be working in a technology-rich environment where you have interactive whiteboards and students have access to the internet in the classroom, or a computer lab that you can take students to. Some of you may only have a single computer in your classroom or, perhaps, like the majority of schools around the world, you may have no computer access in school at all. Whichever is the case, this series will still have something to offer you and will enable you to offer something more to your students, either in class or through the development of more motivating homework tasks that students can access outside of school.


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Carmenne Kalyaniwala's comment, March 15, 2013 6:34 AM
Nice
Malachy Scullion's curator insight, March 15, 2013 11:18 AM

Good place to start for all you technophobes out there.

Lyndsay's curator insight, April 3, 2013 10:29 PM

This resources is extremely valuable for educators when teaching digital technologies. It allows students to learn how to design and implement  visual programs, use a range of digital systems and use safe online communications (ACARA, 2013). It provides many explanations surrounding many available digital technologies for the classroom which is titled 'Tech Tools for Teachers' and would allow educators to effectively implement digital technologies into their planning.

 

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Australia Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). (2013). Draft Australian Curriculum: Technologies. Retrieved from, http://www.acara.edu.au/verve/_resources/Draft_Shape_of_the_Australian_Curriculum_Technologies_paper_-_March_2012.pdf

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IGCSE GCSE ICT revision notes, interactive quizzes, crosswords, worksheets, free resources

IGCSE GCSE ICT revision notes, interactive quizzes, crosswords, worksheets, free resources | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
Free resources IGCSE, GCSE ICT revision.

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Rescooped by Dennis Swender from Tools for Teachers & Learners
May 9, 2013 12:56 PM
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ExamTime Home

ExamTime Home | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
Transform your learning potential Improve your study with our specially designed software. Sign up now. It's Free!

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Nik Peachey's curator insight, May 6, 2013 8:53 AM

This looks like a useful platform for helping students to organise their revision and study time.

Academic Skills 's curator insight, May 7, 2013 9:17 AM

A great free tool - mindmaps, notes, flashcards, etc.

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Your style at powerpoint is dead


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May 9, 2013 12:52 PM
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Insights Into the Hot Trend of Social Media Content Curation

Insights Into the Hot Trend of Social Media Content Curation | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it

In the guest post published by Jeff Bullas' blog, Intervistato.com's Maria Petrescu interviews Scoop.it's co-founder Marc Rougier after giving her own insights on why curation is a much needed trend.

 

"Online content curation is a hot trend as business owners and professionals realize that content is vital to add value to their customers and prospects. The trend was already evident in 2011 but 2012 saw an outright explosion of the phenomenon. Also important is delivering and sharing that content on your social media networks." she writes.

 

She comes back with Marc on the background behind Scoop.it: "The founders were literally in love with social media, but had no time to produce content. They had already been working on another platform, where they published content organized in topics. People loved it, but after a while they felt the growing need of getting content that was more specific, based on their single interests."

 

Plus other interesting insights and a video of the interview. Check it out! 


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Free Technology for Teachers: 5 Videos About Crafting Strong Passwords

Free Technology for Teachers: 5 Videos About Crafting Strong Passwords | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
5 Videos About Crafting Strong Passwords:

When was the last time you changed your email password,... http://t.co/Sol7tRE5B3 #education
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Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education

Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it

The theme for this year's VWBPE Conference is "Beyond the Stage," which means that multiple virtual worlds will be represented. 

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Top 10 iPad Apps for Lesson Planning ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Top 10 iPad Apps for Lesson Planning ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
RT @iSchoolSource: Top 10 iPad Apps for Lesson Planning ~ Educational Technology ...: This is why Educational... http://t.co/89dVXFZVff #edapps #iPad #apps
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The 4 Stages of Technology Integration in Education

The 4 Stages of Technology Integration in Education | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
The 4 Stages of Technology Integration in Education ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning on Emerging Learning Technologies curated by Steve Yuen (RT @scyuen: The 4 Stages of Technology Integration in Education ~ Educational Technology and ...
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Rescooped by Dennis Swender from Just iPadding Along
May 9, 2013 12:31 PM
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iPad Setup and Management for Classrooms

iPad Setup and Management for Classrooms | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
I blog at www.mattBgomez.com You can also find me on twitter @mattBgomez and Facebook.com/mattbgomez13 Matt is using Pinterest, an online pinboard to collect and share what inspires you.

