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Chris Dede

Money, Time, and Tactics: Can Games Be Effective in Schools? | MindShift - 5 views

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games schools market forces Richards

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  • Chris Dede on 29 Jan 13
     
    This is about a report by HGSE's John Richards that we will need later in the semester
Tracy Tan

History in Leeds, then maths in California; The internet has opened up a huge new world... - 0 views

(Restricted access article, so I'm posting it here.) I found what was said about 'engaging online learning experiences' very insightful: "It must be a well ordered, curated experience that underst...

online learning curating

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Tracy Tan

forum discussion - 0 views

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motivation rewards forum

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  • Tracy Tan on 08 Apr 12
     
    This is a link to a forum discussion page where concerned Singaporean parents discuss whether or not to give monetary rewards to their children for A grades. It also features an article which interviews Prof Richard Ryan (or Ryan & Deci). Interesting to see parents grapple with this and try to come to terms with research evidence..
Chris McEnroe

Digital Teaching Platforms Profiles New Learning Technology - MarketWatch - 0 views

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  • disruptive technology, DTPs offer teachers the curriculum, pedagogy and assessment support they need, and thereby help them make classrooms more effective and more customized to the needs of each learner.
  • Chris McEnroe on 20 Mar 12
     
    Managing engagement in the classroom;
Chris McEnroe

Hyping classroom technology helps tech firms, not students - latimes.com - 1 views

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  • "The media you use make no difference at all to learning," says Richard E. Clark, director of the Center for Cognitive Technology at USC. "Not one dang bit. And the evidence has been around for more than 50 years."
  • "does not automatically inspire teachers to rethink their teaching or students to adopt new modes of learning."
  • The app is free, and plainly can help users create visually striking textbooks. But buried in the user license is a rule that if you sell a product created with iBooks Author, you can sell it only through Apple's iBookstore, and Apple will keep 30% of the purchase price. (Also, your full-featured iBook will be readable only on an Apple device such as an iPad.)
  • Chris McEnroe on 05 Feb 12
     
    This article is a bit snarky but it raises some worthwhile cautions around the buzz of tech in education, particularly Apple.
  • Leslie Lieman on 05 Feb 12
     
    It is amazing to me that Apple and technology can take center stage in the education conversation without a word of professional development, best practices, learning outcomes... As I have stated before, I/we are an Apple family... but I am worried about the prospect that Apple's role in the textbook industry will eliminate other platforms and in-turn will limit access to many.
Chris McEnroe

Study touts benefits of a 'wired' classroom - 1 views

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  •  Concordia University researchers set out to answer a "big picture" question: Does computer technology have a positive overall effect on learning in the classroom? File photo.Photograph by: CHARLES PLATIAU , ReutersMONTREAL — Concordia University researchers set out to answer a "big picture" question: Does computer technology have a positive overall effect on learning in the classroom?"There have been lots of arguments, both pro and con, regarding this issue, (such as) is it worth the investment?" said professor Richard Schmid, chairman of the education department at the Montreal-based Concordia.Their literature review involved looking at thousands of studies and comparing achievement in classrooms that used computer technology with those that used little or none.The 40-year retrospective study, published in the Review of Educational Research journal, concluded that classrooms where computer technology was used to support teaching had a "small to moderate positive" effect on learning and attitude.If an administrator must make a decision "should we invest in this? The answer is yes," said Schmid, the study's co-author.The literature shows that more recent, sophisticated applications of the technology produce greater positive gains than older
  • f an administrator must make a decision "should we invest in this? The answer is yes," said Schmid, the study's co-author.The literature shows that more recent, sophisticated applications of the technology produce greater positive gains than older applications, he sai
  • under what circumstances positive effects are observed
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  • he technology is used solely as a content provider — for example, if iPads are used as alternatives to books — then there won't be any positive change,
  • Where technology does have a positive impact is when it actively engages students, when it's used as a communication tool, when it's used for things like simulations or games that enable students to actively manipulate the environment
  • Chris McEnroe on 21 Feb 12
     
    Report on a study whose findings support not just technology in the classroom as a wise investment, but support it only if used in particular ways.
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