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New Educational Technologies, including apps

"PBS Newshour: How Free Online Courses Are Changing the Traditional Liberal Arts Education"

In a world as fast-changing and full of information as our own, every one of us - from schoolchildren to college students to working adults - needs to know how to learn well. Yet evidence suggests that most of us don't use the learning techniques that science has proved most effective. Worse, research finds that learning strategies we do commonly employ, like rereading and highlighting, are among the least effective.

This groundbreaking book offers a down-to-earth resource for the practical application of blended learning in higher education as well as a comprehensive examination of the topic. Well-grounded in research, Blended Learning in Higher Education clearly demonstrates how the blended learning approach embraces the traditional values of face-to-face teaching and integrates the best practices of online learning. This approach has proven to both enhance and expand the effectiveness and efficiency of teaching and learning in higher education across disciplines.

The internet, individual tablets, smart screens: will digital technology realize the promise of customized, student-centred education? The first in The Agenda's Learning 2030 series, from the Communitech Hub in Kitchener, Ontario.

Zoomable map of the universe

This site is similar to the Khan Academy, except the video tutorials are made and contributed by a wide variety of individuals. As a result, the quality (and credibility) of some of the videos is questionable, but there are still some useful videos here. 

A tool for creating online "Jeopardy-like" games.