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Call for Chapter Authors: Microlearning in the Digital Age: The Design and Delivery of Learning in Snippets.

Call for Chapter Authors: Microlearning in the Digital Age: The Design and Delivery of Learning in Snippets. | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From meaningfulmicrolearning.blogspot.com - February 10, 2019 11:06 AM

"The editors of "Microlearning in the Digital Age: The Design and Delivery of Learning in Snippets," a new book to be published by the Routledge Taylor & Francis Group in late 2020, are seeking authors interested in writing one of the two remaining unassigned chapters:

 

Chapter 8. Assessing the Learning in Microlearning. One of the challenges in assessing the learning in microlearning is how to assess learners’ understanding of the content without them knowing they are being assessed. Few people would be enthusiastic about having to take a quiz in the middle of a YouTube video while learning how to change a tire. This chapter will describe creative ways to embed assessments into microlearning objects that enable learners to check their knowledge and understanding while providing instructors with feedback on learner performance.

 

Chapter 15. Microlearning: Future Directions. A recent report addressing microlearning adoption trends in professional organizations, found that 40% currently used microlearning for professional development and training and an additional 41% planned to start in the near future (ATD Research, 2018). Is microlearning an effective instructional technology or a passing fad? As mobile technologies evolve, how will microlearning expand and adapt? How will artificial intelligence, mixed/virtual reality and virtual assistants like Siri, Google Play, and Alexa be impacting the learning experience in the next 3 – 5 years? This chapter will analyze current microlearning research and practices as well as trends in mobile, personalized, and adaptive learning to predict how microlearning may evolve in the next 5 to 10 years.

 

If you have written about e-learning, mobile learning, and/or microlearning, we invite you to contact us to discuss how you might be selected to write one of the afore-mentioned chapters. Please email me at rene.corbeil@utrgv.edu and include a recent vita.

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We still have 2 unassigned chapters: Chapter 8. Assessing the Learning in Microlearning, and Chapter 15. Microlearning: Future Directions. If you would like to contribute to this book project, please contact me at rene.corbeil@utrgv.edu

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Ana Gaspar Rodríguez's curator insight, December 18, 7:25 AM
El microlearnign no es simplemente aprendizaje en pequeñas dosis. Durán Alcalá y Escudero Nahón (2023) revisaron 14 estudios internacionales y descubrieron algo importante: aunque el microlearnig es "prometedor", faltan modelos para aplicarlo correctamente. La mayoría de investigaciones se enfocaron en formato de vídeos cortos sin preguntarse realmente por la pedagogía detrás. 
Lo que sí queda claro es que el microlearning responde perfectamente a la sociedad líquida de la que habla Bauman (2007). El conocimiento es inestable, fragmentado, constantemente actualizado. Ya no esperas a un curso de 6 meses, sino que consumes información mientras esperas el autobús. El microlearning es crear nudos de conocimiento que puedas consumir cuando lo necesites. 
Jenkins (2006) hablaba de una cultura participativa donde todos crean y distribuyen contenido, pues el microlearning lleva eso al extremo. Cualquiera puede ser creador de microcursos. Durán Alcalá y Escudero Nahón (2023) encontraron formatos diversos como vídeos o podcast. 
Lo fundamental es que Durán Alcalá y Escudero Nahón (2023) subrayan que el microlearnign no reemplaza al aprendizaje profundo, funciona mejor como complemento.  Es mejor como herramienta dentro de un sistema pedagógico más amplio que como estrategia aislada. 

REFERENCIAS
Bauman, Z. (2007). Tiempos líquidos: Vivir en una época de incertidumbre (3ª ed.). Tusquets.
durán Alcalá, M., & Escudero Nahón, A. (2023). Microlearning en el entorno educativo. IE Revista de investigación educativa de la Rediech, 14, 1-19. https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=9418167 
Jenkins, H. (2006). Cultura de convergencia. La cultura de la convergencia de los medios de comunicación. Paidós.

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Master of Education in Education Technology | Accelerated Online Program - Project Based

From youtu.be - September 27, 2019 3:46 PM

Watch this video to learn more about the fully online, accelerated, project-based Master of Education in Educational Technology at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. For more information, visit: https://www.utrgv.edu/edtech/index.htm

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This 30-hour accelerated program designed to prepare persons in K-12, higher education, corporate, and military settings to develop the skills and knowledge necessary for the classrooms and boardrooms of tomorrow. Students in this program have the opportunity to earn one or more graduate certificates in E-Learning, Technology Leadership, and Online Instructional Design.

