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10
Apr
2020

political divide education corona virus

categories: learning, online learning, teaching

https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/04/many-parents-coronavirus-impact-learning-shrug-off.html

Two important caveats: The ability to access the internet is crucial for the survey respondents. And the poll has a relatively significant margin of error.

The coronavirus pandemic has forced the vast majority of schools nationwide to close for several weeks; several states and U.S. territories have closed their schools’ doors for the rest of the 2019-20 academic year. At the same time, states and districts have rushed to get remote learning sessions up and running, with varying success.

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more on education and politics in this IMS blog
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10
Apr
2020

fake history

categories: academic library, Digital literacy, information technology

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more on history in this IMS blog
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09
Apr
2020

Augmented Reality + Videoconferencing

categories: AR, Digital literacy, distance learning, distributive learning, e-learning, educational technology, instructional technology

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09
Apr
2020

Teaching Online

categories: Digital literacy, distance learning, distributive learning, e-learning, educational technology, information literacy, instructional technology, online learning

Responding to Covid-19: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Teaching Online

https://www.icde.org/icde-blog/2020/3/26/responding-to-covid-19

Importantly, today’s educators in the digital-era have a range of new teaching methods, activities and resources they can consider when choosing their learning designs. Although the traditional face-to-face lecture is not dead, delivering a monologue for an hour to a passive audience of learners is hardly the gold standard of good teaching in the 21st Century–irrespective of delivery mode. This point should not be overlooked in the rush to replace conventional teaching with live online sessions using platforms like Zoom.

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Most importantly, what we want to avoid is using old 19th Century teaching methods on new 21st Century technologies to merely dump large volumes of undigested information down large digital diameter pipes to relatively inactive and passive learners.

ICDE has a series of forthcoming webinars you can join and you will find around a dozen different types of online course offerings available right now for educators on our NIDL Resource Bank.

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more on distance education in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=distance+education

09
Apr
2020

Formative Assessment in Distance Learning

categories: Digital literacy, distance learning, distributive learning, e-learning, educational technology, instructional technology

https://www.edutopia.org/article/formative-assessment-distance-learning

Whether we use synchronous or asynchronous online sessions, whether we call it distance or virtual learning, we’re all challenged to provide meaningful education experiences at a distance as the education world grapples with the impact of Covid-19.

Know your purpose

Collect data over time

Focus on feedback

Check for understanding in synchronous sessions

Leverage personal conversations

Check in on SEL

Make it useful

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Online Assessment
https://sites.psu.edu/onlineassessment/gather-evidence/

Formative Assessment

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formative assessment in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=formative+assessment

08
Apr
2020

video conferencing platforms

categories: Digital literacy, distance learning, distributive learning, e-learning, educational technology, information technology, instructional technology, media literacy, online learning

this faculty group conversation is the result of the Zoom issues lately:

Hi everyone, I’m looking for a video conferencing tool/platform that does not need to be downloaded onto a student device (the way that Zoom does, so no Zoom), and operates through a website or in the cloud. It needs to be safe, student friendly, and can accommodate a group of 20, also needs to be able to be used with an iPad. Thoughts? Much appreciated.

8×8.vc https://8×8.vc/ – doesn’t work on safari but chrome/firefox on laptops. on mobile, you’ll need to download the 8×8 Video Meetings app. I’ve used it with over 60 people and it works just fine. If you pick a sufficiently random room name that will stop anyone from guessing it and jumping in. It has screen sharing, call in ability. You can’t kick anyone and if you mute people, they can unmute themselves… there is no “host” but it works pretty well for what I’ve needed lately.

https://jitsi.org/

08
Apr
2020

online tools for teaching and learning

categories: Digital literacy, distance learning, distributive learning, e-learning, educational technology, instructional technology, student-centered learning

https://blogs.umass.edu/onlinetools/

National Research Council’s (2000) four types of learning environments: assessment-centered, community-centered, knowledge-centered, and learner-centered.

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more on online education in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=online+education

07
Apr
2020

VR and AR apps for young learners

categories: distance learning, distributive learning, e-learning, educational technology, gaming, instructional technology

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-03-09-how-to-effectively-use-ar-and-vr-apps-with-young-learners

The error I see many beginning to make is forgetting about the diverse needs of our younger students or, worse, pushing tools intended for older students on younger ones. When considering immersive technology resources for our early elementary students, I’ve shared some important, practical areas to keep in mind.

Safety

Simple Interface

Engagement and Interactions

Curriculum

disruptED

Mr. Body 

MEL Kids by MEL Science

Wonderscope by Within

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