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Virtual Reality: Realizing the Power of Experience, Excursion & Immersion in the Classroom [nytimes.com]

On 11/03/2020, in A/V -- audio/visual, attention, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, distance education, education, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, geography / geology, graphics, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, immersion, innovation, instructional design, interaction design, interactivity, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning spaces, physics, student-related, United States, user experience (UX), vendors, XR - extended reality, by Daniel Christian

Virtual Reality: Realizing the Power of Experience, Excursion and Immersion in the Classroom — from nytimes.com
A framework for teaching with New York Times 360 V.R. videos, plus eight lesson plans for STEM and the humanities.

A Guide for Using NYT VR With Students

  • Getting Started With V.R. in the Classroom
  • Lesson 1: A Mission to Pluto
  • Lesson 2: Meet Three Children Displaced by War and Persecution
  • Lesson 3: Four Antarctic Expeditions
  • Lesson 4: Time Travel Through Olympic History
  • Lesson 5: Decode the Secret Language of Dolphins and Whales
  • Lesson 6: Memorials and Justice
  • Lesson 7: The World’s Biggest Physics Experiment
  • Lesson 8: Journey to the Hottest Place on Earth

 

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Gift ideas for young geology lovers and rockhounds [Kessler]

On 11/02/2020, in education, educational games / serious games, geography / geology, homeschooling/homeschoolers, ideas, K-12 related, passions, youth, by Daniel Christian

Gift ideas for young geology lovers and rockhounds — from raisinglifelonglearners.com by Colleen Kessler

Gift ideas for young geology lovers and rockhounds/

 

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Important New Report on Essential Lawyering Skills [Lande]

On 11/02/2020, in 21st century, career development, change, competency-based learning/education, ideas, law schools, leadership, Legal operations, legislatures / government / legal, strategy, United States, universities, by Daniel Christian

Important New Report on Essential Lawyering Skills — from bestpracticeslegaled.com by John Lande

Excerpt:

Ohio State Professor Deborah Jones Merritt and Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System Research Director Logan Cornett just published an important report, Building a Better Bar: The Twelve Building Blocks of Minimum Competence, based on insights from 50 focus groups.

They found that minimum competence consists of 12 interlocking “building blocks,” including the ability to interact effectively with clients, communicate as a lawyer, and see the “big picture” of client matters.

They propose 10 recommendations that courts, law schools, bar associations, bar examiners, and other stakeholders should consider in their efforts to move towards better, evidence-based lawyer licensing.

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Sand Art on Californian Beaches [Amador]

On 11/02/2020, in art, creativity, design, by Daniel Christian

Sand Art on Californian Beaches — from fubiz.net by Andres Amador

Sand Art on Californian Beaches

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Top IT Issues, 2021: Emerging from the Pandemic [educause.edu]

On 11/02/2020, in business side of he, change, changing business models, colleges, community colleges, digital learning, distance education, education technology, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, ideas, innovation, IT in HE, law schools, leadership, learning, learning ecosystem, liberal arts, new business models, online learning, remote teaching and learning, strategy, teaching online, United States, universities, by Daniel Christian

Top IT Issues, 2021: Emerging from the Pandemic — from educause.edu

Excerpt:

The EDUCAUSE Top IT Issues list has been refactored for 2021 to help higher education shape the role technology will play in the recovery from the pandemic. What different directions might institutional leaders take in their recovery strategy? How can technology help our ecosystem emerge stronger and fitter for the future?

The 2021 EDUCAUSE IT Issues project explores these questions using a very different approach from previous years. Anticipating potential ways institutions might emerge from the pandemic, this year we offer three Top IT Issues lists and examine the top 5 issues within three scenarios that may guide institutional leaders’ use of technology: restore, evolve, and transform.

Educause's Top IT Issues for 2021

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Initiative Aims to Find Future Diverse Lawyers in High School [Tribe]

On 11/01/2020, in career development, law schools, political science, society, student-related, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Initiative Aims to Find Future Diverse Lawyers in High School — from news.bloomberglaw.com by Meghan Tribe

Excerpt:

A new program seeks to build a pipeline of diverse future lawyers while they are still in high school, with help from Big Law firms.

Thrive Scholars, a Los Angeles-founded organization that supports high-achieving low-income students of color, has started a new track aimed at creating a greater pipeline of black and Latinx attorneys to work at top law firms.

Most programs to build a more diverse legal field start with students in college or law school, but Thrive’s program aims to find ambitious future lawyers earlier.

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State of Remote Work 2020 [owllabs.com]

On 10/31/2020, in business, corporate / business world, trends, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration, workplace, by Daniel Christian

State of Remote Work 2020 — from owllabs.com

Excerpts:

  • Almost 70% of full-time workers in the U.S are working from home during COVID-19
  • 1 in 2 people won’t return to jobs that don’t offer remote work after COVID-19
  • 77% of respondents agree that after COVID-19, being able to work from home (WFH) would make them happier
  • 75% of people are the same or more productive during COVID-19 while working from home

During COVID-19, on average, people are saving $479.20 per month.

