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What makes a good edtech tool great? | EdSurge News

What makes a good edtech tool great? | EdSurge News | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"In the last five years, there have been some remarkable shifts in the tools educators use in the classroom and to perform their many responsibilities. ..." 

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OpenEd assesses 'most effective' online learning resources -- THE Journal

OpenEd assesses 'most effective' online learning resources -- THE Journal | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Animated flashcards and sub-two-minute videos turn out to be the most effective online resources for K-12 against all other common options. That's the finding determined by OpenEd, which recently studied the data generated from the results of assessments given to students who used its free online resources for educational purposes ..."

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Student course evaluations get an 'F'

Student course evaluations get an 'F' | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Two recent papers argue that using student surveys to evaluate professors is fundamentally flawed ..."

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Take the time to evaluate teacher evaluation

Take the time to evaluate teacher evaluation | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Before student assessments are used to judge teacher quality, it's critical to assess whether the tests are well-designed for the task, a group of psychometricians writes ..."

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Is your university’s online course up to code?

Is your university’s online course up to code? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Scorecards offer benchmarks for digital learning and instruction ..."

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Teachers to the test

Teachers to the test | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Evaluating educators based on their students' exam scores is misguided and threatens reform efforts ..."

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Twenty things educators need to know about digital literacy skills

Twenty things educators need to know about digital literacy skills | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Widely understood to be essential to success in the workplace and modern life, digital literacy is beginning to emerge as a necessary component of curriculum ..."

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Anne-Maree Johnson's curator insight, July 29, 2014 6:51 PM

What does the term "digitally literate" mean? This article gices some prompts about what digital literacy is- and what it isn't.

Kristen McDaniel's curator insight, August 4, 2014 11:15 AM

I really enjoyed this article on "do's" and "don'ts" for empowering students in digital literacy techniques.  I think we forget - this is where our students shine. The article points out that today's undergraduates have NEVER known life without the internet.  How do we use that to help our students learn more?

Ness Crouch's curator insight, April 8, 2015 8:37 PM

Digital Literacy is becoming more important in learning. The curriculum today requires teachers to use digital tools. Please read this interesting take on digital literacies. 

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Two new rigorous evaluations of technology use in education

Two new rigorous evaluations of technology use in education | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Last week saw a flurry of news reports in response to a single blog post about the well known One Laptop Per Child project. It's dead, proclaimed one news report as a result; it's not dead yet, countered another ..."

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