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New spaces for teaching, learning and supervision
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Leona Ungerer
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"Advocates of the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ have their work cut out to keep us all convinced. They do so by continually trotting out lists of the allegedly magical, transformative ‘technologies’ that supposedly prove the existence of the 4IR ..." 
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"Some revolutions take place with all the stealth and subtlety of Fourth of July fireworks. But others take place silently, and when they’re over, their triumph is so invisible and so complete it’s as if they never happened ..."
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"It is my view that modes of delivery – online learning or campus-based teaching – are by and large agnostic with regards to pedagogy. You can teach most ways in either delivery mode, although historically (if I can use that term for a phenomenon hardly more than 20 years old), asynchronous online..."
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"For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. I think it is worthwhile, as the decade draws to ..."
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"Personalized learning technologies can, ironically, make the learning experience less personal, less human. That perspective is rooted in my experience ..."
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"In this post, I take a look at some of the college ranking lists out there, starting with the granddaddy of them all, the U.S. News list. What are the differences among them all? Take a look ...."
Leona Ungerer's insight:
A US perspective
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"Over the last few years as a science teacher and coordinator I've been thinking a lot about how we might create a culture of thinking that balances vigorous and challenging outcomes with student co-creation (or navigation) of inquiry, particularly where there might be high-stakes terminal assessments ..."
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"Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” This quote from Plutarch is as true today as it was two thousand years ago. Still ..."
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"Educational technology has the potential to transform classroom learning and can improve outcomes for young people ..."
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"The editors of the Economist lay down several key precepts that are very much worth keeping in mind as we move forward ..."
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"Equity and social justice are key, argue Jaye Sablan and Bill Mahoney ..."
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"Widespread misconceptions have arisen, write members of the National Council for Online Education, but when done correctly, online courses are as effective as face-to-face ones ..."
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"Wordle, the simple guessing game that is taking over the internet, is a reminder of the simple pleasures of the digital space ..."
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"Not many rankings cover employability and the connection with teaching and learning and those that do cover only a fraction of the world ..."
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Will American higher education survive the changing landscape of technology, economics, and demographics? A balanced look at the "yes" and "no" of the future of the university....
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"The idea of ‘digital natives’ emerged at the turn of the century, was popularized by Marc Prensky (2001), and rapidly caught the public imagination, especially the imagination of technology marketers ..."
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"Following the results from the recent national survey of online learning and distance education in Canadian universities and colleges, and also my work for Contact North’s Pockets of Innovation project, I have come to the conclusion that there is an urgent need to establish new forms of higher education in Canada ..."
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"Digital technology is now a major part of education. Even the smallest schools are stuffed full of digital devices, display screens and projectors. Anything ..."
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"In fairness to students, professors shouldn’t factor class attendance, participation in class and extra credit into their final grades, argues Jay Sterling Silver ..."
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"Have you ever wondered if technology improves learning? Educational technology supporters and researchers tout the amazing benefits of incorporating technology in the classroom.
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"When it comes to educational technology (ed tech) I find that it can be one of those ed topics that can become incredibly polarizing. You either find educators who are enthusiastically supportive of the implementation of various forms of ed tech or you find educators who will use ed tech ..."
Fiona Leigh's curator insight,
September 27, 2017 7:56 PM
All about the pedagogy and blended with technology - out comes for our learners will be improved.
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"Each week at university studying COMM140, a new idea and driving question is addressed. One of the questions posed is “Do digital natives exist? Is there a difference between 2001 digital natives and the 2017 digital natives?” ..."
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