On 05/15/2019,
in blended learning, colleges, communities of practice, community colleges, creativity, digital learning, education technology, face-to-face, flipping -- inverted learning, higher education, hybrid learning, K-12 related, Law Schools, pedagogy, teachers, teaching & learning, universities,
by Daniel Christian
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On 05/15/2019,
in assessment, blended learning, colleges, community colleges, face-to-face, higher education, K-12 related, Law Schools, memory, metacognition / metacognitive skills, pedagogy, productivity / tips and tricks, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, universities, youth,
by Daniel Christian
5 Research-Backed Studying Techniques — from edutopia.org by Edward Kang
Teachers can guide students to avoid ineffective studying habits in favor of ones that will increase their learning outcomes.
Excerpts:
Ineffective techniques include:
- Studying for long periods of time
- Studying a single subject for a long period of time and repeating phrases over and over to memorize them (known as massed practice)
- Reviewing one topic repeatedly before moving onto another topic (blocked practice)
- Reading and rereading a text
- Highlighting or underlining important concepts in a text and then reviewing
- Reviewing notes
The book Make It Stick identifies several research-proven studying techniques.
- Pre-test
- Spaced practice
- Self-quizzing
- Interleaving practice
- Paraphrasing and reflecting
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On 05/11/2019,
in art, creativity, education, K-12 related, platforms, teachers, teaching & learning, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Artsonia recognizes 15 teachers around the nation with 2019 Art Education Leadership Award — from prnewswire.com with thanks to Bob Spoerl for these resources
Student art platform Artsonia recognizes art educators who are pioneers in their community
Also see this page on Artsonia with more details about each recognized teacher:
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On 05/11/2019,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital video, education, education technology, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, presentations, productivity / tips and tricks, professional development, social media, storytelling, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, Technologies for your home, tools,
by Daniel Christian
The Common Sense Census: Inside the 21st-Century Classroom
Excerpt:
Technology has become an integral part of classroom learning, and students of all ages have access to digital media and devices at school. The Common Sense Census: Inside the 21st-Century Classroom explores how K–12 educators have adapted to these critical shifts in schools and society. From the benefits of teaching lifelong digital citizenship skills to the challenges of preparing students to critically evaluate online information, educators across the country share their perspectives on what it’s like to teach in today’s fast-changing digital world.
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On 05/03/2019,
in 21st century, career development, education, future, heutagogy, ideas, K-12 related, Lifelong learning, reinvent, society, staying relevant, student-related, surviving, technology (general), workplace, youth,
by Daniel Christian
What if the future of work starts with high school — from gettingsmart.com by Heather McGowan
The work of the future will require a robust system of lifelong learning and high school may just be the fulcrum in that system, best positioned to make the necessary profound changes across the system.
Excerpts:
Many have approached the challenge of rethinking high school and the imperative to do so continues to grow. There are a number of efforts now underway that look promising because they are not simply about what is taught but how. These efforts put the student at the center with the responsibility for his or her own learning.
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Whatever we decide to call it, to thrive in this fourth industrial revolution, where technology can assume many of our routine cognitive tasks, we need a robust system of life-long learning that begins with a reimagined high school to establish a strong foundation of learning agility and adaptability.
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On 04/30/2019,
in adjunct faculty, assessment, digital audio, digital video, education technology, engagement / engaging students, faculty, higher education, ideas, innovation, IT in HE, K-12 related, learning, pedagogy, personalized/customized learning, platforms, productivity / tips and tricks, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, tools, universities, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Three ways to use video feedback to enhance student engagement — from scholarlyteacher.com by Christopher Penna
Excerpt:
An innovative approach for providing feedback on student work in a variety of disciplines is the use of screen capture videos (Mathisen). These videos allow for the recording of what is on the instructor’s screen (for example, a student paper) accompanied by audio narration describing strengths and weaknesses of the work being discussed as well as any edits that the instructor is making on the page. Once created, the video is available to the student for repeated viewing. Research indicates these videos provide more concrete and effective guidance for students and a higher level of student engagement than traditional written comments and rubrics (Jones, Georghiades, & Gunson, 2012; Thompson & Lee, 2012).
