It is no secret that the up and coming generation is hooked into social media. Teachers who want to reach their students must continue to evolve their curriculum for the world now- not as it was five or ten or fifteen years ago. Despite the negative connotations that Facebook and…
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The advent of technology has brought with it familiar problems in new forms. Yet cyberbullying is unique in many ways. What makes cyberbullying so different than in-person bullying? It is often anonymous and unlimited by time and place so the victim has little respite from the abuse. There is an…
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“Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.”–Chinese Proverb When long school days are partnered with short attention spans, teaching in today’s educational climate can prove to be a bit challenging. Particularly when one considers that today’s student is of a different “culture” than those of…
Read the full postPronouncing this acronym may feel a bit awkward and “cow-like”, but Massive Open Online Courses (pronounced Moo CK’s) are a growing trend in the education technology world, proving they are anything but “awkward cows”. MOOC’s are online education courses developed and promoted freely on the Internet. An instructor writes a…
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As more classes go online, the demand for web conferencing and video chat software is on the rise. The following list is a compilation of 10 different solutions, ranging from full-service professional solutions to free open-source “tech-free” hangouts for the classroom. All of these options bring students closer together with…
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Lectures have been a central part of academia for over 800 years. It is no question that Open Education is forever changing the art of lecturing. On the Open Culture website you can even find a list of free education podcasts. But why should professors use and create Open Education…
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Education must move with the times. What can be done to reach a technology-savvy generation that relies on media every free second of their time? BYOD-Bring Your Own Device, a trend that is catching on quickly. Bring Your Own Device has transformed the classroom by creating new opportunities for learning….
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For the past year or so, I’ve read terrifying headlines shout dire warnings about the “college bubble” and “education bubble.” These articles warned readers to be cautious about their college choices, or else they could end up drowning in student loan debt, unable to get a job because they have…
Read the full postIn 36 U.S. states, education institutions are ditching the factory model— in which students chug along from kindergarten through high school at a time-based pace built around the Carnegie unit— and opting for an alternative, competency-based approach. The competency-based learning model has existed in the U.S. as an idea since…
The Times Higher Education recently announced that Amherst College, an elite liberal arts school in Massachusetts, has rejected a deal with MOOC-pioneer edX. Amherst, an institution that prides itself in face-to-face interaction with students and a close-knit sense of community, has been looking for an online education company to partner…
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