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Paul Beaufait's List: Educational Technology
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Mar 12, 15
"The ISTE Essential Conditions are the 14 critical elements necessary to effectively leverage technology for learning" (Essential conditions, ¶1, 2015.03.12).
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Mar 11, 15
"After extracting field of study vocabulary and scoring your text against a range of possible fields of study, the [Field Related? text analysis] system will provide links to glossaries and vocabulary learning activities to help you further your English Second Language learning."
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Just as the curriculum can become a collection of courses instead of a cohesive and meaningful curriculum, the same may be true for blended learning when the approach does not provide the mechanisms and support to fundamentally redesign the student learning experience across the curriculum.
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larger concerns may relate to the lack of time, support, or incentives
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Jul 07, 14
Kronenberg, Felix. "This author argues that language centers should not so much be driven by technology, which is difficult to predict and support, but rather focus on pedagogical innovation and development, of which technology may be an integral part. By doing so, language centers may be able to gain more agency and influence and be less prone to technological disruptions, helping to set the stage for a transformed language center" (Conclusion, ¶3, 2014.07.08).
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Aug 27, 14
Delcore, Tenient-Matson, and Mullooly (2014) used findings from this study to delineate an on-campus space-use continuum that can be used for planning and renovating IT-related facilities, infrastructures, and services.
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61 percent (463) of the total sessions were dominated by laptop or desktop use, while 39 percent (297) were dominated by mobile devices (phone, tablet, or iPod Touch)
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the continued ergonomic utility of large keyboards and screens for producing text and other digital output
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Aug 13, 14
In this 2014.06.16 guest post and extensive follow-up comments about an evolving educational technology rubric, Thornbury draws upon second language acquisition literature to generate "a list of 'observations'" (¶3), upon which in turn to base general questions about the "fitness for purpose" (¶1) of various products and services available to facilitate and support language learning.
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An affordance is neither a property of a specific context nor of the learner — it is a relationship between two.’
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Aug 07, 14
Download from EnglishCentral blog post: <a href="http://blog.englishcentral.com/2014/07/29/webinar-evaluating-language-learning-technology/">Webinar: Evaluating language learning technology</a> (2014.07.29)
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Jul 28, 14
"Project-Based Learning is a dynamic approach to teaching in which students explore real-world problems and challenges. With this type of active and engaged learning, students are inspired to obtain a deeper knowledge of the subjects they're studying" (Project-Based Learning [PBL], ¶1).
"Wikispaces Classroom provides a simple structure that allows you to create projects, define teams, assign students and manage them all through successful completion of their projects. Starting from pre-built templates, or a blank slate, students can work in private groups until their work is due. At the end of the project you can share the results with the rest of the class or even parents and other participants" (PBL, ¶2).
"Our formative assessment reporting let you track student progress on their projects in real-time. You'll know which students are succeeding, which are falling behind, and how much they are contributing to their projects so that you can help remediate, motivate, and challenge when you most need to" (PBL, ¶3). -
Mar 20, 14
Interesting possibilities here for course-based G+ community pages and sites.
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Mar 18, 14
"[T]his third publication on the theme of quality in the COL Perspectives on Distance Education series widens the discussion beyond external quality assurance processes to a more generic focus on a "culture of quality." It is a logical extension of the earlier two publications, which came out in 1994 and 1997 and drew our attention to quality assurance concerns, clarifying the basic concepts and documenting the various quality assurance practices as well as the diverse challenges they pose in different contexts" (Description, 2014.03.18).
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Mar 09, 14
"In the context of this WebQuest, you will have the opportunity to learn about Ecocide as a concept, of its history, and you will have the opportunity to reflect on what is happening to our Planet and how it affects life as we know it (plants, animals, and humans)" (Home, para 2).
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Oct 22, 13
"ImTranslator offers a natural sounding text-to-speech system with translation capabilities that quickly translates text and reads it aloud at one click of a button." Thanks to Isabelle for pointing it out in a recent presentation that she has posted on her blog, <a href="http://isabellejones.blogspot.jp/2013/10/supporting-eal-learners-in-mfl-classroom.html">Supporting EAL Learners in the MFL Classroom, Edge Hill University, Monday 21st October 2013</a>.
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Jun 02, 13
"Call4All.us provides links and information related to language learning" (quick Site Overview).
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Feb 26, 13
"This page provides support for staff using Moodle 2 at UNSW. Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment (Moodle) is open-source learning management software for producing internet-based courses and websites" (Overview, ¶1, 2013.02.27).
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Feb 26, 13
Svinicki posits what learning means, and the kinds of guided feedback necessary, especially for "deep learning . . . [through] interaction with others as we grapple with what we think we know versus what we really know" (¶8).
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I like the idea that really good teachers could be challenged to change the way they think about learning and put their talents to work finding new ways to structure learning environments that can handle the ever-expanding population of students with widely varying backgrounds.
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information is not synonymous with understanding, and delivery is not synonymous with education
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Feb 25, 13
"Uploaded on Nov 3, 2011 [c. vers. 1.9-2.0]
In this session, Michelle Moore explores and discusses the common features of good Moodle courses and work to bring together what we know about 'best practices' in Moodle course development" (About, retrieved 2013.02.25). -
Feb 20, 13
Clear and concise introduction to using Present.me for creating and distributing video commentary on uploaded documents (.pdf, .ppt, .pptx, & Google Docs).
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Sep 18, 09
... [80+] tips from Judith V. Boettcher, up ... [to 2010]: "This set of ecoaching tips is for faculty who are designing and teaching online courses and blended campus courses" (Designing for Learning - Consulting, Advising and Facilitating, http://www.designingforlearning.info/index.html, retrieved 2009.09.18 [revised 2013.02.14]).
Boettcher, J. V. (2010). Designing for leearning: Inventory of ecoaching tips. Retrieved on February 14, 2013, from http://www.designingforlearning.info/services/writing/ecoach/inventory.htm -
Feb 13, 13
Clear and detailed tutorial for creating Moodle workshop activities (Moodle version, unspecified).
Christensen, Laura. (2007). Moodle Workshop Guide. Retreived February 13, 2013, from http://www2.oakland.edu/elis/traindocs/Moodle/Workshop/index.html#CreatingaWorkshop
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