As technology has become an integral part of people’s daily lives around the world, we’re seeing a growing demand – from students, parents, teachers, governments, and nonprofits – to teach youth not only how to use technology, but also …
Top 50 EdTech Products For Educators
The checklist covers twelve areas deemed essential to product satisfaction: objectives, assessment, practice, examples, information, multimedia, overviews, integration, motivation, organisation, usability, and personalisation.
http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/top-50-edtech-products-according-to-educators/…
Understanding knowledge network, learning and connectivism (PDF)
This paper explores the theoretical foundations of Connectivism and relates it to previous theories of learning. Its focus is on networks – neural, internal (conceptual) and external. It relates the role of teacher, learner and knowledge within a dynamically …
Email Is the New Generation Gap
Two weeks ago, we surveyed 3,670 people online about how they communicate. We discovered a remarkable difference between people over 41, who say they often talk on email more than they do in real life, and younger people who …
Update on British Columbia’s open textbook project
BCcampus has just announced that as of October 30, 2015, it has now made available 23 new ‘Common Core’ open textbooks for the Province of B.C.’s This brings the total number of open textbooks in the BCcampus project to …
What students spend on textbooks and how it affects open textbooks
The actual cost of recommended textbooks is over $1,000 a year (or more accurately, between $968 and $1221, depending on the mix of rental and newly purchased books), and that this is the figure that counts, because if students …
7 trends that will revolutionize online learning
A look at new tools and new opportunities to create an instructional experience that is not only different, but better, taking online learning in mainstream higher ed to the next level.
http://www.ecampusnews.com/top-news/trends-online-learning-453/…
Forget Wi-Fi. Meet the new Li-Fi Internet
…
Presentation of the Week: Are you a Digital Explorer, Educator or Influencer?
Teens can’t tell the difference between Google ads and search results
In a new report published by the UK’s telecoms watchdog Ofcom, researchers found that only a third of young people aged 12 to 15 knew which search results on Google were adverts, while this figure was even lower — …
4 Wildly Popular Inventions from Teachers
These four groundbreaking products started as the brainchildren of teachers, and many have expanded in popularity beyond the classroom.
http://geiendorsed.com/blog/inspiration/4-wildly-popular-inventions-from-teachers/…
Why Personalized Learning Matters to a New Generation of College Students
Why are postsecondary institutions trying personalized learning? What have faculty and students experienced, for both good and bad? Are there different approaches across diverse institutions and programs?
Windows at 30: The original history
Gates had agreed with [Apple CEO Steve] Jobs not to start development on any apps for other GUIs until late 1983.
http://mashable.com/2015/11/20/microsoft-windows-30-years/#oE84AHBxcqqT…
The app that lets you create Khan Academy-style videos in 60 seconds
How flipped educators can create video tutorials a la Khan in no time flat. Blended learning and flipped learning just got a whole lot easier. Anyone can now create learning resources for students in little more time that is …
Google-Related Tools for Students with Special Needs
Here’s a handy list that you’ll want to bookmark: Ohio teacher Eric Curts compiled an 8-page collection of useful Google-related tools and features for users with special needs. From the beginner teachers (“Useful Websites”) to the Chrome-obsessed (“Classroom Management …