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Documenting and Reflecting on Learning

User Generated Education

After selecting these, learners were asked to create a presentation of their chosen works using one of the following options: Google Slides. They then presented their work to their peers and a group of adults: parents, school officials, visitors to the school. Loved the confidence shown during the final presentation. Piktochart.

Learning 133
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Toward a Conceptual Framework for a Quality, Learning-Focused 1to1 Initiative

More Verbs

Branding and Buzz includes naming the initiative, stating your case, communicating with your community and beyond, telling your stories, presenting your evidence, and dealing with controversy. But in this era of competing for shrinking resources, and needing to make some fairly substantial changes, schools need to focus on Branding and Buzz.

Learning 150
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The dark side of education research: widespread bias

The Hechinger Report

In order to tap into federal school improvement funds, for example, low-achieving schools with disadvantaged children are required to select programs that have been rigorously tested and show positive effects. The study, “ Do Developer-Commissioned Evaluations Inflate Effect Sizes? “Every single person said ‘no.’

Education 112
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Project-based learning boosts student engagement, understanding

The Hechinger Report

Students on the project-based learning teams miss school less frequently, aren’t tardy as often and don’t make as many trips to the nurse’s office for vague symptoms like a headache or a stomachache , according to a program evaluation conducted by a master’s student at Boston College’s Lynch School of Education.

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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

However, a resurgence in their use has recently been noted in distance education for program evaluation purposes… Stakeholders desire to prove that participants in distance-delivered courses receive the same quality of instruction off-campus as those involved in the “traditional” classroom setting.

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Over 25 Ideas for eLearning… Inclement Weather and Snow Day Make Up

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Please take time to reflect on the 25 ideas to consider followed my an eLearning video message I presented for my district. As president of (OLN) I invite you to this very special archived webinar presented by the Online Learning Network at ISTE. Vide0 Link.

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Assessment and Mobile Learning Questions

Education with Technology

D) an online program evaluates learning. E) the teacher assesses the students’ paper, presentation or project that incorporates learning from the mobile device. A) the same mobile app that the student worked on. B) a different mobile app. C) the teacher corrects a paper and pencil quiz.