This blog is a gathering of readings and ideas that are related to digital assessment and assessment online.
Sunday, 22 November 2015
Monday, 26 October 2015
K12 - Virtually Unstoppable
2015 schedule
An online conference open to anyone organised by educators for educators around the world interested in integrating emerging technologies into classroom practice. A key goal of the conference is to help educators make sense of and meet the needs of a continually changing learning landscape.
2015 schedule
An online conference open to anyone organised by educators for educators around the world interested in integrating emerging technologies into classroom practice. A key goal of the conference is to help educators make sense of and meet the needs of a continually changing learning landscape.
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
The Most innovative schools in America
Startup Noodle has released its first ever Innovative Schools report, which identifies 41 public, private and charter K-12 schools that rise above the rest. Launched by Princeton Review Founder John Katzman, Noodle provides educational resources to parents and teachers, and it spent the last year examining 140,000 schools to come up with this list.
There are schools in America intent on breaking away from the norm.
From an "off-the-grid" school that relies on solar panels to classrooms in a public library, there are schools re-imagining education.Startup Noodle has released its first ever Innovative Schools report, which identifies 41 public, private and charter K-12 schools that rise above the rest. Launched by Princeton Review Founder John Katzman, Noodle provides educational resources to parents and teachers, and it spent the last year examining 140,000 schools to come up with this list.
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
The Ideal Blended-Learning Combination
EducationNext - Peterson & Horn
How much time should students spend learning on a computer?
EducationNext - Peterson & Horn
How much time should students spend learning on a computer?
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
John Hattie's new study - The Politics of Distraction
You can download, read and share it for free here
You can download, read and share it for free here
Spot the difference! Is it between or within schools?
Sunday, 30 August 2015
Teaching With Touch
By taking advantage of the built-in haptics of tablets, a specialized app was created that uses distinct vibrations to help students navigate graphs. Thus far, in-class trials have been met with remarkable success and the app is being prepared for a consumer debut.4
Take, for instance, the brilliant work being done by Jenna Gorlewicz, a graduate student at Vanderbilt University’s prestigious Medical and Electromechanical Design laboratory.
By taking advantage of the built-in haptics of tablets, a specialized app was created that uses distinct vibrations to help students navigate graphs. Thus far, in-class trials have been met with remarkable success and the app is being prepared for a consumer debut.4
Take, for instance, the brilliant work being done by Jenna Gorlewicz, a graduate student at Vanderbilt University’s prestigious Medical and Electromechanical Design laboratory.
Thursday, 27 August 2015
Google launches teacher training centre to prepare educators to use its education tools in the classroom.
The Google Education Training Center offers free professional development resources and courses for teachers who use the Google for Education apps.
http://www.educationdive.com/news/google-launches-teacher-training-center/403756/
The Google Education Training Center offers free professional development resources and courses for teachers who use the Google for Education apps.
http://www.educationdive.com/news/google-launches-teacher-training-center/403756/
Wednesday, 26 August 2015
The US is grappling with similar issue to NZ in terms of 'anytime, anywhere learners'
http://www.educationdive.com/news/as-e-rate-expands-broadband-access-more-questions-arise/404282/
http://www.educationdive.com/news/as-e-rate-expands-broadband-access-more-questions-arise/404282/
Thursday, 2 July 2015
The death of the exam: Canada is at the leading edge of killing the dreaded annual ‘final’ for good
“We are in the midst of an educational revolution,” says Stuart Shanker,
distinguished research professor of philosophy and psychology at York
University and a leading figure in educational reform. “Everything’s
going to change now.”
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-death-of-the-exam-canada-is-at-the-leading-edge-of-killing-the-final-for-good
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-death-of-the-exam-canada-is-at-the-leading-edge-of-killing-the-final-for-good
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