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The Teacher’s Guide To Twitter

Our Biggest Twitter Tips For Teachers For many teachers making a foray into the edtech world, Twitter is an excellent tool for consuming and learning. There are a number of great resources out there to help teachers follow people who will be useful to them based on location, subject, grade level,

Posted on 8 Jul 2014
By Collated Resource
In Education Technology, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

Learning and the Emerging Science of Behavior Change, aka ‘Nudging’

Can the nudges of soft paternalism be felt in the networks of digital media and learning? The implications of soft paternalism for thinking about digital media and behaviour influence are acute. Increasingly, it is being recognized that persuasive technologies have become part of our everyday experience, as shown by kinetic

Posted on 7 Jul 2014
By Collated Resource
In Learning Models & Theory, Online Learning, Resources

What are the limitations of self-directed learning?

As a bit of background, the 'Zones of Proximal Development' is a concept introduced by Vygotsky in the early 20th century. In laymens terms the model might be best understand in the following way: The zones of proximal development describe the difference between what a learner can do without help and

Posted on 27 Jun 2014
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education

ABSTRACT: Appearances can be deceiving: instructor fluency increases perceptions of learning without increasing actual learning

The present study explored the effects of lecture fluency on students’ metacognitive awareness and regulation. Participants watched one of two short videos of an instructor explaining a scientific concept. In the fluent video, the instructor stood upright, maintained eye contact, and spoke fluidly without notes. In the disfluent video, the

Posted on 19 Jun 2014
By Collated Resource
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Online Learning, Resources

RESOURCE: Flipped Classroom 2.0: Competency Learning With Videos

e flipped classroom model generated a lot of excitement initially, but more recently some educators — even those who were initial advocates — have expressed disillusionment with the idea of assigning students to watch instructional videos at home and work on problem solving and practice in class. Biggest criticisms: watching

Posted on 17 Jun 2014
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Resources

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Learning and the Emerging Science of Behavior Change, aka ‘Nudging’

What are the limitations of self-directed learning?

ABSTRACT: Appearances can be deceiving: instructor fluency increases perceptions of learning without increasing actual learning

RESOURCE: Flipped Classroom 2.0: Competency Learning With Videos

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