Making the case for Education Technologies

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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Discussing The Future of Electronic Textbooks And Digital Course Materials With Jill Ambrose

December 4, 2011

Part two of our interview with CourseSmart’s Chief Marketing Officer. Last week we published Part 1 of this interview, in which we learned a great deal about digital course materials and CourseSmart, and this week we continue this learning journey with Part 2 of the dialogue. In this interview we examine the following: What is it going [...]

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Learning All About Electronic Textbooks In A Video Interview With CourseSmart CMO Jill Ambrose (Part 1 of 2)

November 27, 2011

Catching up on today’s digital textbook market and eTextbook functionality with CourseSmart’s Chief Marketing Officer. This week on EmergingEdTech we’re delighted to publish an interview with Jill Ambrose. This is the first of a two-part video conversation in which we discuss CourseSmart’s offerings, and the future of the evolving electronic textbooks marketplace. In this interview we discuss: eResourses - the future of digital course materials CourseSmart’s innovative new Offline [...]

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Most Impactful Education Technologies (Survey Results, Part Two)

November 16, 2011

Further examining educator’s technological preferences and commentary. In Sunday’s post we examined some of the results from last month’s survey, which looked to gather educator’s insights into the question, “Which technologies can most impact student learning?” Today we wrap this up by looking at some additional data from the survey. Top Votes for “Second Most” and “Third Most” [...]

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The Education Technologies That Educators Believe Can Have The Biggest Impact On Student Learning (Survey Results)

November 13, 2011

Survey results indicate several specific technologies as those that we should be investing in and focusing on if we want to effectively leverage technology in education. Tough economic times have more people questioning what we are getting out of technology spending in our schools. Unfortunately, results are often being sought in overly broad terms, like improved grades and graduation [...]

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Which Education Technologies Do Educators Think Can Have The Biggest Impact (Survey)?

October 16, 2011

A different approach to the question of whether or not technology makes a difference in student learning and outcomes. We want to know what YOU think - if you are a teacher, or work closely with teachers in a supporting role, please take a few moments to answer these 6 brief questions about which technologies, or technologically-related [...]

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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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What technologies do YOU think can make the biggest difference in student learning?

September 21, 2011

Please tell us about the types of instructional and education technologies that you think can make the biggest impact on education. There is a good deal of controversy and debate still surrounding the question of whether or not technology can make a difference in the educational process. Here at EmergingEdTech, we’d like to approach this from a slightly [...]

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Educators Use Cloud-Based Solutions to Take Learning to the Next Level

September 14, 2011

Guest Post by Chuck Dietrich, CEO, SlideRocket The iconic symbols of education - hard cover textbooks, chalkboards and wooden desks - may soon become mere historical representations of the way we once taught our children. Technology is now an essential part of our daily world and educators are creatively using it in the classroom and beyond. The [...]

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7 Stories From Educators About Teaching In The Flipped Classroom

September 11, 2011

Informed articles and commentary on this powerful and often misunderstood concept. The University of Wisconsin’s Stout School of Education publishes a great Tech Tips newsletter. The last few issues of this newsletter have been packed with resources focused on topics near and dear to us here at EmergingEdTech, and we strongly recommend signing up for this free publication. [...]

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