Tech 2 Learn

With YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram hosting long form video content, and Podcasts increasing in popularity, the modern learner is receiving content differently than previous generations. How has thing changed your instructional design?

Adding a computer doesn’t equal technology integration.

If you’re not providing value, you’re wasting their time.

‪If you’re resistant to technological change, what affect will that have on learners? The world is changing faster today than any other time in history. It’s not going to slow down and will never move backwards. ‬

Effectively searching the internet and curating content is a 21st century skill which is not adequately addressed in or . We assume that learners have mastered these skills growing up with the internet. That is wrong.

Why is Digital Curation so Important for Educators in 2018? | Emerging Education Technologies Home Free Tools & Resources Why is Digital Curation so Important for Educators in 2018? Why is Digital Curation so Important for Educators in 2018? By Naomi Timperley - August 2, 2018 1 SHARE Facebook Twitter Image Source I’ve been working with schools, colleges and universities for nearly 8 years...

This will slowly become the norm. We will be able to replace wasted days added to the end of a school year with elearning days. The key will be to empower educators with the skills needed to create high quality, authentic, and engaging elearning lessons.

No more snow days: School district replaces wintry days off with online classes ANDERSON, S.C. — A school district in South Carolina is doing away with snow days and replacing them with online classes. Anderson School District 5 is set to become the first school district in the state to do so. The district was selected as part of an eLearning pilot program, it said in a Faceb...

YouTube is to today’s learner what the networks were to previous generations. It’s power to engage learners is enormous.

Meet the YouTube Stars Turning Viewers Into Readers Reading and writing are solitary activities; BookTube is changing that.

Nobody has a monopoly on a good idea.

Open Educational Resources “Nobody has a monopoly on good ideas.” This quote may be attributed to businessman Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank fame, but is also at the core of Open Educational Resources (OERs). Simply put, OERs a…

Want to increase student engagement?

Choice There is a lot of talk nowadays in educational blogs and on Twitter about the 5 E’s, SAMR, DOK, the 4 C’s etc., and they are all right. Lessons built on these principles are a heck of a…

Skills we need in the 21st Century.

The formula for success.

It’s 2018. We can’t teach like it’s still 2010!