How Good Teachers Decenter Themselves by Grant Wiggins, Ed.D, Authentic Education As teachers we understandably believe that it is the ‘teaching’ that causes learning. But this is too egocentric a formulation. As I said in my previous post, the learner’s attempts to learn causes all learning. The teaching is a stimulus; the attempted learning (or lack of it) is the…
Infographics use so many elements of traditional teaching: writing, research, & planning, while combining digital & traditional text forms.
Using Instagram For Learning To Document Abstract Ideas The use of Instagram in education may not make seem entirely logical, but just as social media and text messaging have made it almost seamless to send (inundate?) friends with messages, modern technology has made it more natural than ever to share images and videos with others…
What students should know starts with themselves and moves outwards to a content area. Here are questions students should be able to answer.
12 iOS Astronomy Apps For Learning What better way to encourage STEM learning than by tapping into a child’s fascination with outer space? From the Mars Curiosity Rover to the behavior of water in zero gravity, space exploration has always widened many eyes. 12 Apps for Studying Aerospace, Outer Space, Planets, and Stars Night Sky/…
contributed by Jennifer Smith Note: The Google Glass program has been discontinued The addition of human-like senses to computers (perceptual computing) has been one of the goals of technology during the last five years or so. Now, communication devices that combine a multitude of factors like touch, voice, facial recognition, and other similar features are…
How Do You Use An iPad To Add Voice Comments To Grading? by TeachThought Staff Offering timely and effective learning feedback is a critical part of the learning process. This is a concept that’d seem to be more accessible than ever with technology, but sometimes technology is two steps forward, one step back. Take for example grading…
Digital Media Can Change Learning by TeachThought Staff Digital media is really more powerful than we’re giving it credit for. And it already gets a lot of credit. While “social” media gets all the praise, social media is itself digital, with the digital versions of films, music, magazines, images, and other stuff holding inherent characteristics that…
What Are The Most Common Barriers To Success In A Flipped Classroom Model? by Saqib Hussain, Language Teacher In The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Higher Education at the Crossroads (April 15th, 2013), one of the guests, Richard DeMillo, referred to the Benjamin Bloom’s “Two-sigma problem,” claiming that with the move from the “sage on stage” model to…
What Are The Best Apps To Promote Creativity In The Classroom? It is always such a pleasure to see student creativity. To watch their creative muscles grow and see their fantastic imaginations blossom into works of art. Technology is a great medium through which students can craft their wonders. It offers abilities that aren’t possible…
5 Videos That Describe New Learning by TeachThought Staff What new learning actually is depends on who you talk to. Project-based learning infused with educational technology. Game-based learning and learning simulations. Self-directed learning and learning through play. eLearning and mobile learning to promote personalized learning for every child. Below are five videos that describe what…
I wrote (theorized? hypothesized? guessed?) the incredible ways technology will change education by the year 2028. It was based on current trends in education (e.g., eLearning and blended learning), society (e.g., economic downturns and population growth), and technology (faster, smaller, more connected everything). The following video from Masternewmedia.org has a similar goal of predicting the future of education…