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Smart Sparrow Raises $4 Million to Help Teachers—Not Tools—Drive Adaptive Learning

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“‘Adaptive’ is just one feature of good learning design,” the company’s founder and CEO tells EdSurge. Good learning design also needs to be engaging, motivational and structured in the right way.”. Product details and case studies from our courseware index. More on Smart Sparrow. So far, so good.

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Could Remixing Old MOOCs Give New Life to Free Online Education?

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From that list of results, he says, you might pick three videos and an infographic, and then add a case study focusing on a really moving human story. You drop these into a learning pathway, and you resequence them the way you want to,” he says. And the platform lets you add your own videos or texts as well.

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Classroom Design Trends: Update Classroom Layout to Boost Engagement

ViewSonic Education

Educators are embracing the need to adapt learning spaces. One, the flexibility to deliver adaptable, active learning spaces. Flexible classroom design creates learning environments that can be continuously adapted for changing needs. Effective Classroom Design Practices. However, two factors are common.

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The Digital Transformation of Healthcare Education

EdTech4Beginners

The Rise of Adaptive Learning Ed-tech makes instruction more personalized and adaptive to each student’s needs. Sophisticated learning algorithms parse through data on students’ engagement, quiz performance, knowledge gaps and more to create customized study plans.

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Virtual Classrooms, Real Leadership: EdTech’s Role in Online Nursing Master’s Programs

EdTech4Beginners

Nursing professionals engage in discussions, case studies and simulations, building a rich learning experience beyond the confines of physical classrooms. This commitment to continuous learning aligns with the evolving nature of healthcare and instills a culture of lifelong learning among nursing leaders.

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How team teaching (and other innovations) can impact blended learning

eSchool News

Yet one of the most important ways to personalize learning may be easily overlooked in the quest for new and novel approaches to instruction. Teachers, by far, have the biggest impact on student learning and student experiences. It’s all about the teacher.

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S'Cool Tools of the Week: Plotly, DoodleMaths

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If you’d like to be featured in our S’Cool Tools column, click here to leave your very own Teacher Case Study. DoodleMaths : Neil Jarrett, a year 6 teacher and math coordinator in Bangkok, Thailand, inspired us to include this tool this week after listing it as one of his favorite adaptive learning apps.

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