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Rescooped by Dennis Swender from Rubrics, Assessment and eProctoring in Education
May 9, 2013 12:30 PM
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Authentic Assessment and the Internet

 

 


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Rescooped by Dennis Swender from Learning & Technology News
May 9, 2013 12:27 PM
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The New Marshmallow Test: Students Can’t Resist Multitasking

The New Marshmallow Test: Students Can’t Resist Multitasking | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it

Brain scans taken during Poldrack’s experiment revealed that different regions of the brain were active under the two conditions, indicating that the brain engages in a different form of memory when forced to pay attention to two streams of information at once. The results suggest, the scientists wrote, that “even if distraction does not decrease the overall level of learning, it can result in the acquisition of knowledge that can be applied less flexibly in new situations.”


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Nik Peachey's curator insight, May 9, 2013 3:34 AM

The main problem with this research is that it presupposes that we are using the right form of instruction with the students and that they are attending to it in the wrong way. I think it's more likely the wrong way around and we need to change the form of instruction to make it more engaging.

RadaSiva's comment, May 9, 2013 4:42 AM
Paying attention to two streams of information; when does it even happen in a real classroom?
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To be (anonymous) or not to be: should you use your real name on the Internet?

To be (anonymous) or not to be: should you use your real name on the Internet? | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
What sort of trail do you leave online?  Do you comment as yourself?  Do you think that using only the first initial of your last name, like John S., doesn't link to you?  Do you use a profile picture?

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May 9, 2013 1:40 PM
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5 Tech-Friendly Lessons to Encourage Higher-Order Thinking -- THE Journal

5 Tech-Friendly Lessons to Encourage Higher-Order Thinking -- THE Journal | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
Mobile apps and Web 2.0 tools can facilitate implementation of activities requiring students to use skills at the top three levels of Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy--analyzing, evaluating, and creating.
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May 9, 2013 12:57 PM
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Animated Avatars for PowerPoint Presentations

Animated Avatars for PowerPoint Presentations | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
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.

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Armando's curator insight, December 24, 2012 8:02 AM
Animated Avatars for PowerPoint Presentations
OSI's curator insight, September 20, 2013 12:17 AM

Bonjour

 

Kim Carpenter-Powell's curator insight, February 26, 2014 11:22 PM

This course has been a tedious and challenging at time; however, I think that the redesign activities really helped me to see how my activities and lessons can be improved in order to help my students.  

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Put Scoopit on Your WordPress Blog, Blogger Or Your Website

Ileane Smith published another tutorial on Scoop.it, this time focusing on blog export capabilities: "Scoopit is a hot new curation tool that I mentioned in a previous video. You can add Scoopit to page on your WordPress or Blogger blog with these simple instructions. This is a response to a question that came in through Speak Pipe from Bart Nash from BartNash.com."

Read her original blog post where she covered Scoop.it at http://basicblogtips.com/scoop-it.html


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Guillaume Decugis's comment, October 30, 2013 10:41 PM
We've regrouped all the Apps and extras including the export widget here as we now had quite a few @Ileane Smith : http://www.scoop.it/apps - Enjoy!
Bad Spoon's comment, October 31, 2013 4:11 AM
You're awesome, Guillaume! Merci !
Ileane Smith's comment, October 31, 2013 8:11 AM
Excellent! I'll add a note on the video description. @guillaume decugis
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Scoop.it #1 on JD Lasica's SocialBrite top tools for Content Curation

Scoop.it #1 on JD Lasica's SocialBrite top tools for Content Curation | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it

We were thriled this morning to learn we made it to the #1 spot of SocialBrite.org's JD Lasica list of top tools for Content Curation.

