21 Interesting Conferences Educators Should Check Out. 8 Fascinating Pictures from Schools of the Future. There is a lot of very cool tech just on the cusp of going mainstream… Google Glass, Smart Watches and even Driverless Cars.
But how is all of this going to impact our classrooms, schools and learning? What benefits and what challenges will these new technologies create? Well, to try and imagine just how it may come together, here are eight pictures of what it might look like in schools of the future. 1. Project Based Learning at Central Public School. How to Get High-Quality Student Work in PBL. “I thought the project was going well… but by the end, I felt that the work my students produced was not as good as I imagined it would be.
I was a little embarrassed and almost wanted to dial back the audience’s expectations on the night of the presentations!” Feature: Google Glass & Education. As new technological advancements are announced, many educators will raise an interested eye-brow and wonder how they will be able to integrate the technology within their classroom – others will cynically dismiss; seeing the advancement as another gimmick. So, many minds would have wondered about the capability of Google Glass in the classroom when it was displayed to the world during 2013 – how can this technology have an impact in the classroom? UKEdChat.com - Supporting the #UKEdChat Education Community. Deanflorez : Nice Infographic on "ed-tech" ... Using Video to connect globally - Collaboration gold! Skype in the Classroom and Google Hangouts are amazing tools to support the Collaboration process in the 21st Century Classroom.
Learning as a 'digital native' needs to be fast moving, digitally driven, active and most importantly student driven. Using Twitter in the classroom - my firsthand experience. Fishtree_edu : Wonderful Graphic for Technology ... Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge. Published on May 28th, 2013 | by Mark Anderson Technology, Pedagogy, & Content Knowledge model Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge The Technology, Pedagogy and Content Knowledge model or TPACK for short has been around for some time.
It builds upon the work of Lee Shulman and extends his idea of Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Syracuse U. Shifts Online MBA to New Learning Platform EdTech Times. Syracuse University is leaving its current learning management system, Blackboard, and switching to 2U’s learning platform to deliver their online MBA.
The New York institution’s Whitman School of Management will rename its program to MBA@Syracuse. With the new 2U platform, the business school will also offer weekly, face-to-face sessions taught by Whitman professors in “small seminar-style classes.” Twelve technologies set to revolutionise higher education in Australia...and beyond. Report identifies emerging technologies likely to have an impact on teaching, learning, and creative inquiry in tertiary institutions across Australia Earlier this year, we reported on six challenges impeding technology adoption in higher education, and six trends set to accelerate the adoption of technology in higher education as identified by the NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Edition.
This week, the NMC (New Media Consortium) and Open Universities Australia, an organisation which is owned by eight leading Australian universities, jointly released the 2014 NMC Technology Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education: A Horizon Project Regional Report. It identifies 12 technologies that it believes are set to change higher education in Australia - trends that will also be familiar to educational technologists elsewhere in the world. Why Some Teachers Are Against Technology In Education. Why Some Teachers Are Against Technology In Education by Terry Heick Some educators are upset.
Colleges Remain Big-Game Targets for Hackers. The digital thievery of hackers rarely resembles a big bank heist.
With the prevalence of personal information being traded among websites daily, hackers are beginning to focus on some unconventional targets, and higher education continues to find itself in the crosshairs Colleges have consistently been a prime target for hackers. In 2013, the University of Wisconsin sustained up to 100,000 hacking attempts each day, according to The New York Times. And research released May 20 by the EDUCAUSE Higher Education Information Security Council shows that the education sector topped the charts in a survey of security breaches across seven industries. The survey analyzed digital security breaches in which records were illegally obtained.
6 Scientifically Proven Brain Facts That eLearning Professionals Should Know. In this article, I will share some scientifically proven brain facts that you'll want to take into consideration before creating your next eLearning course.
Keeping these interesting brain facts on hand may allow you to develop eLearning courses that offer the most value and benefit to the learner, given that you'll have a more comprehensive understanding of the inner works of the brain. While the content, layout, and navigability of your eLearning course are important; determining how a learner's brain actually acquires and retains information is an essential aspect of eLearning design and development. Edsurge. With over $500 million worth of VC funding going to edtech companies in the first three months of 2014 alone, there's no denying that this space is as hot as ever.
CB Insights' latest look at the edtech industry found that "44% [of Q1 2014 deals] came at either the seed or Series A stage," totaling almost $103M. Mind the Quicksand: A Word of Warning to EdTech Investors. Dealsize_V3. 50 Reasons It's Time For Smartphones In Every Classroom. 5 Course Evaluation Templates To Help Your Students Grade You For A Change. 5 Course Evaluation Templates To Help Your Students Grade You For A Change Quick post we thought might be act as a helpful reminder. As the end of the school year nears, getting feedback from your students can be an eye-opening experience. Edsurge. Over 30 million teachers and students use Google Apps for Education when it comes to writing assignments, crafting presentations, and doing just about any kind of learning activity that includes the web. Today, the Internet search giant hopes to become an even bigger presence in schools with the pre-release announcement of Classroom, a free tool built on Google Apps for Education designed to help teachers organize, assign, and collect work done across Google Docs (which also includes Sheets and Slides) and Google Drive.
Line.do - An easy-to-use and free timeline tool. Collaboration and learning - for educators by educators. Free Event Ticketing. Tools. Curriculum Management. Polling. Lab Management. Feedback Tool. Attendance. Visualisation. QR Codes. Powerpoint. Trends. Emerging Tools. Pulse: Your News, Blog, Magazine, RSS and Social Reader for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad on the iTunes App Store. TapToTalk™ Eliademy.com. EZTABLE Targets China And Asia As It Seeks To Become The OpenTable Of Asia. Portfolio. After Deals With Pearson & McGraw Hill, Pathbrite Adds $4M To Take Digital Portfolios Beyond The Campus.
Eliademy, The MOOC Founded By Ex-Nokians, Gets Android App To Benefit The Wider Moodle Community. Anywhere Learner Mobile. Three Ring for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad on the iTunes App Store. GoClass for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad on the iTunes App Store. EduClipper. EduClipper Launches Its “Pinterest For Education” To Bring Better Crowdsourced Curation And Sharing To The Classroom.
Acl.pdf. Dimdim web meeting. Pidgin, the universal chat client. Nearpod.