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This is a fantastic program!  Its practical, real-world based and applicable to many areas of industry where teaching and learning, training and development are used.
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Using technology in education proves affective in helping students/ learners accelerate their learning progress.  
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I got an AI to impersonate me and teach me my own course – here’s what I learned about the future of education

I got an AI to impersonate me and teach me my own course – here’s what I learned about the future of education | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From theconversation.com - August 18, 11:04 AM

"Imagine you had an unlimited budget for individual tutors offering hyper-personalised courses that maximised learners’ productivity and skills development. This summer I previewed this idea – with a ridiculous and solipsistic test.

 

I asked an AI tutor agent to play the role of me, an Oxford lecturer on media and AI, and teach me a personal master’s course, based entirely on my own work."

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"The course was a great learning experience, even though I supposedly knew it all already. So in the inevitable student survey, I gave the agentic version of me well-deserved, five-star feedback."

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TEACHER VOICE: Students must be taught about the potential harms of AI along with its benefits

TEACHER VOICE: Students must be taught about the potential harms of AI along with its benefits | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From hechingerreport.org - December 9, 1:00 AM
AI expansion is expected to harm the environment and the job market — and has many unknowns, which is something that all teachers, professionals, legislators and education leaders should reckon with before encouraging its use.
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"Any AI practice or plans within the educational field should, at the very least, acknowledge the complicated reality of its continued use."

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Navigating AI in the modern classroom

Navigating AI in the modern classroom | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From www.ecampusnews.com - December 26, 5:00 AM
Students can (and should) still show their work in the age of AI--but it might look a little different in today's classroom.
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"Teachers ask students to show their work to prevent cheating and also to understand students’ thinking. Students can (and should) still show their work in the age of AI, but it might look a little different. It could mean showing their questioning process with an AI bot or explaining how they used AI to develop their thinking."

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Elena Galeote's comment, Today, 8:40 AM
Desde mi punto de vista, el artículo “Navigating AI in the Modern Classroom” presenta un análisis riguroso sobre la integración de la inteligencia artificial en los entornos educativos. Considero relevante la manera en que el artículo aborda el uso de la IA no solo como una herramienta tecnológica, sino como un recurso pedagógico que, bien aplicado, puede fortalecer el pensamiento crítico y la autonomía de los alumnos. Además, el artículo invita a una reflexión necesaria, lo que refuerza mi opinión de que la incorporación de la IA en el aula debe estar guiada por criterios pedagógicos y una formación adecuada tanto para los docentes como para el alumnado.
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You Can’t AI-Proof the Classroom, Experts Say. Get Creative Instead.

You Can’t AI-Proof the Classroom, Experts Say. Get Creative Instead. | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From www.insidehighered.com - December 16, 12:47 PM

"Artificial intelligence is here to stay. Faculty members explain how to keep students engaged in their own learning and prevent them from relying on AI."

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"[L]earning requires practice... the point of almost all coursework is the act of doing it."

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Elena Galeote's comment, Today, 9:12 AM
El artículo plantea de manera constructivista que intentar “blindar” el aula frente a la inteligencia artificial es poco realista, y destaca con claridad que la clave está en adaptarse de forma creativa. Su enfoque resulta fundamental porque desplaza el debate del control y la prohibición hacia la innovación pedagógica, alentando a docentes y alumnos a repensar cómo se enseña y cómo se aprende. Además, invita a priorizar competencias como el pensamiento crítico, la reflexión ética y la capacidad de análisis, que no pueden ser sustituidas por la tecnología. El artículo ofrece una visión optimista y necesaria sobre el futuro de la educación, la cual debemos reflexionar como docentes.
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AI-Powered Pedagogy: A Guide to Evidence-Based Teaching Tools

AI-Powered Pedagogy: A Guide to Evidence-Based Teaching Tools | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From er.educause.edu - December 16, 11:06 AM

"Accessible artificial intelligence (AI) tools can help educators streamline course development, integrate evidence-based teaching strategies, and optimize workflows for more efficient, individualized instruction."

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"The future of teaching is not about replacing instructors with AI but about empowering them with AI tools to become more effective, efficient, and impactful educators."

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The Value Of People In The Age Of Automation

From www.forbes.com - December 23, 11:02 AM

"People are more irreplaceable than ever before, even in the age of automation. Especially in the age of automation."

