6 Characteristics Of Tomorrow's Classroom Technology. Predicting the growth of technology is impossible–in both rate and direction.
The same likely applies to learning. Combine them and you’ve got even greater uncertainty, but that’s what Michell Zappa and the folks over at Envisioningtech.com did in creating the following massive concept map. In the visual there are three distinct domains/learning spaces: Classroom, Studio, and Virtual. Within these domains are 6 sub-domains that represent both areas of growth and characteristics of how learning might change when fused with emerging technologies. 1. 2. Examples: reactive materials, reactive furniture, 3D printers, digitally intermediated field trips 3. Examples: student developed apps, educational games, educational programming tools, achievement badges, self-paced learning 4. Going Mobile - Apps for Life » Literacy. Lessons: Social Studies. Not Just Generation Text. 21st century teaching. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: Awesome Chart on " Pedagogy Vs Andragogy "
Adult learning is a vast area of educational research and probably one of the most complicated.
Adults learn differently and have different strategies in learning. Adults Learning Theory and Principles explain in details these strategies and sheds more light on how adults cultivate knowledge. Talking about adult learning brings us to the concept of Andragogy. According to the article Malcolm Knowles an American practitioner and theorist of adult education, defined andragogy as “the art and science of helping adults learn”.
Knowles identified the six principles of adult learning as: Adults are internally motivated and self-directedAdults bring life experiences and knowledge to learning experiencesAdults are goal orientedAdults are relevancy orientedAdults are practicalAdult learners like to be respected. The Design of Learner-centred, Technology-enhanced Education — English. Inclusion in the 21st-century classroom: Differentiating with technology - Reaching every learner: Differentiating instruction in theory and practice. In this video, students in a gifted classroom use the multi-user learning environment Quest Atlantis to explore issues related to the creation of a game reserve in Tanzania.
Interviews with the teacher and students offer perspectives on the value of using virtual worlds in the classroom . About the videoDownload video (Right-click or option-click) The diversity of the 21st-century classroom creates numerous challenges for teachers who may not have known the same diversity themselves as students. A Visual Guide To Every Single Learning Theory. Learningtheories-full.jpg (1614×1145) The 7 Most Powerful Ideas In Learning Available Right Now.
Tomorrow’s Learning Today: 7 Shifts To Create A Classroom Of The Future by Terry Heick.
The New Face of Professional Development. In the past week I have experienced two kinds of professional development (PD).
Presented and Paid to attend a conference put on by a well-known education organization focusing on dyslexia, Conference APresented and attended a free conference organized by educators in one school district, Conference B It is astounding the difference between these two events! Conference A: The conference began with a wonderful keynote, and there appeared to be strong attendance, although found out later that attendance on day one was a little over half of whom had registered. The sessions that followed were sorely disappointing. Conference B: #icon2013 I learned about on Twitter from some fabulous educators I follow. Judy Willis on the Science of Learning. Rita F. Pierson: WATCH: How A Teacher Encouraged Her Students With An 'F' TED and The Huffington Post are excited to bring you TEDWeekends, a curated weekend program that introduces a powerful "idea worth spreading" every Friday, anchored in an exceptional TEDTalk.
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Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation. ThornburgTEDx. Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity. Sir Ken Robinson - Changing Paradigms. Watch Noam Chomsky - The Purpose of Education. STOP STEALING DREAMS: Seth Godin at TEDxYouth@BFS. Seth Godin on Failing Until You Succeed. 36 Things Every 21st Century Teacher Should Be Able To Do. What should every teacher in the 21st century know and be able to do?
That’s an interesting question. After just now seeing this excellent post on educatorstechnology.com, I thought I’d contribute to the conversation. I added the twist of ranking them from least complex to most complex, so novices can start at the bottom, and you veterans out there can skip right to 36. 36 Things Every 21st Century Teacher Should Be Able To Do 1. Whether you choose a text message, email, social media message, Skype session, or a Google+ Hangouts depends on who you need to communicate with and why—purpose and audience. 2.
Email won’t always work. 3. Hit the Print Screen button near your number pad on a keyboard on Windows. 4. 4 Web 2.0 Technologies To Inspire Students. Collaboration | Q&A 4 Web 2.0 Technologies To Inspire Students By Chris-Rachael Oseland09/14/11 Instructional Technologist Marta Magnuson is used to some skepticism when students see her syllabus.
A lot of them have never heard of Web 2.0 technologies like Diigo, Glogster, Prezi, and PBworks. Learning/WebLiteracyStandard/Legacy. Technology and Education. Posted by José Picardo on February 9, 2013 Earlier today I spoke at the 2nd national training day for teachers and directors organised by FECEI, the Spanish Federation of Language Schools.
Unfortunately, a few technological gremlins (I blame Windows!) Prevented me from showing all the content I had planned to show: actual examples of pupils’ work, video testimonials and other videos which illustrate why I think school teachers must re-consider their often hysterical relationship with the internet. The missing content has been included in this post. I hope you find it useful. Many schools are trying their hardest to keep their heads buried firmly in the sand while the educational landscape changes rapidly around them.
The internet has a bad reputation in schools. iPads for Learning - 21 Steps to 1-to-1 Success. Future Learning Short Documentary. 3 Surprising Ingredients For 21st Century Learning. What is necessary for learning?
Not much, according to Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology at Newscastle University in England.