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Research Briefs on impact of educational technology - 7 views

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    University of Minnesota's Office of Information Technology produces brief synopses of recent research studies on educational technology
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    In case anyone is interested in research studies on edtech, I just found this website that gives synopses of selected studies. Might be helpful for some.
alisonseaman

Twitteracy: Tweeting as a New Literacy Practice - 2 views

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    This article defines Twitter tm ; outlines the features, affordances, and common uses; and conceptualizes "tweeting" as a literacy practice, comprising both traditional and new literacies, and impacting both informal and formal learning settings. Also provided is an overview of traditional and new literacies, and insights from a scan of the research literature to date on tweeting as a literacy practice. The authors outline areas for inquiry and the challenges to conducting such research.
Glenn Hervieux

The Research Process - 4 views

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    Does your research teaching embrace the 21st century learner? This blog post has great information/lessons on strategies for helping students curate (finding/evaluating/managing) information.
Gemma Abellán

Open Video Annotation Project: ucfirst(Home) - 4 views

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    Open Video Annotations for teaching, learning and research.
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    Open Video Annotations for teaching, learning and research.
anonymous

Designing MOOCs | Learning in the workplace - 6 views

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    A blog post talking about a research study of self-regulated learning in the Change11 cMOOC, and linking to earlier post with initial findings from the study (no final results yet).
Glenn Hervieux

Please leave the lights on… | The Educators' Cafe - 2 views

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    Wonderful reflective expression on ETMOOC using adjectives and research that connects with each. Certainly supports the learning environment and outcomes so many of us have experienced. 
Glenn Hervieux

Learning Theories - 0 views

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    Theories and Models of Learning for Educational Research and Practice. This knowledge base features learning theories that address how people learn. 
Ian Guest

Difficulties researching the effectiveness of cMOOCs - 2 views

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    "I want to know whether we can determine whether a cMOOC has been "effective" or "successful." That's so general as to mean almost nothing. " blog post by Christina Hendricks
Glenn Hervieux

Word Generation - Developing Academic Language - 1 views

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    I like how the site has a set of short videos demonstrating each "teacher move" to support learning using "Accountable I think these would be helpful in training/professional development, as well. The fact that these "moves" were observed in effective classrooms (i.e. research-based) is good to know.
Glenn Hervieux

http://www.nesacenter.org/uploaded/conferences/SEC/2010/spkr_handouts/GuskeyGradingRepo... - 2 views

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    Thomas Guskey, noted researcher/writer on grading/grade reporting, uploaded his presentation and some of his writing for a conference. Great topic for us to review as we look at the role of grading/grade reporting in teaching/learning and the CCSS.
Glenn Hervieux

Playsheets video| Alice Keeler - 1 views

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    Alice Keeler, MS. Ed/Google Certified teacher/researcher & part of my PLN, provides a clear explanation of Playsheets (Gamification activities like Quia) to foster learning and formative assessment.
Glenn Hervieux

Everything that's wrong with traditional grading in one table - 6 views

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    Especially with the CCSS, teachers/admin. need to take a look at how grading reflects assessment practices. What do the grades you give really REFLECT about what students CAN DO and know? The table comes from the work of Tom Guskey, a college professor who has done extensive research and writing on grading. (see http://goo.gl/DAHyH)
Glenn Hervieux

21 Digital Tools to Build Vocabulary l Dr. Kimberly's Literacy Blog - 1 views

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    "21 Digital Tools to Build Vocabulary" - vocabulary literacy researcher/writer Kimberly Tyson shares some excellent tools for building vocabulary, which she sees as one of the most important activities teachers should get right. She shares the important role vocabulary plays in the CCSS. See some of her other blog posts.
Sam Boswell

Using mLearning and MOOCs to understand chaos, emergence, and complexity in education |... - 4 views

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    Article explaining chaos theory in relation to MOOC participation
Ian Guest

Digital Resilience in Higher Education - 4 views

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    "Higher education institutions face a number of opportunities and challenges as the result of the digital revolution. The institutions perform a number of scholarship functions which can be affected by new technologies, and the desire is to retain these functions where appropriate, whilst the form they take may change. Much of the reaction to technological change comes from those with a vested interest in either wholesale change or maintaining the status quo. "
Jon Bunch

Advantages and Disadvantages of Multicultural Education - 1 views

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    In today's society, there are many reasons that teachers and students and other educators need to embrace multicultural education. Education shouldn't be complete without it especially since it teaches us valuable life skills it's important for teachers to research cultures extremely thoroughly before teaching their students about them.
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