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Simon Rodberg

SAMR Model for Technology - 1 views

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    A different way of thinking about what educational technology is "transformational."
Chris Dede

Reliving History: Virtual Reality in the Classroom -- Campus Technology - 2 views

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    One of the few uses of advanced technologies in the history curriculum
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    As delivery of history teaching to students becomes more and more realistic, it is more important than ever to ensure that we have in place a robust and diverse oversight network to ensure that the narrative being suggested is an accurate representation of the time and place, as opposed to a history-as-written-by-the-winners narrative, which is pervasive throughout many textbooks. For many students, this sort of immersion will overwhelm any alternative streams of knowledge coming from Harlem in the 20s, so it is vital that the VR be constructed in a way that captures the context of why it was such a dynamic time in New York. As for the creators of this technology having to turn to the porn industry for technical support, that should not come as a surprise, as many claim that porn has revolutionized, or at least been instrumental in, the emergence of many new industries from VHS to the internet.
Molly Wasser

Boy Genius of Ulan Bator - 1 views

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    Here's an example of one person who excelled in a MOOC. While everyone may not have the drive of this student, this is a good example of how an online technology facilitated a social learning group. Also - yet another example of how online resources can benefit people across the country who do not otherwise have access.
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    A friend just sent me this same article, Molly! However, my takeaway was much different. Whenever I read articles about young people doing extraordinary things with limited resources and technology, my first thought is always "how is this possible??" The article addresses my question directly: "The answer has to do with Battushig's extraordinary abilities, of course, but also with the ambitions of his high-school principal." The principal, also a graduate of MIT, was focused on developing more skilled engineers in Mongolia, and made it his mission to bring science and tech labs to his students; while MOOCs, the government's heavy investment in IT infrastructure, and the ubiquity of a 3G network made it possible to extend and enhance learning opportunities, the students may have never been exposed to engineering were it not for the encouragement of the principal. This human component, combined with technology, was what nurtured Battushig's drive and talent. This path will not work for just any student. If most homes in Mongolia have an Internet connection and even nomads cell phones, why have more people not found success with MOOCs? The author of the article summed it up best when she said, "Battushig's success also showed that schools could use MOOCs to find exceptional students all over the globe." Battushig is exceptional, just as elevated learning through MOOCs is still the "exception" and not the rule. MOOCs still lack a certain (perhaps human?) element that can move them from producing the anomaly of one "boy genius" to a more widespread level of learning.
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    Hi Laura - That's a good point about the principal. The principal and the student were both exceptional. While I do not think that MOOCs, as they are right now, can work for everyone, I do think that this example of educating an exceptional student is heartening. Maybe this exceptional student can learn a lot and then in turn, help others in his community. As undemocratic as it is, many advances in society are made by individuals or small groups of people. Overall though, I agree that MOOCs lack, as you said maybe a human element, to promote widespread education.
Janet Dykstra

ETS - Technology enhances assessments - 1 views

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    Using Technology to Improve Assessment
Jennifer Chen

Technology Will Not Replace Teachers - 4 views

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    While technology may enhance learning it will not be replacing teachers anytime soon
Kellie Demmler

Learning Technologies | EDUCAUSE - 0 views

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    Another Educause collection regarding educational technologies.
Jennifer Jocz

Moving Toward a New Vision of Education - US News and World Report - 0 views

  • the studies carried out at compulsory education level were not able to show the transformation and improvement of learning in schools that had been promised as a result of incorporating technology into the classroom
  • they are usually integrated in such a way as to continue with current methods, and not to overturn them in any significant way
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    Describes a group looking at the role of technology in both formal and informal educational settings.
Jennifer Hern

Which Came First - The Technology or the Pedagogy? -- THE Journal - 0 views

  • Field experiences that pair a preservice teacher with an experienced teacher who acts as a mentor while picking up information on how to use the latest technology tools are essential
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      ??? Mentoring sounds great... but aren't veteran teachers less likely to use technology in the classroom since they are less familiar with available technology (on the whole)? Most veteran teachers I worked with loathed even searching the Internet.
  • teacher residency program
  • spends the first year out of school as an apprentice to a veteran teacher.
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  • compares the arrangement to a medical residency.
Erin McCloskey

Classroom 2.0 - 0 views

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    A social network for educators interested in Web 2.0 technologies. Here you can connect with other educators who are interested in talking about the challenges and opportunities of using Web 2.0 technologies in all kinds of learning settings.
Chris Dede

