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How can I possibly describe what it’s like using a 3D printer for a year? Let me describe the 10 things I learned over the last year—and what you can expect to go through yourself after you open the …

Disruption is taking place in all other sectors of society — so, why not education?  We are on the verge of a tide of smarter innovation that, if allowed to spread, will turbocharge the learning experience for students. Here …

Devices are crucial as a conduit for content; however, they do not directly improve learning outcomes.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2015-11-28-it-s-not-about-the-device-it-s-about-what-you-do-with-it…

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 …

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/…

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 …

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 …

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 …

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/…

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 — …

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/…