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The Flipped Classroom continues to emerge as one of the most exciting grassroots movements in the academic world. Teachers all across the world are trying it and loving it. Make no mistake, the flipped classroom is no “trend” – it is a clear reflection of how technology truly can be a powerful tool for educators who are inspired to do the very best by their students

Social Learning in Online Courses I truly believe that better incorporation of social learning is vital to making online learning more engaging. Many online programs struggle to attain retention rates similar to most in-seat programs. One of the elements generally lacking in online learning (but natural to the face-to-face classroom) is a healthy level of social interaction. When online teachers make the effort to build social interaction into the digital classroom, they create multiple opportunities to enhance engagement and improve learning outcomes.

Tools to Embed Questions in Videos Admittedly, this is not the kind of game changing ed tech idea that others on this list are, but I still think it is worth noting. Over the last year, EdPuzzle, EduCanon, and Zaption are a few of the tools that I have seen mentioned over and over in the ed tech social media over the last year. This capability has just ‘blown up’ over the last year or so, getting a lot of attention, and for good reason

he average annual information technology budget for campus operations ranges from just 5 to 7 percent of total revenue at public and private 4-year universities, a budget that includes salaries and the ongoing maintenance and equipment to keep all things running smoothly. T

The budget allocation for IT has not gone up more than a 1 percent over the past 10 years, yet the technology expectations continue to double annually.

Every IT leader needs to see the world of campus technology from a fresh, yet exciting perspective. This fresh perspective is what some are calling the NetGen Campus, Smart Campus, or Empowered Campus designs.

Device ownership alone doesn't make people digitally literate; rather, digital literacy is about how and why they use devices to achieve particular goals and outcomes.

Definitions of digital literacy can include the ability to use and access digital devices, but studies from the past decade tend to deepen this definition. A commonly cited definition from Colin Lankshear and Michele Knobel asserts that digital literacy is "shorthand for the myriad social practices and conceptions of engaging in meaning making mediated by texts that are produced, received, distributed, exchanged etc., via digital codification."

s." In other words, it's not just owning the devices that makes you digitally literate—it's how and why you use those devices to achieve particular goals and outcomes.

In particular, the use of video can be of huge benefit—but only when done correctly. Here are some tips for effectively incorporating video into your training.

Keep it Short

According to some Google researchers, the ideal video length is between three and three-and-a-half minutes

Copyright and intellectual property policy on lecture capture ‘evolving’, says report, but institutions should provide supportive advice to academics

Universities will take “risks” on copyright and intellectual property rights infringement when recording lectures because there is still so much “uncertainty” within the sector as to what is appropriate policy, according to the authors of new research into the issue.

nearly three-quarters of UK institutions started lecture recording in 2016, but 40 per cent of respondents to the report’s survey said that their institutions only “kind of” had policy documents on the topic.

Find Out the Key Benefits of a Cloud-Based Knowledge Base

It is important to acquire new tools that can help your business grow. As technology and trends evolve, your company should follow suit and your approach to your work should be altered to some degree. There are many tools available that can help you increase productivity, make management easier, and boost efficacy. Even though you might have to pay for these tools, they end up saving you money in the long run, and they also make the whole job a lot more pleasant.

"With lecture capture," claimed Craig, "students have more opportunity to learn and a greater level of performance because of it."

Video-enhanced learning tools however are relatively inexpensive to produce, can be viewed when it’s convenient and without the need for travel

People learn in different ways, but as visual beings, video is a great mechanism to illustrate soft skills, as well as aid performance management. This makes it cost effective both in terms of financial savings and minimal impact on employee productivity

The ease with which videos can be produced also provides companies with the ability to take control over their training processes,

Could it be possible that the medium we choose be more important to improve knowledge transfer than our beloved content that we can’t get under 30 slides? The answer is YES. As Marshall McLuhan, the great Media Philosopher, said in 1964: “The Medium is the Message.” Simply put, the medium in which you deploy content to your people is more important than the content. It’s actually crazy to think about! But let’s not get too caught up philosophizing and get to the point. Since the medium can make or break your training, which medium should you choose? The answer is VIDEO. Here are the top 3 reasons to support this claim:

Alignment.  75% of Millennials visit YouTube monthly. Millennials coincidentally are going to make up 75% of the workforce by 2025

Retention and Transfer of Knowledge.  Video is the most effective medium for communicating information in a short period of time. Most people are visual learners, so combining visual examples with audio creates a higher likelihood of knowledge transfer. Studies show that humans only retain 10% of heard information after 3 days Vs 65% when visuals are added.

School districts design new classrooms that address current and future academic and technology needs.

The majority of people in education believe that video usage on campus increases student satisfaction with their learning experiences; more than nine in 10 respondents (92 percent) said just that to a recent research project on the topic. The survey was done by Kaltura,

the results show a particular bias: The survey was taken online by those who are "prone to a positive attitude toward video" in education. Respondents consisted of 1,500 " educational professionals, staff, technologists and students," with two-thirds in higher education. Just about three-quarters (74 percent) are based in North America.

Hype and expectations for AI are now sky high

on one hand the hype is far ahead of the reality; on the other, the upside could be much bigger than we think. And in HR the opportunity for value is massive.

The systems can understand speech, identify photos, and use pattern matching to pick up signals about mood, honesty, and even personality. These algorithms are not “intuitive” like human beings, but they are fast, so they can analyze millions of pieces of information in seconds and quickly correlate them against patterns.

One meaningful use of education technology is the ability to change how students can share their voice

Here are a few of things we explore in our discussion (with apologies to regular readers for duplicating much of this list from just a week or so ago

Training courses, weekend intensives and pre-made video tutorials are all ways that schools can support their educators at a low cost. But most importantly, teachers need to feel supported from all areas, from administrators and colleagues to tech developers. If teachers feel as though they can make mistakes, then they will be more willing to try new things and use these failures to help refine digital learning.

New Tech Should Make a Teacher’s Life Easier When I think about teachers working together to share digital techniques and new apps, I think of the most powerful reasons we educators are pushing on into the digital frontier.