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There’s no denying the popularity of the global, billion-dollar esports industry. The number of frequent esports viewers is projected to reach 297 million in 2022, more than five times the number in 2012, according to Statista. The numbers are even higher when occasional viewers are factored in, bringing the total number of projected viewers to 644 million. […]
After over 30 years in IT, change is the only constant. I love that this job brings with it constant opportunities for me to learn and grow. Unfortunately, if you are like me, the past several years have seen an exponential increase in risk, and a serious loss of sleep. I have ransomware to thank […]
Over the past 15 years, we’ve seen schools go from just starting to build ICT suites with a few computers at the back of the class, to an ever-increasing number of students equipped with tablets, and teachers using smart boards, giving life to the i digital classroom. As we enter the new decade, we’re set […]
Whether in high school or college, most of us have experienced the frustration of group work. There often is at least one student who doesn’t pull her weight, leaving the rest to pick up the slack. Then there is that person who takes over. He doesn’t allow anyone else to be heard. Sometimes it happens in […]
The Indiana Department of Education has launched a new data portal to make it easier for students and parents to access the performance metrics of Indiana’s schools. Called INview, the portal provides both general information about the state’s approximately 1,900 K-12 schools, along with data visualizations on performance metrics like attendance and academic achievement. State Superintendent […]
Theatrical activities have been used to promote an authentic learning environment. However, the incorporation of simple daily technology, like smartphones, to enable students to produce a video of their theatrical activities has not been explored in the Indonesian language learning classroom. This paper documents a video project conducted by lower secondary school students at a […]
With 99 percent of U.S. schools accessing high-speed broadband, and devices all but ubiquitous in the classroom, the question is no longer whether teachers and students are using technology, but how. On its face, that sounds like a good thing. But just as owning a bicycle does not imbue a child with the ability to […]
The latest “2019 Global Learning Technology Investment Patterns” report from Metaari declared that a “breathtaking $18.66 billion flowed to ed tech companies around the world in 2019” — the “highest in the history” of the industry, “[blasting] past the records set between 2015 and 2017 and far [outpacing] the historic high in 2018.” As Metaari CEO […]
This study examines how ethical leadership influences school effectiveness via the mediating role of affective commitment and job satisfaction. For this purpose, 306 teachers completed measures of ethical leadership, affective commitment, job satisfaction, and school effectiveness. The results supported the hypothesized positive links of ethical leadership to affective commitment, job satisfaction, and school effectiveness. The […]
As the number of English language learners in today’s classrooms continues to grow, educators must consider new ways to facilitate their learning. English language learners, or ELLs, are the fastest-growing group of K–12 students in U.S. public schools. They currently make up 10 percent of the total public school enrollment, according to research by the National Center […]
