Educational Technology

March 24, 2016

The New DEAL (Decisive Educator App List): Instructional Design 2.0

With our culture now connected like never before, we have to be extremely intentional when it comes to teaching and learning, and the only way to do so is to relate to students (and society more broadly) on their terms. Here is how the decisive educator app list can help us understand that the technology that now defines and changes us every day need not be mysterious; it only requires that we be receptive to new possibilities and invest the time necessary to affect positive change.

by William T. Kendal

March 24, 2016

Virtual Reality And Augmented Reality In Education

This article describes how virtual reality and augmented reality are already being used to implement primary and secondary education.

by Leticia Lafuente López

March 23, 2016

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy In eLearning

One huge obstacle in education since the beginning of time is the self-fulfilling prophecy. This prophecy is problematic for teachers as well as students. Here is how eLearning can minimize its negative effects on academic performance, and maybe even use the prophecy to its own advantage.

by Christiaan Henny

March 17, 2016

Classroom Technology: How Do You Like Your Learning, Flipped Or Blended?

Masochistic teachers, fear of failure, and tried and trusted methods explain why many educators fail to embrace the classroom technology available to them. This article explains why if anything makes my life easier, then I’ll do it.

by Wendy Winnard

March 16, 2016

4 Changes That Will Shape The Classroom Of The Future: Making Education Fully Technological

It’s difficult to discuss the classroom of the future, as if it is something that it exists in some faraway time. The truth is, education is changing right now. Technology and expanded knowledge of the learning process have already resulted in a metamorphosis of the classroom and of teaching methods. There will be even more changes in the future.

by Ethan Dunwill

March 9, 2016

Technology, Programming, And Robotics For Kids In Spain

Technology, programming, and robotics for kids is part of the official curriculum in Spain since the 2015-2016 school year. This article describes how this subject is being covered in public and private schools.

by Leticia Lafuente López

March 6, 2016

Why Digital Literacy Is Critical In eLearning

Digital literacy has become part of our lives. We easily navigate on the web, searching for articles and videos, and sharing information with our friends. These tasks seem easy, however they are not that easy for everyone. There are still many people for whom the web is a confusing, dark space. Digital skills should be part of education to ensure that every student, independent from age and background, can equally participate and benefit from the infinite knowledge of the web.

by Christiaan Henny

March 5, 2016

Taking Your School Online? The Top 3 Things That Chief Information Officers Should Consider

If you are a school principal, CIO of a K12 educational network, or part of the school’s governing body, taking your school online has probably given you more sleepless nights than most other issues.

by Krish Kupathil

March 5, 2016

ePub For Education: Meet EDUPUB

It was a lovely sunny day when I finished my product backlog grooming and was heading towards planning a new agile sprint around optimizing the readability of an ePub book that my product produces. Suddenly my boss asked me “Hey! Mr. Product Manager, do you know what an EDUPUB profile is? We have a meeting around EDUPUB with a prospective client today evening”. Guess what; I only ended saying that EDUPUB is a new ePub profile. The question in itself is very haunting, especially when your stint is in education domain. I spent the whole night discovering the profile. Covering the complete profile is beyond the scope of this article, so I’ll just focus on some glimpses of EDUPUB profile.

by Akhil Mittal

February 27, 2016

7 eLearning Games And Apps That Make Students Think Out Of The Box

When somebody mentions educational games and eLearning software, most people envision games and apps geared towards preschoolers and primary school students. Here are 7 eLearning games and apps that appeal to students and make them think out of the box.

by John Unger

February 26, 2016

Integrating Technology In The Classroom: 24 EdTech Tools And 5 Benefits Of Educational Technology Integration

When the topic “Integrating technology in the classroom” comes up, the image that comes to mind is the use of computers in the classroom. However, this is not the case.

by Sarah Smith

February 25, 2016

Applications Of R Programming In R-eal World

During the most recent decade, the force originating from both the scholarly community and industry has lifted the R programming language to end up the absolute most significant tool for computational statistics, perception, and data science.

by Vaishnavi Agrawal