Future of Education Technology

ECET2 – Technology as a Powerful Enabler of Teacher Inquiry, Collaboration, and Professional Development

April 7, 2013

The Gates Foundation’s ‘Elevating Teaching’ Conference Yields Inspiring Takeaways, Connections, and More Recently I had the honor and privilege of attending ECET2: The Elevating and Celebrating Effective Teachers and Teaching Conference, sponsored by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Since the conference, I’ve been thinking a lot about its implications. The conference was so much [...]

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5 Ways Google Glass Can Be Used in Education

April 3, 2013

Google’s innovative visual technology will have many applications for teaching and learning. Google recently announced winners of its Google Glass contest, most of which were celebrities and famous Twitter users. The technology is poised to go main stream once it’s released to the masses. Among all the possible consumers of Google Glass, the device has [...]

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Preparing Students for the Global Workplace with Collaborative Online International Learning

March 27, 2013

SUNY’s COIL initiative is a powerful program leveraging technology in the pursuit of learning on a global level. This year, thanks to the collaborative efforts of Professors Janet Thompson (The College of Westchester) and Patrice Torcivia (SUNY Empire State College), The College of Westchester participated in a “Collaborative Online International Learning” course. COIL (coil.suny.edu) is [...]

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Google Provides a Wealth of Search Education Resources Including Lesson Plans and More

February 10, 2013

The search engine giant offers a variety of resources that can help teachers guide students in how to use search tools effectively. teacher who has been working for more than a few years has witnessed the tidal shift in how research is conducted. In the not-so-old days, students headed to the library for access to [...]

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Why I Love and Use Learnist (and Why You Should Too)

February 3, 2013

This education-focused free media and resource sharing site is a great tool for teachers and students. I love Learnist. I’ve had an account with them since it was in invite-only beta form and now, luckily for everyone, anyone can create an account with their Facebook credentials or with a valid email. What Is Learnist? Learnist [...]

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MOOC2Degree Initiative Raises the For-Credit Profile of MOOCs

January 30, 2013

New Program Brings an Innovative Twist to the World of MOOCs. Last week, Academic Partnerships introduced the MOOC2Degree program. Through this innovative effort, some of the public universities that Academic Partnerships works with are going to offer an initial course in a degree program as a free MOOC. Students who complete the course successfully will [...]

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4 Exciting Automated Solutions for Student Retention and Persistence

January 27, 2013

These powerful applications provide institutions with additional tools to help their students stay on track and complete their diplomas and degrees. Student retention and persistence rates are of crucial importance to educational institutions. One look at retention rates proves why: the ACT Institutional Data File reports that in 2012, only 55.5 percent of students returned [...]

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Book Review – Teaching and Learning With The iPad by David Mahaley

January 13, 2013

This new eBook is an excellent introduction to using the iPad in the classroom. David Mahaley is the principal at Franklin Academy in North Carolina, where he has led the adoption and integration of the iPad into this innovative K-12 charter institution’s curriculum. Together with administrator/teacher Tim Hall, Mahaley developed and ran the recent “Education [...]

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Kno Introduces Analytics Tool for Student use with Electronic Textbooks

January 9, 2013

The popular electronic textbook provider is always working to bring etexts to the next level. Kno CEO and founder Osman Rashid spent some time with me last week providing insights into Kno’s latest innovation, which is being unveiled today at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The new “Kno Me” tool provides a [...]

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Flipped Classroom Successes in Higher Education

January 6, 2013

Colleges and University Professors are Improving Learning Outcomes, and Lowering Costs, with Flipped Classroom Techniques. Last year I took my advocacy of the flipped classroom ‘on tour’ with presentations at colleges and conferences across the U.S. I also developed and delivered an online workshop about how to get started with ‘the flip’, which seemed to [...]

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