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"How can education technology help ensure that every student has a voice? Perusall co-founder Gary King shares the learning design principles behind the company's social annotation platform ..."

Via Leona Ungerer

What should every lesson have?

It’s a challenge to say what every single lesson imaginable should always have every single time no matter what. There are always exceptions.

But what elements should be in nearly every lesson nearly every time? I could’ve kept the list shorter and gotten closer to ‘every single lesson every single time,’ but didn’t see the point in that when the goal here is to help you think about what you plan and how you plan it.

Via EDTECH@UTRGV, Elizabeth E Charles

If there ever was a time to create a flexible structure for student learning and success, the time is now. One of the most empowering and compassionate practices that we can integrate into our classrooms is scaffolding, an instructional strategy that provides students with a framework to guide and support their learning (Wood, Bruner, & Ross, 1976). Scaffolding can offer a weekly structure that supports student growth, creates autonomous learners who are responsible for their own learning, and gives learners more confidence in acquiring new skills.

Via Elizabeth E Charles

Students often put in a great deal of time and energy into learning course material, yet their efforts are often less than fruitful. Week after week, we witness students arriving to lecture—seemingly prepared—armed with planners, Post-its, highlighters, and tablets. With such obvious effort poured into their preparation, it can be tough to grasp why these same students are often performing poorly on exams.

Via Elizabeth E Charles

The term "the Prime Directive" harkens back to the days of the TV show "Star Trek." This directive was the binding force that united the federation of planets in a common goal and mission. Can we learn something from this that could give us direction for Instructional Design in the 21st century?

Via EDTECH@UTRGV, Elizabeth E Charles