The jury is still out on Google Glass – but this article has 4 videos showing applications in education. Here on Edudemic.
Knewton teams up with Macmillan to bring adaptive learning beyond K-12 and higher ed
“Today, ELT (English Language Learning) is all offline,” said David Lu, Knewton’s COO. ”[Macmillan is] creating content for the digital experience from scratch – not only the educational content, but the assessment content.” Article from GigaOm Here. Knewton has been making some strong partnerships, and ELT is an important space.
Simple Techniques for Applying Active Learning Strategies to Online Course Videos
“There’s a big difference between watching a video and learning something from it. Videos are great for presenting visual information and emotional appeals, but not particularly effective at driving below the surface of non-visual theoretical or abstract topics or for driving critical thinking.”
How Social Media Improved An Entire School District
“When my district acknowledged that our students are citizens of the digital world, we realized that we were missing out on so many of its opportunities.” The story of a Kansas school district here on Edudemic.
A Manifesto for Community Colleges, Lifelong Learning, and Autodidacts
“……I was raised an academic. The university always had a mystique, a cloud of mystery and veneration. Lauded in my household were the values of objectivity, critical thinking, close reading……Today I am as much in love with the endeavor of higher education as I am disappointed by its outcomes.” Article at one of my favorite sites, Hybrid Pedagogy.
Why It’s Time To Take Ownership Of Your PLN
“We need to take ownership of our learning, and sometimes that means we need to be the presenters in our own learning environment.” Good points from Edudemic.
Why edX is the Top Ranked MOOC
ListedTech put together an infographic which is their way of ranking a MOOC. “It’s a quick, easy way to put the various platforms together, according to WIred Academic, but does not take into account like which Professors actually teach, and differences in platform features.” Article about this on WiredAcademic.
