Posts by Guest Author

Personalized Learning

Retention – It’s Not Just About Students

Mar 18, 2013

Student retention is a buzzword that always raises eyebrows among educators. Enrollment officers are being pushed to improve retention and student success.

EdTech

Are Students Ready To Learn? Ask Their Parents

Guest Author

Mar 15, 2013

The research is undeniable that parent involvement in student academic success matters. It is more predictive than socioeconomic status by a multiple of 2 – 10 times. The benefits of parent engagement are vast: it not only drives academic performance but improves student emotional well-being, induces better student classroom behavior, and improves school attendance.

Leadership

Campus Leadership: Susan Korzinek – “EdTech Leaders Must Be Open to Ideas”

Guest Author

Mar 13, 2013

With Edcetera's Campus Leadership profiles, learn about what makes CIOs, IT directors, and other executive level IT professionals tick. Here’s a Q&A with Susan K. Korzinek, Director of IT at Grand Valley State University.

Personalized Learning

For The Ambivalent Student: Four Projects to Get Them Interested In School

Guest Author

Mar 12, 2013

Even the most ambivalent child can take an interest in school if you utilize the right techniques. One way to get a child interested in learning is to incorporate projects that they will be interested in. The following four projects will help an ambivalent student take an interest in school and learning.

EdTech

7 Essential Tools for a Flipped Classroom

Guest Author

Mar 8, 2013

The flipped classroom uses technology to allow students more time to apply knowledge and teachers more time for hands-on education. It’s a continually changing strategy that evolves with technology.

EdTech

I Want to Learn When I Want to Learn

Guest Author

Mar 8, 2013

The schools that are open to instituting real blended learning environments will see the myriad benefits of self-directed student learning, while others deploying digital learning using a less evolved instruction model will likely realize some, but not all, of the benefits that broader blended learning can offer.

EdTech

Why College Students Should Invest in New Learning Innovations

Guest Author

Mar 7, 2013

Throughout young students’ educations, the topics they study have largely been decided for them. They’ve probably spent most of their academic time studying core topics like English, mathematics, science and history, with the possibility of some elective courses and extracurricular activities during high school.

Personalized Learning

Classroom Management Made Easy

Guest Author

Feb 28, 2013

By: William Lester. This articles gives creative opportunities to classroom management using iPad, iPod, and SmartPhone apps.

EdTech

Humanizing Online Learning with VoiceThread

Guest Author

Feb 26, 2013

If you are an online instructor who is aching to break out of the social limitations of the text-based discussion forum that still dominates online courses, learn how VoiceThread can help.

EdTech

How to Find the Magic in an Educational App

Guest Author

Feb 25, 2013

The concept of how to find the magic in an educational app came up recently during our weekly EducationalAppTalk forum. The question arose, “Why should educational apps be field-tested?” Well, we (teacherswithapps) field test apps with kids on a regular basis and have found that most often it is the kids who find the MAGIC.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

Advocacy

Advisory

Topics

Recent Releases

Posts by Guest Author