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On 04/26/2019,
in accessibility, adjunct faculty, blended learning, colleges, community colleges, corporate universities / corporate training, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, distance education, elearning, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), hybrid learning, IT in HE, K-12 related, learning, multimedia, online learning, online media, online tutoring, productivity / tips and tricks, special needs, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, tools, training / L&D, universities, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
A growing repository of useful design tools, from accessibility and AR to wireframing and 3D modeling software.
? Awesome Design Toolshttps://t.co/qo5wAU9D4d pic.twitter.com/THIYPLmH0c
— Smashing Magazine (@smashingmag) April 10, 2019
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On 04/25/2019,
in face-to-face, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, K-12 related, memory, pedagogy, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning,
by Daniel Christian
An excerpt from a recent e-newsletter from Pooja K. Agarwal, Ph.D. from RetrievalPractice.org
Want more tips for building rapport with students? We highly recommend Professor James Lang’s series in the Chronicle of Higher Education on how to make the most of:
We love his book, Small Teaching. It’s full of practical teaching strategies and the science behind them. For example, combine retrieval, spacing, feedback, and more with quick and easy Connection Notebooks!
Excerpt from the last 5 minutes of class (emphasis DSC):
Don’t waste them trying to cram in eight more points or call out as many reminders as possible
The minute paper. You can’t wade very far into the literature of teaching and learning in higher education without encountering some version of the Minute Paper, a technique made justly famous by Thomas A. Angelo and K. Patricia Cross in their book Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers. The Minute Paper comes in many variations, but the simplest one involves wrapping up the formal class period a few minutes early and posing two questions to your students:
- What was the most important thing you learned today?
- What question still remains in your mind?
Taken together, those two questions accomplish multiple objectives. The first one not only requires students to remember something from class and articulate it in their own words (more about that in a moment), but it also requires them to do some quick thinking. They have to reflect on the material and make a judgment about the main point of that day’s class.
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For you students majoring in Education, check out the responses this educator got from this Tweet!!!
On 04/22/2019,
in education, education technology, K-12 related, social learning / networks, student teaching/teacher education, teachers, teaching & learning,
by Daniel Christian
For those of you students majoring Education, check this Tweet out and the responses he received!!! See what I mean!!!!
Friends, I am teaching a University course filled with "new to twitter" teachers.
Can you recmonned three great accounts ALL teachers should follow?
Thanks! #CodeBreaker #BlockBreaker
— Brian Aspinall (@mraspinall) March 25, 2019
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On 04/20/2019,
in architecture, augmented reality, collaboration, colleges, community colleges, emerging technologies, higher education, ideas, innovation, K-12 related, learning hubs, learning spaces, tools, vendors, virtual reality / worlds / learning,
by Daniel Christian
Collaborate in VR and AR with the Wild’s Revit Add-In — from revitiq.com by Gabe Paez
Excerpt:
Sharing your model in The Wild enables you to cohabitate the space with your collaborators. Anyone with access can join using their own virtual reality headset and explore the space with you, whether they’re located in the same building or across the world.
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On 04/16/2019,
in education, ideas, informal learning, K-12 related, learning, learning hubs, library / librarians, reading, society, story, storytelling, student-related, United States, youth,
by Daniel Christian
Can Storytime in the Laundromat Improve Early-Childhood Literacy? — from PBS News Hour, edweek.org, youtube.com
Description:
How about reading a book in between the wash and spin cycles? That is what’s happening in some of the nation’s laundromats as early-literacy groups, librarians, and laundromat owners combine forces to bring books and story hours to everyday locations.
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On 04/16/2019,
in K-12 related, Michigan, real-world assignments, relationships, student-related, youth,
by Daniel Christian
Why a 12-year-old boy is on a mission to solve his town’s pothole problem — from cbsnews.com by Steve Hartman
Excerpt:
It all started one day when Trinell was driving around her hometown in Muskegon Heights, Michigan. The road was a moonscape of potholes, and one crater was so deep it took out her tire and axel.
Monte was mad.
“I didn’t want to see nobody else messing up their car, like my mom did,” he said.
Soon after, a video popped up on Trinell’s Facebook feed. Someone had recorded her 12-year-old son filling potholes.
