Category: Edtech

This is a question thread on Quora which has just been answered by Salman Khan, founder of the Khan Academy. Khan predicts the rise of mastery-based learning, competency-based credentials, and alternative and clearer career paths.  

https://www.quora.com/How-will-education-change-in-the-next-10-years…

Personalized learning dates back to a Chicago lab school at the turn of the 20th century, but the concept is having a renaissance because of today’s more sophisticated technology.

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/01/25/the-growing-role-of-technology-in-personalized-learning/…

The current CC search tool is accessed by nearly 600,000 people every month — but we can do better. There is no “front door” to the commons, and the tools people need to curate, share, and remix works aren’t …

Experiential learning is a means of moving from theory to application which allows for a fair amount of student discovery and serendipity to take place. Digital storytelling is a way for students to record, report or even be evaluated …

One of the biggest problems with edtech is the price tag – it can be incredibly cost prohibitive. However, that does not mean that you and your students have to be relegated to using only the old learning methods. …

A student at Dawson College has created the “BreakBuddy” app, which tracks class schedules so friends can meet up in between classes.

http://globalnews.ca/news/3235807/dawson-college-student-designs-breakbuddy-app-to-make-most-of-free-time/…

Larsen’s project LibreText is a sprawling, Wikipedia-like enterprise. Some of its content comes from existing open resources, and the rest is created by students, professors and outside experts from scratch.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-02-08-a-growing-but-controversial-idea-in-open-access-textbooks-let-students-help-write-them…

The MIT App Inventor is a fantastic tool for any teacher who would like to have his or her students try their hands at creating a working Android app.

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2017/02/tutorials-to-help-you-get-started.html…

The online education company is also making available its self-driving car simulator via open source license, allowing anyone with a working knowledge of Unity to gab the assets, load its preexisting scenes and create their own tracks for virtual …

Although still an emerging technology in terms of recognizing its full potential, virtual reality offers the opportunity to step into places, roles, and experiences that were previously impossible, or at the very least, inaccessible to most.

http://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/technology/10-reasons-use-virtual-reality-classroom/…

Faced with the prospect of choosing between whether to attend a traditional brick and mortar program or to opt for an online degree course? Here are some pointers to keep in mind when choosing between traditional and online classroom.…