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Jeff Johnson

School of One Revolutionizes Traditional Classroom Model | MindShift - 3 views

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    So imagine this: A student arrives in school in the morning and answers five questions that will be calculated in a customized algorithm to figure out what she'll be doing that day. That algorithm will decide which teacher she'll work with, her level of learning based on what she learned the previous day, and her specific activities. The system completely subverts the traditional classroom model of one teacher for 25- 30 students per classroom. And each student learns in different modalities throughout the day: individually with computer software, with groups, with a virtual tutor, with a live tutor, and so on.
Jeff Johnson

A Push for Collaborative Workspaces -- Campus Technology - 0 views

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    Seretta picked FirstClass to serve as the school's unified messaging and collaboration solution. Accustomed to paper and more traditional means of communication, many staff members and faculty were reluctant to embrace the new system. Seretta didn't give in. "We went from zero to 90 percent adoption within three months, so there was no time for hand wringing or debate," said Seretta. "We simply said no more paper, unless it involved internal documents that require signatures."
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Classrooms lag on tech front - 0 views

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    What suggestions do you have a for a teacher who wants to transform their teaching in this type of a situation?
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Wear wristwatch? Use e-mail? Not for Class of 2014 - 1 views

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    Beloit College releases its Mindset List to give a snapshot of the world view of the incoming freshmen class born in 1992.
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Going Amish for learning and technology - by Ishmael Burdeau - 0 views

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    "Last month I was somewhat surprised when my teenage son announced that he was going to sell his iPhone and start using a £10 monocrome mobile instead. Naturally I was interested in trying to understand his motivation for downgrading so dramatically. It seems that after six months of trying out various apps and dealing with the fragility and complexity of the iPhone, he was ready for something simpler."
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TOP TEN Reasons Non-Profits Must Do Online Learning - 0 views

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    In no particular order and without further ado, here are ten top reasons for conducting online trainings: (1) Consistent content delivery to all training participants (face-to-face seminars put the facilitator in a position to emphasize or edit content delivery) (2) Required passing score on course assessment reinforces demonstration of understanding in order to meet training requirement ...
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