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"[B]y removing low-value, repetitive tasks, it sharpens the distinctly human capabilities that underpin trust in business: judgment, creativity, intuition, ethical reasoning and emotional intelligence."

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Designing AI to Understand Every Student: Voice Datasets for More Effective Speech Recognition

Designing AI to Understand Every Student: Voice Datasets for More Effective Speech Recognition | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From the-learning-agency.com - December 11, 4:32 PM
Better voice datasets can lead to more effective speech recognition that improves learning for students who don’t speak English.
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"For non-native English speakers, AI-powered Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technologies represent a needed scalable solution that can improve English language access and proficiency. Unfortunately, current ASR systems fall short for non-English learners."

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AI Isn't Killing Education: AI is revealing what education never was.

AI Isn't Killing Education: AI is revealing what education never was. | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From www.psychologytoday.com - December 13, 11:40 AM

"AI isn’t destroying learning, it’s exposing how education replaced thinking with ritual."

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"We now inhabit dynamic webs of information that are interconnected, contextual, and "collapse" into real-time information. Facts are accessible, mutable, and rarely final like the ink of a book. Meaning emerges through relationships rather than recall. In this environment, judgment matters more than memory, and synthesis matters more than storage."

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How I rehumanize the college classroom for the AI-augmented age

How I rehumanize the college classroom for the AI-augmented age | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From theconversation.com - December 12, 8:53 AM
A writer instructor recognizes the role of AI on campus, while elevating social connection and humanity into the college experience.
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"If ChatGPT helped them get there, fine. What matters is what they did after. Did they question it? Did they revise it? Did they decide it wasn’t quite right and try again?"

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What AI Integration Really Looks Like in Today’s Classrooms

What AI Integration Really Looks Like in Today’s Classrooms | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From www.edsurge.com - December 17, 12:55 PM

"In late 2022, when generative AI tools landed in students’ hands, classrooms changed almost overnight. Essays written by algorithms appeared in inboxes. Lesson plans suddenly felt outdated. And across the country, schools asked the same questions: How do we respond — and what comes next?"

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"This was my lightbulb moment. If we could use AI tools to develop engaging and accessible reading passages for students, we could also teach foundational AI literacy skills at the same time."

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Skills are the new hiring currency: 86% of employers say certificates show real job readiness

Skills are the new hiring currency: 86% of employers say certificates show real job readiness | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From fortune.com - December 9, 8:25 AM
Exclusive new data finds that companies value certificates, skills, and real-world experience over traditional academic pedigrees.
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"86% of employers now see nondegree certificates as valuable indicators of job readiness."

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Universities must lead the world through change

Universities must lead the world through change | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From www.universityworldnews.com - December 22, 11:02 AM
Universities must be not only knowledge producers but also anchors of stability and innovation and knowledge diplomats strengthening democracy
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"[U]niversities have to see that our curriculum must prepare students not just to survive instability, but to innovate within it."

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How AI could close the education inequality gap - or widen it

How AI could close the education inequality gap - or widen it | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From www.zdnet.com - December 26, 4:00 AM
As schools and universities take varying stances on AI, some teachers believe the tech can democratize tutoring. Here's how - and where the drawbacks lie.
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"All the AI companies now often offer, for free, a learning mode that makes the AI less likely to give you the answer and more likely to act like a normal tutor," said Mollick. "Those things will result in better outcomes." 

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Where does human thinking end and AI begin? An AI authorship protocol aims to show the difference

Where does human thinking end and AI begin? An AI authorship protocol aims to show the difference | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From theconversation.com - October 30, 8:26 AM
Students – and all manner of professionals – are tempted to outsource their thinking to AI, which threatens to undermine learning and credibility. A philosophy professor offers a solution.
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"I see education as the proving ground for a new challenge: learning to work with AI while preserving the integrity and visibility of human thinking."

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Where Are You on the Ed Tech Maturity Curve?

Where Are You on the Ed Tech Maturity Curve? | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From campustechnology.com - December 18, 1:00 PM
Ed tech maturity models can help institutions map progress and make smarter tech decisions.
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"With the right mindset, a shared roadmap, and a willingness to start where you are, ed tech transformation becomes a practical and achievable path forward."