Getting to the Top of the Class - Forbes.com - 0 views

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    What technologies succeed in school purchases and why: The SMARTboard story.
Jennifer Hern

FT.com / Technology - Smartphones set to become mainstream - 0 views

  • Analysts say the expansion of the smartphone market will turn a fast-growing but relatively small sector into a more significant contributor to global handset sales volumes.
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      disrupting technology, anyone?
  • Meanwhile, existing smartphone makers have been able to lower their cost of production since Apple’s initial iPhone thanks to smaller and more sophisticated chips.
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      I'm guessing Apple is going to be one of those companies that is able to survive a disrupting technology even though they are the current forerunners in the market.
Devon Dickau

BBC News - US schools may get unused fibre links - 0 views

  • high-speed web access for schools was vital "in order to participate in a 21st Century economy"
  • looking at the role of technology in learning
  • educational opportunities like properly wired classrooms, the right kinds of software or textbook opportunities they should hav
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  • We are falling behind and it's obvious in a global economy that other countries are doing a better job than we are
  • The back-to-school forum highlighted three main goals to help move the country towards a digital future that puts the US back on the map: ensuring every child is digitally literate by 8th grade, around 14 years old educating parents about technology and its value
  • making every classroom a 21st-Century classroom
  • Digital literacy is vital
  • there is a huge entrepreneurial opportunity to fill in that gap
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    Really interesting article about the perceived importance of Internet to the K-12 student and suggesting how other entities and organizations are supporting equal access in this way.
Maura Wolk

School on the mend - The Boston Globe - 1 views

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    While this article does not address technology directly, I think this is the type of school community that could so benefit from emerging educational technologies. The traditional school model has been failing them, and they are prime for redesign. I'd be interested to see even how something like ecoMUVE could begin to change the classroom atmosphere.
Brandon Bentley

University of Phoenix Teams with Technology Leaders for IT Degree Programs - 0 views

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    "This new agreement is part of an ongoing effort by University of Phoenix, the nation's largest institution of higher education, to open the doors to new educational pathways for prospective and current students in the field of Information Technology." Interesting hybrid of college-credit and training/certification programs...
Yang Jiang

Gates and Hewlett Foundations Focus on Online Learning - NYTimes.com - 4 views

  • The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and four nonprofit education organizations are beginning an ambitious initiative to address that challenge by accelerating the development and use of online learning tools.
  • Just how effective technology can be in improving education — by making students more effective, more engaged learners — is a subject of debate. To date, education research shows that good teachers matter a lot, class size may be less important than once thought and nothing improves student performance as much as one-on-one human tutoring.
Chris Dede

How technology can reinvigorate the education system -- Federal Computer Week - 2 views

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    High ranking US Department of Education official talks about the importance of technology and the role of the National Ed Tech Plan
Garron Hillaire

What we can learn from procrastination : The New Yorker - 2 views

  • even Nobel-winning economists procrastinate!
  • “each morning for over eight months I woke up and decided that the next morning would be the day to send the Stiglitz box.”
  • Academics, who work for long periods in a self-directed fashion, may be especially prone to putting things off: surveys suggest that the vast majority of college students procrastinate
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  • dragging our heels is “as fundamental as the shape of time and could well be called the basic impulse.”
  • Most of the contributors to the new book agree that this peculiar irrationality stems from our relationship to time—in particular, from a tendency that economists call “hyperbolic discounting.”
  • Viewed this way, procrastination starts to look less like a question of mere ignorance than like a complex mixture of weakness, ambition, and inner conflict.
  • instead of trusting themselves, the students relied on an outside tool to make themselves do what they actually wanted to do.
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    an interesting article on procrastination. Perhaps worth reading to better understand our own behavior and the behavior of future students we attempt to engage. There is a not a direct technology angle here, but it would be important to think about this topic when looking at technologies for the classroom.
Devon Dickau

Gates Announces $20-Million for New Education-Technology Program - Wired Campus - The C... - 1 views

  • new program aimed at harnessing technology to prepare students for college and get them to graduation
  • the first wave of grants will focus on four areas: blended learning, open courseware, learning analytics, and increasing engagement through interactive technology like games and social media.
  • By 2018, 63 percent of all job openings will require postsecondary education, according to the foundation. But fewer than half of Americans have earned a college degree by the age of 30.
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