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Bichronous Online Learning: Blending Asynchronous & Synchronous Online Learning [Martin, Polly, & Ritzhaupt]

On 10/31/2020, in adjunct faculty, blended learning, colleges, community colleges, hybrid learning, online learning, pedagogy, platforms, remote teaching and learning, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, universities, by Daniel Christian

Bichronous Online Learning: Blending Asynchronous & Synchronous Online Learning — from er.educause.edu by Florence Martin, Drew Polly and Albert Ritzhaupt

Excerpt:

Overall, research shows that when synchronous communication features are integrated with asynchronous features, the online course is more engaging, increasing learning outcomes, positive attitudes, and retention.

Bichronous Online Learning: Blending Asynchronous and Synchronous Online Learning

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Ephesians 2:8-9

On 10/31/2020, in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, religion, by Daniel Christian
Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV — from biblegateway.com

8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.

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Child Care Is in Crisis. We’ll Be Here to Cover It During the Turbulent Year Ahead. By Tony Wan

On 10/30/2020, in learning ecosystem, neurodivergent/special needs, parents/guardians, society, student-related, United States, youth, by Daniel Christian

Child Care Is in Crisis. We’ll Be Here to Cover It During the Turbulent Year Ahead. — from edsurge.com by Tony Wan

Excerpt:

Early childhood educators have long been forced to make do with limited resources, from inadequate staffing and preparation to stagnant wages and, often, an overall lack of respect from the public or understanding about their roles.

That’s what we heard repeatedly during the nine months we spent last year exploring the work lives of early childhood education professionals. And it’s what we saw first-hand during reporting trips to more than 11 center- and home-based child care programs nationwide, from California to Connecticut.

With the arrival of the pandemic, these resources have become even more scarce and the obstacles even more complex.

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OPM Market Landscape and Dynamics: Fall 2020 updates [Hill]

On 10/30/2020, in business side of he, change, changing business models, collaboration, colleges, community colleges, digital learning, education technology, elearning, higher education, new business models, online learning, online media, United States, universities, by Daniel Christian

OPM Market Landscape and Dynamics: Fall 2020 updates — from philonedtech.com by Phil Hill; with thanks to Edsurge.com for this resource

Excerpt:

There has been growing interest in the Online Program Management (OPM) market, as more schools try to develop a strategy and revenue model for online programs (particularly for master’s level). In addition, there has been a broad question to what degree schools would turn to OPM partners to help out with the Covid-driven move to online education in 2020 and beyond. We’re in the middle of the chaotic period of the pandemic, so there are no clear answers yet, but the consistent message is that OPM vendors are seeing a marked increase in interest from colleges and universities this year.

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Illinois Supreme Court Issues Pandemic-Related Court Orders, Expands Criminal Appeals Pro Bono Program [Bagby]

On 10/30/2020, in Access to Justice (A2J), law schools, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, productivity / tips and tricks, society, telelegal, tools, United States, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

Illinois Supreme Court Issues Pandemic-Related Court Orders, Expands Criminal Appeals Pro Bono Program — from legaltechmonitor.com by Laura Bagby

Excerpt:

The Order on Remote Jury Selection in Civil Matters permits circuits to conduct jury selection in civil cases via video conference. This expands upon rules that were amended in May to support the use of remote hearings.

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YouTube channels for ESL learners [Lynch]

On 10/30/2020, in digital audio, digital learning, digital video, higher education, K-12 related, languages and translation, productivity / tips and tricks, by Daniel Christian

YouTube channels for ESL learners — from thetechedvocate.org by Matthew Lynch

Excerpt:

Are you looking for YouTube channels that will help your ESL learners master the English language? Well, look no further. In this article, we will profile 20 YouTube channels that will do just that.

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“More choice. More control.” –> It’s all over this article. They just use different words.

On 10/30/2020, in Daniel S. Christian, education, engagement / engaging students, more voice more choice more control, motivation, online learning, parents/guardians, passions, remote teaching and learning, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, by Daniel Christian


From DSC:
Instead of the way I put it in the above graphic, they use words like empowerment and agency. But the bottom line is the same. Huge energy gets released when students own their own learning and are intrinsically motivated (i.e., can pursue their own interests, passions). Parents, teachers, profs should know about this and encourage it.

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Perfect poetry picks for your homeschool [Kessler]

On 10/30/2020, in art, creativity, education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, ideas, K-12 related, reading, student-related, teachers, writing, youth, by Daniel Christian

Perfect poetry picks for your homeschool — from raisinglifelonglearners.com by Colleen Kessler

Perfect poetry picks for your homeschool

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