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Defining first-gen students

Defining first-gen students | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Yolanda Watson-Spiva, president of the advocacy group Complete College America, said it’s also important to think about the social capital that students have if both their parents went to college, such as access to college alumni and professional networks ..."

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Your EdTech Top 40 – Fall 2022 Report is here!

Your EdTech Top 40 – Fall 2022 Report is here! | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Thanks for your interest in the Fall 2022 EdTech Top 40 Report. In this report, we not only share the 40 edtech tools accessed most by students and teachers in K-12 districts across the U.S., but also look at edtech engagement overall ..."

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Virtual field trips | Field trip directory

Virtual field trips | Field trip directory | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Virtual field trips in the arts, early childhood education, science, and social studies for students, scouts, campers, homeschoolers, and families ..."

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How to rank college ranking sites

How to rank college ranking sites | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"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 ...."

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Foundation for Blended and Online Learning report examines tech solutions to rural ed challenges 

Foundation for Blended and Online Learning report examines tech solutions to rural ed challenges  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Rural schools face a raft of challenges schools in more densely populated areas do not, including declining enrollments, high socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, high transportation costs, lack of computer and internet access in student homes, low teacher pay, high teacher turnover, fewer teachers and fewer courses available to students ..."

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Americans love time travel and fear designer babies

Americans love time travel and fear designer babies | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"American faith in technology is high, but our faith in weather control is low — and we're very worried about designer babies and Google Glass. The Pew Research Center, whose surveys we've ..."

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Study: This is why mobile is king on campus - eCampus News

Study: This is why mobile is king on campus - eCampus News | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Mobile technology use experienced a dramatic increase on college campuses, according to a survey of higher education students ..."

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School leaders mostly mystified by computer science education -- THE Journal

School leaders mostly mystified by computer science education -- THE Journal | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"There's a "huge misunderstanding of what [computer science] is and what it isn't" in American schools, according to a new report from the Computer Science Teachers Association ..."

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The Americanization of British Higher Education

The Americanization of British Higher Education | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

“I think this G.P.A. reform is a bit like giving academics American titles such as assistant, associate, or full professor ..."

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Opinion | Two-thirds of kids struggle to read, and we know how to fix it - The New York Times

Opinion | Two-thirds of kids struggle to read, and we know how to fix it - The New York Times | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Experts warn that most American children learn with ineffective reading curriculums ..."

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League of Literacy | Minecraft Education Edition

League of Literacy | Minecraft Education Edition | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Join the League of Literacy and bring a story to life with Minecraft..'

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Prizes are available in US only 

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Why aren’t schools using the apps they pay for? – Future of Ed Tech e-Newsletter

Why aren’t schools using the apps they pay for? – Future of Ed Tech e-Newsletter | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"With thousands of education apps available today, it can seem like students’ success is in the palm of their hands. But easy to forget is that technology is not in itself a solution. For it to work as intended, it must be paired with other critical elements: professional development for teachers, thoughtful implementation and consistent engagement ..."

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Click through the report (summary presented in infographic format).  

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Comparing credentials: An update on the Credential Engine  

Comparing credentials: An update on the Credential Engine   | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"What does the "higher education of the future" look like? Will it be online? On campus? Virtual? Will we still have the same 4 - 7 year undergraduate degree programs? Or will alternative credentials change the higher education landscape? ..."

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The college lecture is dying. Good riddance.

The college lecture is dying. Good riddance. | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"This is the first in The Vanishing University, a four-part series exploring the tech-driven future of higher education in America. Right now, this very morning, thousands of young adults in the United States are scrambling through the same minor hell. They've woken up to the very last in a series of half-futile phone alarms. Made, an ..."

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Report: 6 of 10 millennials have 'low' technology skills -- THE Journal

Report: 6 of 10 millennials have 'low' technology skills -- THE Journal | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"American millennials may be the first generation that grew up with computers and Internet access, but all that time spent glued to a small screen hasn't translated to technology competence, according to a research project that analyzed data from an assessment of adult competencies that tests cognitive and workplace skills ..."

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Faculty members should drive efforts to measure student learning (essay) - Inside Higher Ed

Faculty members should drive efforts to measure student learning (essay) - Inside Higher Ed | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The D.Q.P. provides an opportunity to do that, jelling conversations that have been going on among faculty and advisers for years ..."

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Seven competency-based higher ed programs to keep an eye on

Seven competency-based higher ed programs to keep an eye on | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The U.S. Department of Education is still sorting out how it will evaluate competency-based programs, but these seven bear watching ..."

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U.S. News Releases 2014 Best Online Programs Rankings

U.S. News Releases 2014 Best Online Programs Rankings | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Learn which programs placed No. 1 in this year’s rankings of online bachelor’s and master’s programs ..."

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