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Technology in Higher Education: Leveraging Technology to Maximize Student Success in the Digital Era

Ignasia Yuyun January 24, 2022 January 24, 202201 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, EDTC6102, Empowered Learner, ISTE Standard Students, ISTE1

Inevitably, the rapid advancement of technology has affected education in…

Six Degrees of Professional Development

Jeff Birdsong January 23, 2022 January 23, 202201 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, Digital Education, ISTE, leadership, teachers, TechEd, technology

Many years ago, a play called “Six Degrees of Separation” so titled because of a theory popularized in a story

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Increasing Teacher Technology Adoption After Trainings

Books and Mrs Bush January 23, 2022 January 23, 202201 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, ISTE 4: Learning Designer, ISTE 4.C, teacher training, technology

Educational technology presents a unique opportunity and challenge for educators. When designed and used well, technology can streamline some of the most time consuming aspects of education, engage students in learning, and increase opportunities for exploration. However, none of the positive aspects of educational technology are of any use if the technology gathers dust (virtual […]

How can we develop reading fluency using digital tools?

lifelong learning January 23, 2022 January 23, 202201 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth

Reading fluency is one of the building blocks in developing successful readers. It is the link, or the bridge, between decoding and comprehension (Reading Rockets, n.d., Rasinski, 2019, 41:39). Rasinski (2014) defines reading fluency as having two main…

The Role of Needs Assessments in Professional Learning

Yanira Gale January 22, 2022 January 22, 202201 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, 4.5. Professional Learning Facilitator, EDTC6106, ISTE Standard for Coaches, needs assessment, Professional Development

Background There are many examples of professional development that have minimally worked for me, and they all share the following characteristics: They were short, took place only one time, the presentation was informational, it did not connect the information t my specific content area or needs, and the presenters did not inquiere how successful the […]

Scaling and Automating New Employee Training with a Virtual Onboarding Program

Mun Shing Cheong January 22, 2022 January 22, 202201 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, education, Professional Development, social emotional learning, training, virtual onboarding

An exploration of how technology can be leveraged to scale and automate onboarding training for new teachers

Teacher professional learning new normal

JL January 21, 2022 January 21, 202201 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, 4.5. Professional Learning Facilitator, 4.5a, 4.5c, EDTC 6106, ISTE Coaching Standards

As the global pandemic continues, traditional physical classrooms often face the pressure of closures during sudden periods. Although physical classroom teaching, there are many advantages …

Best practices in professional development: What educational institutions might have to learn from the business sector

Katie Clum January 19, 2022 January 19, 202201 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, Adult Learning, Collaborator, Learning Designer, problem-based learning, Professional Development, Professional Learning Facilitator

Though it’s generally acknowledged that education theory and practice inform adult learning and professional development activities in all kinds of domains, the connection between education research/best practices and teaching/learning as it occurs in corporate environments is perhaps less explored. For the purposes of this investigation, I’m interested in finding exemplars of professional learning design and implementation that are taking place outside of K-12 schools and higher education institutions. How are best practices in education …

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EdTech as an Eclectic Method and Trauma-Informed Teaching

EDUtainer & Digital Educator January 12, 2022 January 12, 202201 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, ISTE Student Standards

In recent years, educational technology (EdTech) has become increasingly popular among educators as a way to improve teaching and learning outcomes. However, there are ongoing debates about whether EdTech is an eclectic method of teaching, and how it can be

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