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Are we taking into account the culture surrounding our students?

Kapp Notes

We know from a variety of research (Delpit, 1995; Gay, 2000; Nieto, 2004: Villegas & Lucas, 2002) that successful schools place their students' cultures at the center of their missions and curriculum. Culturally responsive teaching: Theory, research and practice. New York: Teachers College Press. Grossman, L. Person of the Year.

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U.S. on Track to Meet High School Grad Rate Goal

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percentage points each year from 2006-2010 to 78.2, As a result, more than 200,000 additional students received diplomas in 2010 than in 2006. percent in 2006 to 66.1 The number of dropout factories totaled 1,424 in 2011, down from 1,550 in 2010 and a high of 2,007 in 2002, the study found. according to the study.

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Create Autonomy in Gamification and Other Learning Environments

Kapp Notes

2002) E-learning and the science of instruction: Proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning. 2006) The game design reader: Rules of play Anthology: Caillois: The definition of play, the classification of games. Carefully consider how you craft learner choices in any instructional environment. References.

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

Learning with e's

van Dijk, 2002) or simply another phase in its relentless progress. It is literally the ‘ architecture of participation ’ (O''Reilly, 2004; Barsky and Purdon, 2006) and demands active engagement as a natural facet of its character (Kamel Boulos and Wheeler, 2007). Continued tomorrow References Barsky, E. and Purdon, M. Maramba, I.

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Agile Microlearning Explained

Learner engagement and retention doesn’t have to be a mystery. Cognitive science theories already supply the answers. Learn how OttoLearn packages them into a single platform you can use to deliver microlearning based reinforcement training, and go beyond completions to focus on outcomes.

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The changing Web

Learning with e's

Van Dijk, 2002) or simply another phase in its relentless progress. It truly is the ‘architecture of participation’ (Barsky and Purdon, 2006) and demands active engagement as a natural part of its character (Kamel Boulos and Wheeler, 2007). 2006) Introducing Web 2.0: 2002) The Network Society. geotagging). and Purdon, M.

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Learning Styles and E-Learning

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Wilson, 2012 citing Waterhouse, 2006). ” Training , 39 (5) (May 2002). Educational Psychologist , 41 (3), (2006) Cited by Wilson, R. . I read one comment (there could have been more) who mentioned Gardner and his theory. Gardner in 2000, said there was little evidence for his theory to be true, and again in 2004.