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When Technology-Free Classrooms Inhibit Certain Students’ Learning — The Heights
When I would read my high school math class syllabus, I read it differently than most of my classmates did. While my teachers would specify that homework would only take between 45 minutes to an hour to complete, I read it as between three and four hours—because that’s how long it would take me. Similarly, …
Nominations open for 2020 Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) is accepting nominations for Penn State faculty members whose work is driving digital innovation and transforming education. The 2020 Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award call for nominations is open now through Friday, Oct. 18. The Impact Award is given annually in recognition of …
Building Resilience For Greater Health And Performance: Learning From The Military
Much of the variance in health outcomes is explained by social, environmental, and psychological/behavioral factors rather than biomedical factors. Consequently, health agencies, health plans, health systems, and others have begun to address social determinants of health (for example, social isolation, substandard housing, food deserts) to improve health outcomes. At the same time, individuals are not …
How Four Technologies Created The ‘Perfect Storm’ For Online Learning
Could online learning have become as popular as it is today without the amalgamation of four key technologies? traffic_analyzer When MOOCs first burst onto the scene in 2012 — the year The New York Times dubbed ‘the year of the MOOC’ — their success was enabled largely by the convergence of four key technologies: cloud …
Libraries stay committed to learning through books, technology | News, Sports, Jobs
“All the heroes had crew cuts, platinum-blonde wives and drove Corvettes. The media was devoted to this cult of innocence.” — Rinker Buck, “Flight of Passage: A True Story” Many learned to read using the Dick and Jane reading primer, “Look up, Baby. Look up and see Dick. See Dick go up. See Dick go …
Technology in schools poses unique learning opportunities | Back To School
As the preteen generation has grown up with technology at every turn, schools are finding ways to incorporate technology into the classroom. According to Teri Harrison, chairperson, and Eamon O’Donnell, middle school technology teacher, both at Menlo Park Academy in Cleveland; and Lisa Ulery, director of technology and library services at University School in Shaker …
Potholes, Machine Learning, and Compelling Content
It’s no secret that universities create a lot of content for dissemination on digital channels. Tweets, Facebook updates, Instagram Stories, LinkedIn updates, TikTok posts, and YouTube videos are just a few of the ways in which institutions share their stories. Recently, I stumbled upon a rather interesting YouTube clip about a student-led project at Loyola …
Evolving Deep Learning: The Implications of Kyndi and its Explainable AI Technology
Deep learning is everywhere. The catchphrase that powers today’s world of technology has immense implications — from teaching robots how to bluff, to learning complex musical construction and automating human-level language processing. In fact, artificial intelligence and machine learning are to our generation what the silicon chip was back in the ‘70s. However, while all …
‘The Robots Are Coming!’ | Technology and Learning
The Robots Are Coming!: The Future of Jobs in the Age of Automation by Andres Oppenheimer Published in April of 2019. Will robots take all the jobs? What should colleges and universities do to prepare our graduates for the automation of cognitive work? How should higher education change in response to the new technologies, such …
Learning A Few Healthy Eating Tips For Kids From Health Experts
It can be really hard for some parents to get their kids to eat healthy. It is one big challenge, especially when the kids start going to school and they see the variety of tasty junk foods that their classmates consume. But with careful planning and creativity, you can effectively maintain your child’s good diet …