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Case Study Resources for Modern Teachers

Ask a Tech Teacher

In education, case studies are widely used as a pedagogical tool to encourage critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and the application of theoretical knowledge. Well-planned case studies can challenge students’ problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Where to Find Case Studies?

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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

Ask a Tech Teacher

Learners achieve higher achievement scores in math One 2016 randomized study by Roschelle et al found that students attained higher achievement scores when teachers combined one-on-one attention and web-based homework tools. Older learners can get into plane geometry and the study of predetermined shapes.

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Computer literacy: The invisible skills gap?

Neo LMS

Enter the knowledge-based economy – a trending topic across sectors more or less from 2003 onward. In 2014 a study found that many college freshmen had insufficient computer skills. I’ve taken a rather long, yet hopefully interesting route, in describing how computer literacy evolved into digital literacy.

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What 5 chatbots tell us about the future of HE

Neo LMS

So much so that at first, students were not aware that Jill, who could answer most of their questions related to the Knowledge-Based Artificial Intelligence class, was, in fact, not human. The team introduced Agent Smith, a bot that essentially clones Jill to “mold” itself according to a different area of study in about ten hours.

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When Students Are Absent, Do Their Relationships With Teachers Suffer?

Edsurge

When young students miss school, their teachers begin to think of them as less capable in math and language and less committed to learning, according to a new study. But there’s some reason for caution in drawing too many conclusions from this research, including that the study is based on data from before the pandemic.

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Technology’s Role in Putting Learning Science Research To Work

Digital Promise

It is well known that individuals construct new knowledge based on what they already know, that they learn differently from one another, and that they learn best when they are asked to perform appropriately challenging tasks. Timely and accurate feedback is essential as students master skills and build new knowledge.

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Study Findings

Connecting 2 the World

As promised, here is the first draft of my study findings. The traditional model of collaborative knowledge is based on the type of knowledge (moving from tangible to intangible, explicit to tacit) and the place of collaboration (moving from the individual to the group to the organization). I'd appreciate feedback.

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