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On 04/12/2019,
in blogs / blogging, communications, education, education technology, innovation, K-12 related, pedagogy, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, technology (general), tools,
by Daniel Christian
Educational Web Tools to Empower Students Voice in Class — from educatorstechnology.com
Excerpt:
At the core of progressive pedagogy is the empowerment of students by giving them a voice in class and making them part of the decision making. Unlike traditional instruction where students are viewed as passive receivers of pre-designed knowledge, a progressive instruction is primarily student-centered and dialogic in nature. It views students as subjects with a sense of agency capable of co-constructing their own knowledge. This pedagogical stance is especially popularized by educationists such as John Dewy, Paulo Freire, Maxine Greene, and Vygotsky. For these theorists, learning is driven by curiosity, inquiry and self-discovery, processes which involve students in their own learning and makes their learning meaningful.
With the help of web technologies, you can use a wide variety of web tools with students to provide them with an outlet through which they can express their voices. Here are some examples to try …
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On 04/09/2019,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, adjunct faculty, adult learning, career development, colleges, community colleges, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, education, education technology, faculty, heutagogy, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, ideas, informal learning, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, learning from the living [class] room, Lifelong learning, Microlearning, new media literacies, online learning, online media, participation, pedagogy, platforms, PLNs, productivity / tips and tricks, professional development, relationships, social learning / networks, social media, society, special needs, streams of content, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, Technologies for your home, tools, training / L&D, ubiquitous learning, universities, Using teams, vendors, web-based collaboration, workplace, youth,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
I ran into the posting below on my Twitter feed. I especially want to share it with all of those students out there who are majoring in Education. You will find excellent opportunities to build your Personal Learning Network (PLN) on Twitter.
But this idea/concept/opportunity also applies to current teachers, professors, trainers, special educators, principals, superintendents, school board members, coaches, and many, many others.
You will not only learn a great deal by tapping into those streams of content, but you will be able to share your own expertise, insights, resources, reflections, etc. Don’t underestimate the networking and learning potential of Twitter. It’s one of the top learning tools in the world.
One last thought before you move onto the graphics below…K-12 educators are doing a super job of networking and sharing resources with each other. I hope that more faculty members who are working within higher education can learn from the examples being set forth by K-12 educators.
Also see:
Also see:
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On 04/06/2019,
in A/V -- audio/visual, assistive technologies, augmented reality, blended learning, chemistry, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, colleges, community colleges, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, faculty, higher education, hybrid learning, ideas, innovation, instructional design, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, IT in HE, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, platforms, productivity / tips and tricks, science, smart classrooms, society, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, technology (general), tools, trends, universities, usability, user experience (UX), Using teams, vendors, virtual reality / worlds / learning, wearables, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
First of all, an article:
The four definitive use cases for AR and VR in retail — from forbes.com by Nikki Baird
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
AR is the go-to engagement method of choice when it comes to product and category exploration. A label on a product on a shelf can only do so much to convey product and brand information, vs. AR, which can easily tap into a wealth of digital information online and bring it to life as an overlay on a product or on the label itself.
From DSC:
Applying this concept to the academic world…what might this mean for a student in a chemistry class who has a mobile device and/or a pair of smart goggles on and is working with an Erlenmeyer flask? A burette? A Bunsen burner?
Along these lines...what if all of those confused students — like *I* was struggling through chem lab — could see how an experiment was *supposed to be done!?*
That is, if there’s only 30 minutes of lab time left, the professor or TA could “flip a switch” to turn on the AR cloud within the laboratory space to allow those struggling students to see how to do their experiment.
I can’t tell you how many times I was just trying to get through the lab — not knowing what I was doing, and getting zero help from any professor or TA. I hardly learned a thing that stuck with me…except the names of a few devices and the abbreviations of a few chemicals. For the most part, it was a waste of money. How many students experience this as well and feel like I did?
Will the terms “blended learning” and/or “hybrid learning” take on whole new dimensions with the onset of AR, MR, and VR-related learning experiences?
#IntelligentTutoring #IntelligentSystems #LearningExperiences
#AR #VR #MR #XR #ARCloud #AssistiveTechnologies
#Chemistry #BlendedLearning #HybridLearning #DigitalLearning
Also see:
- 100 million people will shop with AR by 2020, market researcher says — from cnet.com by Shelby Brown
5G is the key to it all, according to Gartner.
. - Advertising Enters the Next Dimension — from medium.com by Tom Emrich
7 ways spatial computing is evolving advertising & marketing
“It is conceivable that we’re going to be moving into a world without screens, a world where [glasses are] your screen. You don’t need any more form factor than [that].”
(AT&T CEO)
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