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Learning Analytics Can Be Deceiving

The Journal

"… Learning analytics … has the potential to transform American education …" A(nother) Holy Grail? In this week’s blog post we present a cautionary tale from a real classroom with real students and real learning analytics.

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Personalized Learning, Teachers Unleashed, and a Learning Analytics Partnership: The Story of Fresno Unified

Edsurge

Seventy-eight percent of its students are low income and 22 percent are learning English. But last year, changes in Ryan’s classroom gave Ryan a different way to participate in learning. And that change has allowed Ryan’s learning and, more importantly, his mindset about learning, to thrive.

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Free Conference! Design and Delivery in a Blended Learning Jungle

The CoolCatTeacher

Edtech Differentiation in the Writing Classroom. Shaelynn Farnsworth will help us understand how edtech tools and the learning analytics they provide will help us reach our students (and differentiate.) Wednesday, August 19 – STEM Transitioning to remote and blended learning with STEM. Equity in the Math Classroom.

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What is the role of the teacher in the online classroom? Connectivism might provide an answer

Neo LMS

He is the founding President of the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR). Siemens proposes a contemporary theory of learning called connectivism , which among other things asks the surprisingly simple question: How do the practices of the educator change in networked environments, where information is readily accessible?

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7 Must-Have Features for Online Learning Platforms

EdTech4Beginners

You can find a wide variety of learning platforms on the internet. Online learning complements and sometimes even replaces traditional classrooms. Yet, to make the most of online learning, you need to check the features that a platform has to offer and decide whether it provides a supportive environment for your studies.

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Biometric Tech Can Track How Well Students Are Paying Attention

EdTech Magazine

Biometrics could also work in K–12 classrooms. It’s the natural next step in the move toward personalized learning , in which technology tailors information and lessons to fit students’ knowledge and abilities. Several issues may keep biometrics out of classrooms, at least in the near future.

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4 K-12 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2018

EdTech Magazine

The classroom of the future isn’t far from becoming a reality in 2018. From learning analytics tools providing students with instant feedback on their work to virtual reality facilitating field trips to faraway lands to 3D printers filling makerspaces, the classroom looks quite a bit different than it did just five years ago.

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