 

If you don't know JD's work yet, we encourage you to check it out as he's one of the most respected experts on Social Media. He's the founder of  both http://www.socialmedia.biz/ (a global enterprise that works with Fortune 1000 companies and top brands) and http://www.socialbrite.org/ (a leading social media consultancy for nonprofits).

 

Thanks JD!


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Internet Marketing - 5 Magical Do More With Less Curation Tools | Atlantic BT

Internet Marketing - 5 Magical Do More With Less Curation Tools | Atlantic BT | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
We Internet marketers must make more happen with less (less time, fewer people and less money). ScentTrail shares his Top 5 Do More with Less content curation tools.

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Martin (Marty) Smith's comment, October 4, 2012 7:03 PM
Thanks Marc. This post blew up reaching almost a million via Retweets and your posting it here. TY Marty
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JISC: A guide to open educational resources

Find out about open educational resources(OER)and the benefits that creating, sharing and using OER can provide. Improve the way that you create, share and use OER by using our guide.
Kamil Śliwowski's curator insight, May 3, 2013 5:29 AM

przewodnik po Otwartych Zasobach Edukacyjnych z przykładami zalet dla różnych typów odbiorców.

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iPads – The silver bullet that will kill all other technology and lead to an educational nirvana?

iPads – The silver bullet that will kill all other technology and lead to an educational nirvana? | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
Are iPads the latest big thing that will transform education, or yet another over-hyped technology that will be misused until the next big thing comes along. Computers in the late 80s were going to...
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Journal of Virtual World Research: Welcome to the First Issue of 2013

Journal of Virtual World Research: Welcome to the First Issue of 2013 | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
Welcome to the First Issue of 2013 (Welcome to the First Issue of 2013 | Sivan | Journal of Virtual Worlds Research | @scoopit http://t.co/mmGNiaGvRC)...
Deborah Banker's curator insight, May 18, 2013 10:00 AM

Great place to publish!

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Peer Learning Handbook

Peer Learning Handbook | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it

This book presents a range of techniques that self-motivated learners can use to connect with each other and develop stronger communities and collaborations. The book is addressed to everyone who is interested in how learning works, whether you’re an educator, a hobbyist, an artist, a home-school student, an employee, a parent, an activist, an archivist, a mathematician, or a tennis player.  The book was written by a bunch of people who think learning is cool.


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Drora Arussy's comment, April 24, 2013 11:14 AM
I see many postings from a few days ago updating things in the book
systerwoody's comment, April 24, 2013 11:25 AM
I see the list of update on the right side. I was clicking on the left side menu. So I stand corrected AND I'll join the G+Peeragogy community. Thanks.
David Álvarez's curator insight, April 24, 2013 12:01 PM

Libro sobre técnicas de automotivación para el aprendizaje

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12 Ways To Integrate (Not Just Use) Technology In Education

12 Ways To Integrate (Not Just Use) Technology In Education | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
If you run a classroom, school, district, or country, you need to know how to properly integrate technology in education. This should help.

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May 9, 2013 12:28 PM
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MOOC's and the McDonaldization of Global Higher Education - The Chronicle of Higher Education | Jason Lane & Kevin Kinser

MOOC's and the McDonaldization of Global Higher Education - The Chronicle of Higher Education | Jason Lane & Kevin Kinser | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it

"[…] thousands of students across the world taking the same course, with the same content, from the same instructor. And that is the problem. MOOC’s are now at the forefront of the McDonaldization of higher education. […] MOOC’s do little to foster engagement or cross-cultural understanding, and in most cases don’t offer students a credential. […] A multinational university can’t simply be a broadcasting service to recipients in other countries; it must engage with and learn from other cultures. The “massive” element of MOOC’s and most other technological initiatives has a homogenizing effect that makes this sort of engagement unlikely. […] MOOC’s may provide access to a world-class education, but the product is prepackaged and standardized. And, because it is readily available, it risks diminishing both the diversification of the higher-education sector and the advancement of globally engaged students and institutions."

 

Comment: elaborate argument, summarised in the above, why it is not a good idea to see MOOCs as the solution to the low quality of education in some parts of the world (peter sloep, @pbsloep)


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