The Weekly Update: April 9 – April 15
Here’s what caught our eye this week and we think you might find interesting… Academic Redshirting– Joanne Jacobs Three Trends that Will Shape the Future of Curriculum– Mind/Shift The Benefits of...
Read MoreInverting Learning
I came across an interesting article recently on a unique approach to teaching called “inverted learning.” According to the author, Meris Stansbury, this instructional model involves “mak[ing] the students the focus of the class, not the teacher, by having students watch a lecture at home and then apply the lesson with the teacher in the classroom.” Inverting learning requires shifting certain learning activities traditionally completed in the classroom to home. According to Stansbury, “Students can absorb the material as homework and then practice what ...
Read MoreThe Weekly Update: August 31 – September 6
No Child Left Behind Testing Going Online in Hawaii in 2011– Loren Moreno, Honolulu Advertiser Game Lessons– The Economist Even More Research: Technology Is Making Kids Better Writers, Not Worse– Tech Dirt Top Gear for Elementary School Students– Wired Google Algorithm Predicts When Species Will Go 404, Not Found– Hadley Leggett, Wired Is Technology Creating the “Dumbest Generation”– Shawn, edbuzz Stare into the Abyss of Curriculum-Tech Integration– Miguel Guhlin, Around the Corner Five Tips for Helping Students Become Better...
Read MoreWeekly Update: July 20 – July 26
Does Standardization Make the Right People Happy?– David Warlick, 2 Cents How to Select a Webinar Provider (Part I)– Business Expert Webinars Blended Learning Boosts Student Achievement– edbuzz Free Webinars– Tony Karrer, eLearning Technology How “Dumbledore’s Army” is Transforming Our World– Henry Jenkins, Confessions of an Aca-Fan Learning and Microblogging– Harold Jarche, Learning and Working on the Web New iPod Rules Touch Off Heated Debate– eSchool News November: Drastically Change Ed-Tech Role– Dennis Carter, eSchool...
Read MoreBlended Learning Boosts Achievement
A recent study conducted by the U.S. Department of Education found that students involved in blended learning programs generally performed better than students who participated in face-to-face instruction. According to the study, “The difference between student outcomes for online and face-to-face classes was larger in those studies contrasting conditions that blended elements of online and face-to-face instruction with conditions taught entirely face-to-face.” The study, entitled Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online...
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