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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said. 

We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.  | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

"At the end of the day, edtech can feel like one more thing on a teacher’s plate. From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning."


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20 Things You Can Learn In 10 Minutes To Become A Better Teacher -

20 Things You Can Learn In 10 Minutes To Become A Better Teacher - | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Becoming a better teacher is likely a big part of why you’re here.

Based on reader feedback, surveys, comments, and other observations we’ve noticed over the years, the vast majority of you are already ‘good’ at what you do.

Few incompetent professionals that consistently seek to improve remain incompetent. If you’re here–or at edutopia, or knee-deep in a book from ASCD, for example–reading and skimming and sharing and responding to ideas, it’ll be difficult for you to resist growing.
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10 Pretty Awesome Things You Can do With PowerPoint

10 Pretty Awesome Things You Can do With PowerPoint | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
When Used With Tact, These Techniques can Help to Make Your Presentations Fun and Engaging It'd easy to bash PowerPoint, especially given the poor uses we see
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What We Can Learn from Unsuccessful Online Students

What We Can Learn from Unsuccessful Online Students | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
There are many studies that look at how online students differ from those in face-to-face classes in terms of performance, satisfaction, engagement, and other factors. It is well-known that online course completion rates tend to be lower than those for traditional classes. But relatively little is known about what the unsuccessful online student has to say about his or her own experience and how they would improve online learning. Yet these insights can be vital for distance educators.
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Understanding how Big Data can Help Improve Teaching, With 2 Examples

Understanding how Big Data can Help Improve Teaching, With 2 Examples | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
We've Been Hearing a lot About Big Data Lately, but What Does it Mean for Educators? Wikipedia defines Big Data as, “a blanket term for any collection of d
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A utilização de Big Data que existe atualmente online traz consigo um potencial transformador das formas como o professor ensina e como os estudantes aprendem. este artigo explica de uma forma sucinta, recorrendo a dois exemplos concretos, de que modo a Big Data pode proporcionar ferramentas mais eficazes para os professores compreenderem melhor as necessidades dos seus alunos, o que lhes pode conferir melhores oportunidades para serem bem sucedidos na respetiva aprendizagem e desenvolvimento de competências.

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Teaching And Learning Analytics To Support Teacher Inquiry - eLearning Industry

Teaching And Learning Analytics To Support Teacher Inquiry - eLearning Industry | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

This is the fourth and final article of a series discussing analytics for the classroom teacher. Here, we focus on Teaching and Learning Analytics. 


This article discusses the concept of Teacher Inquiry as an effective method for guiding teachers’ reflection and improvement of their practice and outlines the emerging Teaching and Learning Analytics technologies, as a means to support teachers to holistically engage in this process.

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3 Ways of Getting Student Feedback to Improve Your Teaching

3 Ways of Getting Student Feedback to Improve Your Teaching | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Edutopia blogger Vicki Davis asks her students for professional development help, ending the year with in-class focus groups, a survey, and a call for anonymous notes that will guide her in improving her practice next year.
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6 Rules to Break for Better, Deeper Learning Outcomes

6 Rules to Break for Better, Deeper Learning Outcomes | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Incorporate deeper learning as you empower students to seek knowledge from many sources, use tools relevant to their lives, and embrace the lessons of failure.
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Using flipped learning to boost engagement | eSchool News

Using flipped learning to boost engagement | eSchool News | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Flipped learning, a growing instructional model, helps educators personalize instruction for students and increases student engagement.
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3 Creative Tools to Encourage Student Feedback and Improve Teaching Skills - Edudemic

3 Creative Tools to Encourage Student Feedback and Improve Teaching Skills - Edudemic | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
These are just a few of the best creative tools to help you improve teaching, student feedback, and a whole lot more.

 

At the end of each course, every educator tries to harvest the efforts allotted through good results. Student achievements give purpose to all the hard work and every hour spent to find new activities. But sometimes it is not enough. To be able to properly comprehend the bad and the good, to develop your teaching skills and manage to provide a better learning environment, it is necessary to request feedback from your students.

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