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The latest news related to the meaningful and effective implementation of educational technology and e-learning in K-12, higher education, corporate and government sectors.
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Is this increasingly popular teaching job the Uber for teachers?

Is this increasingly popular teaching job the Uber for teachers? | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Three educators share their experiences teaching English to Chinese students on their own schedules and from their own homes.
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Is fee-based homework technology best for students?

Is fee-based homework technology best for students? | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"21% of professors participating in a national survey about the flipped classroom teaching model said they use fee-based homework systems for students' out-of-classroom learning time."

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Informal learning vs Formal Learning Infographic

Informal learning vs Formal Learning Infographic | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"According to the 70:20:10 framework, formal learning accounts for only 10% of what we retain. This means that informal learning makes up 90% of everything we learn!"

Erin Abrahamsen's curator insight, October 7, 2016 11:53 AM

This beautifully captures the relevance and value and differences between formal and informal learning.  Which do nursing students utilize? Do they have a preference?

Meredith Schoonhoven's curator insight, July 9, 2017 11:00 PM

Informal Learning VS Formal Learning Graphic

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How To Create Learning Playlists In A Textbook World

How To Create Learning Playlists In A Textbook World | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"The idea of playlists became popular with the explosion of iTunes and YouTube in the last decade. Before music became digital, it was bound by its physical restrictions. Record players required users to pick up and move the needle, cassette players forced users to rewind or fast-forward to certain songs (the humanity), and even CD players simply accelerated this process by allowing for faster track selection, and faster moving across and within tracks."

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How to Create Digital Homework That Students Love 

How to Create Digital Homework That Students Love  | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Let’s redesign homework. When’s the last time your students got excited to do homework? Or said things like, “Wow…just WOW. It is amazing how much is out there that we just don’t know about”? What if every homework assignment could expand a student’s worldview while engaging a kid’s natural curiosit
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These are cool ideas!

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