INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Eileen Rudden, co-founder of LearnLaunch, reflects on the state of entrepreneurship and ed tech - with anticipation for LearnLaunch's annual conference in Boston on February 28th. 


Incubating #Edtech | Harvard Graduate School of Education

Julie Young, president and CEO of Florida Virtual School, examines the history and growth of the first statewide Internet-based public high school in the United States


The Internet-Based Public High School | Harvard Graduate School of Education

Justin Reich, adjunct lecturer on education at HGSE, reflects on the design process of his new course, 'Massive: The Future of Learning at Scale.'

Examining the 'M' in MOOC | Harvard Graduate School of Education

It’s time for Family Matters, and this week we would like to focus on something that this station has already discussed quite a bit around the start of the school year – the issue of technology in education.

In an ideal world our schools would all be stocked with the very latest apps and gadgets to help make learning fun, effective and engaging – but of course, our education system is a very far cry from a perfect world.   So what are the possibilities and realities of using technology in the classroom?

I have two guests joining me today to talk to us about this, and we’d welcome your calls on how you think technology could be better used in our schools, or perhaps your experiences on what your child’s school is doing in this regard.

GUESTS:
1) Alan Goldberg, an education specialist with DigiCape
2) Graeme Bloch, educational analyst and development activist, visiting adjunct professor at the Wits School of Governance

The advantages of introducing technology in education

The potential uses of technology in education, today with a specific focus on special needs education. We’re going to be chatting about a new online language development program which is being tested in some special needs schools, including talking to parents and teachers of autistic children who have benefited from the programme

Khuluma Education is the company which has bought the system to South Africa. 
Great pleasure to welcome their operations director for Special Needs Education, Naomi Botha to the studio.  Also with us for the first part of the interview are teachers Anzelle Smit and Christine van der Merwe from the Vera School for learners with Autism, and a little later we will be chatting to one of the parents whose child has benefitted from the prgoramme, Vasoula Bailey


The Potential Uses Of Technology Today With A Specific Focus On Special Needs Education

Stephen Ervin and Kristin Sullivan, Learning Spaces Week Co-Chairs, reflect on the future of learning spaces in education. 

The Future of Learning Spaces | Harvard Graduate School of Education

Student-Centered Classrooms for Today’s Student: Engaging All Learners Through Choice, Technology, and Innovative Practices
January 26, 2016 

Innovation in education starts with our students. It strengthens relationships, and deepens learning experiences. Student choice and technology allow teachers to build true engagement with all students regardless of their background. Our learners today live in a completely different world than we did 25, 15, or even 10 years ago. Students have access to on-demand information with the click of a button on their phones. In today's world, technology is growing exponentially, change is an expected part of our lives, and we have tools that have revolutionized the way we think about teaching and learning. Yet, on the fundamental level of learning we know that all of this change needs to be channeled for it to have a positive impact on our students and in our classrooms.
This session goes into detail on how to build a student-centered classroom that promotes authentic learning experiences for all students. Attendees will learn:
1) How student-choice fuels engagement
2) How to use technology with a learning purpose
3) What innovative teaching practices impact a diverse set of learners;
4) Why student-centered classrooms promote equity and ownership of learning.

A.J. Juliani is the author of Inquiry and Innovation in the Classroom: Using 20% Time, Genius Hour, and PBL to Drive Student Success and currently works as an Education and Technology Innovation Specialist at Upper Perkiomen School District (PA). He’s previously worked as a K-12 Technology Staff Developer overseeing a 1:1 initiative, and as a middle and high school English teacher at Wissahickon School District. A.J. is a national speaker on innovation in the classroom, and served as a lead Instructional Consultant for ISTE during the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools project. A.J.’s work has been featured in various publications and he is an award-winning education blogger. As the co-founder of “The Best & Next in Education” digital magazine, A.J. has worked with schools around the world to merge best practices that have worked in education with new technologies and innovative approaches to teaching and learning. He's currently running the "20% Time MOOC" and writing about inquiry-driven learning. His recent book and online course have focused on digital literacies and how student choice impacts everything we do inside the classroom. If you’d like to learn more about A.J. and his story visit http://ajjuliani.com/for more information.

Engaging All Learners Through Choice, Technology, and Innovative Practices w/ AJ Juliani

A discussion on Wearable Technology: http://21stcenteducators.blogspot.com/2016/06/wearable-technology-in-education.html

Wearable Technology in Education

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Keyboard College: How Technology is Revolutionizing Higher Education

Technology in Education

Listen to the whole episode: http://teachbetter.co/blog/2017/10/09/tbp-episode-64/

Or subscribe & download:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-teach-better-podcast/id965589233?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

What is instructional technology good for? Teddy Svoronos

Welcome to another episode of the Michaela podcast. Today we have an interview with the fantastic Cassie Cheng. Cassie describes how we use technology at Michaela. She talks about ditching powerpoint and embracing the power of the visualiser and how WhatsApp is used by all teachers for efficient communication. She also talks about our use of online homework platforms.

If you've enjoyed hearing Cassie speak why not follow her brilliantly titled blog, Cheng Reaction which can be found here: https://chengreaction.wordpress.com/

Also as mentioned in the podcast, here is a video of our Head of Science, Olivia Dyer, talking about the mistakes we've made as a school when using technology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZIgBxrndQE

No Tech Logical - Effective Education Technology with Cassie Cheng

Stephen Wolfram, CEO of Wolfram Research, reflects on the evolving role of computational literacy and AI in education.

AI and Education

Video games used to be a distraction, but now some educators and designers say that video games have real educational potential. We explore what happens when video games are homework.

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