Inspiring, informative, useful, or just plain fun tweets posted on Twitter over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers.
This week in the Wrap we have … improved outcomes in multiyear study of flipped science class at UMass, ideas for improving student motivation, Sugata Mitra and the ‘self organized learning environment', SNHU's LeBlanc on the next hurdles to overcome to keep Competency Based Education moving forward, how to create a Twitter poll, lessons based on superhero powers, personalized learning software from Lumen Learning, and more, more, more!
Superhero Science - Lessons Based on Superhero Superpowers
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/10/superhero-science-lessons-based-on.html
Reading About Sugata Mitra's “Self Organized Learning Environment”
http://www.wired.com/2015/10/in-this-classroom-knowledge-is-overrated/
Interesting Video Collab Solution: Mondopad Helps University Reach More Students
http://www.infocus.com/displays/MONDOPAD-SERIES
OpenEd Offers Thousands of Quizzes & Review Materials to Share in Google Classroom
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/10/opened-offers-thousands-of-quizzes-and.html
No Teacher in the Classroom: Mobile Education on Tap
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cristina-m-regalado/no-teachers-in-the-classr_b_8387766.html
3 Things You Didn’t Know You Can Automate in Google Apps
https://www.thegooru.com/set-it-and-forget-in-google-apps/
How to Create a Twitter Poll
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/10/how-to-create-twitter-poll.html
Lumen Learning Intros Personalized Learning Courseware
https://campustechnology.com/articles/2015/10/26/lumen-learning-intros-personalized-learning-courseware.aspx
Why a teacher’s decision to #flipclass was a great learning experience for everyone
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/10/26/flip-the-classroom-800/
Digital cadavers: How virtual and augmented reality can change anatomy class
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/digital-cadavers-how-virtual-reality-and-augmented-reality-can-change-anatomy-class/
Interesting: The Textbook Is Dying. Meet the AI Software That’s Replacing It.
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2015/10/adaptive_learning_software_is_replacing_textbooks_and_upending_american.html
Flipping Lifts Learning Outcomes in Science Course
https://campustechnology.com/articles/2015/10/26/flipping-lifts-learning-outcomes-in-science-course.aspx
21 Simple Ideas To Improve Student Motivation
http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/21-simple-ideas-to-improve-student-motivatio/
LeBlanc on Competency Based #HigherEd: Solving Yesterday's Problems Constrains Tomorrow's Solutions
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2015/10/26/overregulation-competency-based-education-essay
The Top 12 Emerging Digital Workplace Technologies
http://www.firstpost.com/business/top-emerging-digital-workplace-technologies-personal-iot-my-pet-ai-hackers-bench-2482734.html
Examples Of Innovation In Higher Ed – With A Caution
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/examples-of-innovation-in-higher-ed/
From Showroom to Classroom: Advancing Technology in Education
http://www.apu.edu/articles/from-showroom-to-classroom-advancing-technology-in-education/
High School – What it Can and Should Be for America’s Students
http://blog.ed.gov/2015/10/high-school-what-it-can-and-should-be-for-americas-students/
