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The best way to think about persuasive technology is to start with the iconic furniture store Ikea.  

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-10-02-what-does-edtech-and-ikea-have-in-common-persuasive-design…

Take a look at the diagram below that compares the Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning (PPL100) with the Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning (WPL100) in terms of the frequency of learning.

http://modernworkplacelearning.com/magazine/what-does-the-top-tools-for-learning-2018-list-tell-us-about-the-future-direction-of-ld/…

The “Ed-Tech Top 40” analysis is based on real-time online activity from over 300 schools and districts during the school year. It was generated from more than 2 billion data points using a plug-in on Google’s Chrome browser that identifies …

Over the next decade, at least one-third of the tasks in about 60 percent of jobs could be automated, according to research by consulting firm McKinsey & Company.  Here, we take a look at jobs that, to the extent that …

Do you listen to podcasts? Here are 16 great Fantastic Podcasts for Teachers.

https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/16-fantastic-podcasts-for-teachers/…

Millennials have done a good job of preparing you for Gen Z’s preferences and attitudes. Here are the four crucial things to know about working with Gen Z.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/09/12/a-boomers-guide-four-things-to-know-about-working-with-gen-z/#69386ff02b74…

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is interacting with other socio-economic and demographic factors to create a perfect storm of business model change in all industries, resulting in major disruptions to labour markets. New categories of jobs will emerge, partly or wholly …

More and more teachers are now willing to admit that lecture is not a great use of instructional time. Many are even open to the idea of transitioning from traditional lecture to making short instructional video lessons.  

http://edtechpicks.org/2017/03/how-to-make-video-lessons-effective-edpuzzle/…

The term “open pedagogy” has been used in a variety of different ways over the past several decades. In recent years, its use has also become associated with Open Educational Resources (OER).

http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/3601…

Gather student data, make predictions about their learning—and perhaps their future. For years education companies have tried to apply technologies to better understand students and tailor their learning experiences, or support instructors who can intervene when human help is needed. …

Webjets provides you with an intuitive platform where you can collect, save and organize digital content. Besides content curation, you can also use Webjets to record your notes, set goals, remember tasks, create mind maps, and share your digital libraries …

This joint initiative of the MIT Press and the MIT Media Lab seeks to redefine research publishing from a closed, sequential process, into an open, community-driven one. The goal is to develop and deploy technologies that form part of a …

When sharing videos with students in an online format, add some questions for them to answer or ideas for them to consider as they watch. Here are five tools that are good for doing that.

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/09/ten-tools-for-teaching-with-youtube.html…