Where do you start with curation? There are many great websites on all sorts of topics. Here is an ultimate list of content curation sources across multiple industries.
The Company That Wants To Replace Textbooks With Video Games
Andre Thomas launched the LIVE (Learning Interactive Visualisation Experience) Lab, which focuses on educational research and developing ways to incorporate gaming into the classroom experience.
https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/09/the-company-that-wants-to-replace-textbooks-with-video-games/…
The Pedagogic Architecture of MOOC: A Research Project on Educational Courses in Spanish
The article analyses the pedagogic architecture of MOOC on pedagogic/educational subjects in Spanish over one academic year (September 2015-June 2016). The analysis focuses on five major dimensions from a qualitative perspective: subjects and the promoting institution, methodology, resources, type of …
OneNote in One Minute – Tips & Tricks
It really is the best tool for anyone but the education tools, such as class notebook, make it an absolute must for teachers.
Young people oppose Fitbits in schools
Secondary school pupils are not keen on digital fitness trackers being used in physical education, according to our latest research. Wearing a Fitbit for eight weeks reduced pupils’ motivation to be physically active and made some pupils feel fat.
https://theconversation.com/young-people-oppose-fitbits-in-schools-84311…
How iOS11 will help iPad classrooms
New features offered by iOS11 offer built-in opportunities for key aspects of what you might call modern or student-centred learning. These features mean less talk about having or downloading the same apps core tools and abilities are now part of …
Here’s how our minds organize experiences
Our brains organize experiences by their similarities, new research suggests. “It is as if in order to make sense of the world, the brain re-organizes individual distinct experiences into information clusters—perhaps signaling the emergence of conceptual knowledge.”
http://www.futurity.org/brains-organization-experiences-1559962/…
Lessons from the longest study on human development
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Presentation of the Week: The digital transformation of education
6 Reasons Why You Need A Mobile Learning Management System
It’s time to go beyond Responsive Learning Management Systems. Mobile, app-based platforms, with support for ‘offline’ learning, are the next big thing.
https://elearningindustry.com/mobile-learning-management-system-6-reasons-why-need…
New Office 365 app launcher and Office.com help you be more productive on the web
Microsoft just announced a redesigned web experience for Office.com, an easy-to-remember URL to help you sign in to Office 365 and get to all your apps, documents, sites, and people. It’s also introducing the new Office 365 gallery to provide …
Check out what’s in the store for Moodle 3.4
Moodle 3.4 – the upcoming major version of Moodle project, is due to be released in November 2017. Moodle project releases a new major version after every six months. Every new version has a lot of new features and improvements …
Future Forward: The Next Twenty Years of Higher Education
Forecasting the future is always a difficult affair, especially in this age of rapidly changing technology. Across the interviews, however, we heard several themes emerge time and again.
12 Productivity Tools For Tech-savvy Teachers
Technology is constantly evolving, and the teacher’s role can easily be enhanced by the many tools available online. We’ve outlined 12 productivity tools in four categories that all tech-savvy teachers should consider.
http://www.brilliant-insane.com/2016/06/12-productivity-tools-for-tech-savvy-teachers.html…
How big data is disrupting education
From healthcare to hospitality, and retail to real estate, big data is having an impact in all industries – and education is no exception. Educators are using big data to identify weak points in the education system, improve teaching methods, …