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Custom designed e-learning: These methods range from a narrated PowerPoint presentation to full-blown authoring tools like Captivate or Articulate. Narrated PowerPoint is quick and easy to create and use, and lets you to share the information widely via email or company website links. But engaging an audience for any length of time via a voice-over and static slides is challenging.

Train-The-Trainer solutions

Synchronous distance learning: Tools like WebEx, GoToMeeting and Lync are great at bringing far-flung people together. They let you utilize PowerPoint or interactive screen-sharing to do demos and more.

In 2014, the Florida Department of Education gave a survey to students after taking end-of-course evaluations. The results showed that more students preferred computer tests over paper (53% of the students agreed to that statement). Another study in 2017 Saudi published in the International Journal of Information and Education Technology presented the opposite result. Here, only 42.5% prefer online over paper exam, which is still a considerable portion of the survey population. But while that may be the case, 77.5% of the total examinees liked the fact that they are able to receive results and feedback automatically after taking the test.

Below are 7 reasons to consider when deciding whether to incorporate online methods to your teaching and evaluation, from the perspective of students.

1. Getting test results immediately give students peace of mind

Technology’s impact on education continues for students outside of the classroom as well. The survey found that 64 percent of students use a smartphone to do their homework, and 65 percent do their homework on a notebook computer (that number rises to 85 percent in the U.S.). 

The report ultimately finds both teachers and students rely on technology to add value to and enhance education. The expectation is that, in the future, students will develop greater autonomy in the learning process, selecting the technology that works best for them. Smartphones, laptops and desktops will clearly be part of that mix — alongside pen and paper.

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.

2. Attracting Prospects When high-school graduates are going to enroll in particular educational institutions, they are more than likely to follow them on social media to get more information about them. Current students can share their experience, thoughts, and opinions on the platforms so that candidates and their parents can get a deeper insight into the on-campus life. In a nutshell, online collaboration helps universities to stand out from the crowd.

When someone wants to complain about or give recognition to a particular service provider, they prefer doing that through online collaboration. This is mainly because there are many users who are ready to pass their own opinion on this issue instantly. This is how universities can use social media to monitor what has been said about their services and find a way to maintain or restore their reputation. It is important for unis to have a good reputation; otherwise, they may face problems associated with funding and recruitment.

Watching Netflix isn’t the only way higher ed students consume video. It’s also become a regular part of their educations. Kaltura’s The State of Video in Education 2017 report reveals that 99 percent of institutions have teachers who are regularly incorporating video into their curricula. “Today’s students expect to learn with the help of video, while prospective employers expect them to leave education with the skills necessary to participate in a digital culture,” reads the report. From lecture capture to in-class assignments, universities are increasingly looking for new ways to make use of video. Here are three key takeaways from the Kaltura report: SIGN UP: Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

REPÉRÉ DANS LA PRESSE AMÉRICAINE. Les cours en ligne attirent de plus en plus d'étudiants américains. Mais, fait étonnant, dans un article consacré au sujet, US News & World Report révèle que la moitié des inscrits habitent… dans le même État que l'université à l'origine du cours.

L'un des points surprenants du rapport du Babson Survey Research Group est la proportion d'étudiants qui suivent des cours en ligne auprès de l'université… de leur secteur géographique ! Ainsi, selon les chiffres de 2016, 56,1 % d'entre eux vivent dans le même État que l'université dispensant leurs cours, un chiffre nettement en hausse depuis 2012 (50,3 %), pouvant atteindre 82 % pour les élèves suivant un cursus exclusivement virtuel. On est loin du cours en ligne qui dépasse les frontières et attire des étudiants du monde entier.

Spotify has been offering podcasts for some time now and the company has finally launched a new dedicated format just for that. Called Spotlight, the new “multimedia format” adds visual elements to podcasts and other audio content.

Spotlight, which introduces visual layers to complement the listening experience for podcasts, audiobooks, news, and other audio content,” Spotify said in a blog post. “Spotlight gives fans a deeper insight to their favorite artists, playlists, books, publishers and more by offering contextual visual elements, such as photos, video and text, that appear as users move through each episode.”

Howard said that for developers, it’s not about whether the product can address a learning goal, but whether it can address variable learning goals. One strength of edtech is the ability to help teachers provide differentiated lessons, and Howard said the best edtech can be used for students at various stages and across a variety of abilities.

“How might tech support educators’ ability to differentiate learning in the classroom?”

Furman said he looks for third-party reviews, especially from classroom teachers, before he brings any tools to his teachers for testing. Howard encouraged educators to ask for documented and validated positive learning outcomes with students. Noakes added that most educators want to see results from a third-party evaluation because they don’t trust research run and validated by the publisher.

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.

The average consumer watches roughly 206 videos a month, and 59% of senior executives said that if both text and video are available on the same topic, they are more likely to choose video.

Videos get 1,200% more shares than text and images combined. People love sharing content on social media and more importantly: people love sharing videos.

one-minute video is worth to 1.8 million words.