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Personalized Learning

Blended Learning: Disrupting Tradition with Innovation

Guest Author

Over the last decade the growth of online learning in American schools has been unprecedented, and school leaders are enthusiastically embracing new technologies and new models of instruction. The shift from print to digital text has been swift by educational standards, and the move to blended-learning environments focused on differentiated instruction and personalized learning is rapidly becoming the norm.
Personalized Learning

MOOCs Bring Down Costs at Antioch University Campuses

Guest Author

The advent of MOOCs offered by top universities like MIT, Harvard, and Stanford has raised some questions about the current cost of higher education. If academic institutions like Harvard and MIT can offer some of their best courses online, for free, why are college students paying tens of thousands of dollars each year for their educations?
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SMARTtech Roundup: Edmodo, Rapping Teachers & Math Apps

Getting Smart Staff

Blended Schools & Tools Be heard. The USDOE’s Karen Cator wants to know what ED can do to support teaching and learning over the next four years. We think this is a great chance to tell Karen about all the great blended learning happening across the country. Add your comments.
Leadership

e-Learning Leadership: 10 Strategies

Tom Vander Ark

The 17th annual Educational Technology Leadership Conference will take place this week in Roanoke, Virginia.  The conference is sponsored by Virginia Tech’s Center for Instructional Technology Solutions in Industry and Education.  Given the theme of e-learning leadership, I’ll be leading a conversation about these ten practices: 1.Conversation: lead…
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SMARTtech Roundup: This Week’s Digital Developments

Carri Schneider

Blended Schools & Tools A new study from Cisco found the magic number: 67 percent. That is: 67 percent percent of educators report that students who participate in blended learning also improve their test scores by 67 percent. Louisiana announced the list of potential “Course Choice” Providers…

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Five Free Online Courses (MOOCs) to Help Your Career

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Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, have become all the buzz among higher-education experts. The idea is that anyone, anywhere can sign up to take a course from the nation’s top institutions like Harvard, MIT, Princeton, and Stanford. This is undoubtedly an exciting idea. With tuition costs rising and student loan debt topping $1 trillion, the future of our higher education system will rely on innovations like MOOCs.
Personalized Learning

What Does an Ideal Learning Environment Look Like?

Guest Author

How would you describe the perfect learning environment? Yes, I realize the question is open-ended, and after launching Compass Learning’s Ideal Learning Environment Video Contest, it’s evident that plenty of people have very specific thoughts regarding their education. We received 100 video entries of teachers, students, and parents describing or showing us their vision of the ideal learning environment. And let me just tell you: I was shocked at the range of creative ideas submitted.
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Protecting Your Teaching Investment: Help Students Retain Knowledge While Away From School

Guest Author

For years, when school breaks drew to a close, educators were faced with the task of refocusing students suffering from the proverbial “brain drain” after weeks or months away from the classroom. Despite the best intentions of holiday reading lists and math worksheets, not to mention the lack of focus that can accompany the end of the semester or school year, students were returning to the classroom at a different point than they left.