Educational Technology

November 25, 2016

How Universities Can Cater For The Netflix Generation

In this article, I will examine what universities can do to cater for the Netflix Generation, a generation of digital natives, and embrace their changing needs.

by Andy Alferovs

November 12, 2016

How Online Sports Training Created A World Champion

Have you ever wanted to succeed in a sport but didn’t think it was possible because you lack the time, budget, or couldn’t find a coach nearby. Here’s an inspiring story that may change your mind, where online sports training with YouTube made a world champion.

by Melvin Wong

October 23, 2016

Teaching And Learning Analytics To Support Teacher Inquiry

This is the fourth and final article of a series discussing analytics for the classroom teacher. Here, we focus on Teaching and Learning Analytics.

by Demetrios G. Sampson

October 22, 2016

Learning Analytics: Analyze Your Lesson To Discover More About Your Students

This is the third in a series of articles discussing analytics for the classroom teacher. Here, we focus on Learning Analytics as the technology that can reinforce teachers to discover more about their students to provide them with personalized support.

by Demetrios G. Sampson

October 21, 2016

Teaching Analytics: Analyze Your Lesson Plans To Improve Them

This is the second in a series of articles discussing analytics for the classroom teacher. Here, we focus on Teaching Analytics and how it can support classroom teachers to reflect on their teaching designs.

by Demetrios G. Sampson

October 20, 2016

Educational Data Analytics Technologies For Data-Driven Decision Making In Schools

This is the first in a series of articles discussing analytics for the classroom teacher. Here, we focus on educational data analytics technologies for supporting data-driven decision making in schools.

by Demetrios G. Sampson

October 12, 2016

6 Steps To Automate Student Fees To Increase Collection And Recovery

When schools and colleges are filled with stacks of loose papers and manila folders, you’re overwhelmed with errors, late payments, slow pace of approvals, and forgotten invoices. Here is how to automate student fees so you can minimize careless mistakes and maximize your profitability.

by Sriram S

October 8, 2016

Looking For Improvement? There’s A Motivation App For That!

Asking anybody if they want to get better at what they do is a no-brainer. Taking the time to work on yourself is another story. The motivation app Crucendo provides a different approach to motivating and mentoring yourself to improve and achieve.

by Tristan Hart

October 2, 2016

Watson: Cognitive Computing In Education

I met Mariano Garrido, Industry Solution Architect at IBM, during his talk at the Google Campus in Madrid on Cognitive Business. We talked about Watson, a technology platform that uses natural language processing and machine learning to discover the hidden knowledge behind unstructured data. Here is what we learned about using cognitive computing in education.

by Leticia Lafuente López

October 2, 2016

Adobe Spark Page: Igniting Creativity

Instructional Designers are constantly challenged with new and creative ways to share information with learners, and Adobe has come up with a fun and elegant set of tools to meet this challenge. In this article, I will discuss Adobe Spark Page.

by Donna L. Carter

October 1, 2016

Becoming A Music Teacher: 7 Online Music Courses To Take

Take online music courses to become a music teacher and you could be teaching private or group music lessons in as little as a year. The following 7 online courses are worth considering.

by Sarah Smith

September 17, 2016

Outcome-Based Education: How Automated Mind Mapping Builds Student Success

Using automated tools to support outcome-based education, teaching, and assessments will improve learning outcomes and accelerate continuous quality improvement processes.

by Sriram S