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The puzzle of motivation
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Book Review: We Are Data: Algorithms and the Making of Our Digital Selves
In We Are Data: Algorithms and the Making of Our Digital Selves, John Cheney-Lippoldexamines how algorithms increasingly interpret and influence our behaviour. With the author concluding with some pragmatic suggestions for challenging the digital status quo, Daniel Zwiwelcomes the book …
How My Students Use Adobe Spark Page to Create Online Presentations
Spark is a FREE three-part tool: Post allows users to create social media graphics (i.e. memes, inspirational quotes); Video allows users to create animated videos (complete with options for music and/or narration with images in motion); and Page allows users …
Top 200 Tools for Learning 2017
The Top 200 Tools for Learning 2017 (11th Annual Survey) has been compiled by Jane Hart of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies from the votes of 2,174 learning professionals worldwide.
How to Curate Content Quickly (and 70+ Places to Find Great Content)
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…