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Edtech teaching strategies that support sustainability

Edtech teaching strategies that support sustainability | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From www.eschoolnews.com - December 23, 5:00 AM
Integrating edtech learning strategies into classrooms brings sustainability and enhanced learning experiences to the forefront.
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"Traditional classroom settings are evolving, integrating tools and techniques that prioritize active participation and collaboration."

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The Paradox of AI Assistance: Better Results, Worse Thinking

The Paradox of AI Assistance: Better Results, Worse Thinking | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From er.educause.edu - December 15, 11:09 AM

"A student reflects on how generative artificial intelligence is reshaping learning and cognitive development, urging colleges and universities to guide students toward responsible uses of AI to preserve critical thinking skills."

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"As the first generation to grow up with AI, current college students must use it productively and ethically. We need to be a part of creating the norms that shape its use—before it shapes us."

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To Infinity And Beyond: Why 2026 Will Be The Year The AI Buzz Wears Off

From www.forbes.com - December 23, 11:06 AM

"After years of accelerated hype, 2026 is shaping up to be a year of 'recalibration' for artificial intelligence (AI)."

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"[T]he next era of AI will not be defined by more powerful models or more compute-intensive calculations, but by consistency, credibility, trust and the ability to interpret emotion, nuance and situational cues with enough fidelity to feel meaningfully helpful."

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Opinion: In an Age of Tech, Colleges Should Emphasize Connections

Opinion: In an Age of Tech, Colleges Should Emphasize Connections | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From www.govtech.com - December 16, 2:22 PM
Technology is driving at least two trends in young people that colleges should have an answer for: self-education and loneliness. Meanwhile, employers increasingly value social and collaborative skills that AI cannot provide.
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"As AI handles more analytical tasks, the premium on distinctly human capacities — reading complex social dynamics, building trust across difference, exercising judgment in ambiguous situations — will only grow. Colleges may be the last institution proficient in developing these human capabilities at scale."

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5 Things I Learned About AI This Year

5 Things I Learned About AI This Year | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From www.techlearning.com - December 22, 5:00 AM
2025 was a big year for AI. New models were released and the impact of the technology on the classroom and society increased
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"Perhaps what surprised me most in 2025 is not how fast the AI is still advancing -- that’s to be expected -- but how the field of education, particularly higher ed, is still largely playing catch-up in an AI world."

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The ‘one chatbot per child’ model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process

The ‘one chatbot per child’ model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From theconversation.com - December 15, 8:26 AM
AI tutors are often held up as an ideal, but prioritizing individualized teaching can detract from the benefits of learning in social environments.
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"Individualized learning has its place. But decades of educational research is also clear that learning is a social endeavor at its core. Classrooms that privilege personalized AI chatbots overlook that fact."

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Student Self-Reflection Checklist for Strategic GenAI Use

Student Self-Reflection Checklist for Strategic GenAI Use | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From www.aiforeducation.io - December 3, 11:08 AM
A resource to help students build safe, ethical, and effective habits when using Generative AI. offering a structured way to reflect on their current use, recognize where GenAI is supporting their learning, and identify when they are over-relying on the technology.
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"This free resource: A Student Self-Reflection Checklist for Strategic GenAI Use helps students build safe, ethical, and effective habits when using GenAI, offering a structured way for them to reflect on their current use, recognize where GenAI is supporting their learning, and identify when they are over-relying on the technology."

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Grading student work with AI: What we lose when AI replaces teachers

Grading student work with AI: What we lose when AI replaces teachers | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From www.eschoolnews.com - December 22, 5:00 AM
Our students don’t write to impress a rubric--they write to be heard, and using AI to grade student writing misses the mark.
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"What concerns us most about grading our students’ written work with AI is the transformation of their audience from human to robot."

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For the First Time, AI Analyzes Language as Well as a Human Expert

For the First Time, AI Analyzes Language as Well as a Human Expert | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
From www.wired.com - December 14, 2:00 AM
If language is what makes us human, what does it mean now that large language models have gained “metalinguistic” abilities?
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"AI models may be adept at using language,... but they’re not capable of analyzing language in a sophisticated way."

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Stop worrying so much about AI. Worry about how to work with people.

From uxdesign.cc - December 22, 10:59 AM

"Those who follow me on LinkedIn may have gotten the impression that I’m against AI. Nothing is further from the truth. What I’m really against is the notion that you can’t do design without AI so you either learn AI or you’re doomed."

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"Using AI is of course useful for designers. But so is knowing how to use Figma and I put both of those in the same bucket of tactical skills."

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