Professional Development

Exploring the Khan Academy’s use of Learning Data and Learning Analytics

April 22, 2012

More than just a popular producer of excellent tutorials, Khan Academy is also leveraging data to enable teachers to assess progress and focus on individual student needs. I’ve been intending to learn more about how the Khan Academy is incorporating learning data and analytics into their tool set for a while now, and this weekend [...]

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Is Reverse Instruction Education Technology’s Perfect Storm?

April 8, 2012

Flipping the classroom is a technology-enabled technique that can make a significant difference in student learning and academic success, and is well suited for gradual widespread adoption. Having been immersed in the world of education and instructional technologies for a good number of years now, I often think about which technologies can truly make a [...]

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8 Great LinkedIn Groups for Educators

February 1, 2012

In the last few months, we’ve posted articles sharing 10 Beneficial Facebook Pages For Educators To Check Out and 7 Twitter Users to Follow If You Are Interested in Education Technology, both of which were received enthusiastically. Today we bring follow this with another set of social networking resources focused on education – Linkedin Groups [...]

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Getting to know ELI (the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative)

December 7, 2011

EmergingEdTech has been a fan of EDUCAUSE for years now, but this particular initiative had slipped under our radar until we came across it last week. “While EDUCAUSE serves those interested in advancing higher education through technology, ELI specifically explores innovative technologies and practices that advance learning. As these innovations mature, ELI works with the larger [...]

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Do You Know About The Many Free Resources For Education Available from Apple?

October 9, 2011

In memory and honor of the visionary Mr. Jobs, this week we’re sharing some of the many education related resources that Apple Computer has made available. In Memoriam: Steve Jobs I just wanted to take a brief moment to express my sadness at the loss of one of the true visionaries in the computer technology field. [...]

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Blended Learning – Cutting Edge Or A Double-Edged Sword?

September 25, 2011

Excellent presentation provides thorough overview of process, tools, and lessons learned in university’s implementation of blended learning curriculum. Instructional Designer and Teacher Kimberly Greene provides deep insights into Brandman University’s implementation of a blended learning environment in their School of Education. In the presentation, Greene discusses the goals of the effort, many of the technologies and approaches used, and identifies what worked well and what they’ve been working [...]

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10 Internet Technologies Educators Should Be Informed About – 2011 Update

September 4, 2011

These Technologies Are Changing Education. Are You Familiar With Them? It’s been nearly two and half years since the publication of the first “10 internet technologies that educators should be informed about” article on this site and given the fast paced evolution of technology it’s time for an update. The start of new school year [...]

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The Definitive Source for Information About IT Issues Effecting Higher Education

August 10, 2011

The Campus Computing Project. Several weeks ago, it was my sincere pleasure to attend a dinner hosted Casey Green, the man behind the Campus Computing Project. For those who may not be familiar with this 20+ year old effort, it is an exemplary data collection, analysis, and reporting project focused on the use of IT in Higher Ed. [...]

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Free online workshop, Fun Free Digital Presentation Tools for the Classroom, to be offered in July

June 26, 2011

Course will be limited to the first 25 participants who enroll (so sign up today if you wish to participate). I had an overwhelming response to last week’s survey, asking if readers would want to take a free online 4 week course. Based on this feedback I am offering the workshop, “Fun Free Digital Presentation [...]

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Would You Take A Free Online Ed Tech Workshop This Summer?

June 19, 2011

Interested? Which of these topics and time-frames would you prefer? I’d like to offer a free online workshop for teachers (and anyone else who is interested) this summer. I’m planning on a 4 week workshop that would probably require around 2 or 3 hours of work a week. This would be a hands-on, interactive experience, in which all [...]

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