ZaidLearn: University Learning = OCW + OER = FREE! High Tech in Hawaii: The Real-World Relevance of Technology | Edutopia. Profile of a Hawaiian school using technology and project-based learning to engage students and give them 21st century skills. tags: education , pbl , k-12 , technology , multimedia , engagement , 21stcenturyskills. Technology, she adds, “gives you one more way of teaching something.&#. MORE

Smartphones, tablets, and laptops had become a permanent requirement along with using technology in the classrooms by this time. Thus, replacing expensive textbooks with technology in the classroom is the right thing to do in the current scenario. Here’s how you can replace these expensive textbooks with technology in the classroom: Adopt a Subscription Model. The teachers can customize an OER and include modules that they feel would benefit the students. MORE

Aimed at providing a personalized learning experience new age technologies like artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and mobile learning will be instrumental in remodeling the K-12 publishing industry. Traditional publishers need to adopt advanced learning methodologies to meet the student’s needs. By embracing technology in the classroom, teachers are able to facilitate student-centered learning and provide a more holistic learning experience. MORE

A professor of educational technology at the British Open University, he has been an advocate of openness in education for many years, but he expresses doubts over the outcome of the battle. Openness then becomes mainstream, is adapted and adopted by the big companies. The dominant narrative now is that MOOCs are the technological solution and education is ripe for disruption. eden15 education learning Martin Weller MOOCs OER open learning Openness Technology MORE

Prominence of technology in schools, colleges and universities has reached new dimensions with the adoption of new technologies like artificial intelligence, gamification, mobile learning and more. Universities are also benefiting from technology as they are able to adopt elearning trends such as contextual learning, two-way conversational learning, using video as a means of informative content, and enhancing use of all available data. MORE

These slides accompanied my presentation during the Learning Technologies conference and exhibition held at London's Olympia on 25-26 January. During my talk, I discussed a number of possible scenarios that might result when wholesale adoption of digital technologies occurs in education and training. As a nod to the possible futures we might see, I discussed the development of semantic web technologies (Web 3.0 MORE

Compared to higher education, where debates about online versus face-to-face content delivery are still quite heated, corporations have been early and fast adopters of elearning and technology-enabled learning tools. Whereas education systems at all levels are quickly realizing the potential of MOOCs to enhance learning, corporate trainers have not yet embraced the new technology. New technologies are available that allow MOOCs to adapt to the needs of the user. MORE

eLearning Technology , March 9, 2010 As part of the Big Question this month Open Content in Workplace Learning? , The 2010 Horizon Report: What Learners Look to Us to Learn by Paul Signorelli - Learning Solutions Magazine , March 5, 2010 Technology tools that might still be on the periphery of our personal e-Learning radar screens are about to be adopted widely by those we serve, a newly released report shows. OER (9). Best of eLearning Learning. MORE

Director of Learning Technology Solutions Leif Nelson shares models of innovation, practical experience with managing change, and thoughts about where innovative teaching and technology will converge in higher education. From his research on how farmers try new ways of planting and harvesting, sociologist Everett Rogers noticed patterns in rates of adoption from early adopters to laggards. Why do people adopt new innovations? MORE

Let us address the technology aspect. Reusing eLearning material (OER) from other sources or not, asks UNESCO. Three reasons why I hesitate - Ignatia Webs , September 22, 2010 Unesco is inviting us to jointly discuss OER, so if you are interested, let yourself be heard! concerning OER. Upside Learning Blog , September 30, 2010 Technology around us is evolving at a rapid pace and is in turn affecting a speedy evolution of learning technology. MORE

Aimed at providing a personalized learning experience new age technologies like artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and mobile learning will be instrumental in remodeling the K-12 publishing industry. Traditional publishers need to adopt advanced learning methodologies to meet the student’s needs. By embracing technology in the classroom, teachers are able to facilitate student-centered learning and provide a more holistic learning experience. MORE

Prominence of technology in schools, colleges and universities has reached new dimensions with the adoption of new technologies like artificial intelligence, gamification, mobile learning and more. Universities are also benefiting from technology as they are able to adopt elearning trends such as contextual learning, two-way conversational learning, using video as a means of informative content, and enhancing use of all available data. MORE