Archive for the ‘K-12’ Category

Digest of Education Statistics (2018)

The 54th in a series of publications initiated in 1962, the Digest’s purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest contains data on a variety of topics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to […]

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Designing Learning for Augmented and Virtual Reality Exploring what instructional designers should consider to ensure that virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality platforms deliver the maximum learning benefit. Major points we covered in the white paper are: The importance of using traditional design models like ADDIE and SAM when appropriate but not being afraid […]

Developing Open Practices in Teacher Education: An Example of Integrating OER and Developing Renewable Assignments

This manuscript offers a reasoning for and example of integrating Open Educational Resources (OER) and open pedagogy within a teacher education course. We highlight a collaborative partnership between library faculty and education faculty and the decision points and processes we used when redesigning this course to provide an example of adopting OER and our considerations […]

Marking aids top score on teachers’ edtech wish list

A new survey has revealed that, when asked to choose in which field of edtech teachers would most like to see investment, nothing outranks aids to reduce marking time. Educational Technology

Download Report: Mobile Divides in Emerging Economies

Mobile Divides in Emerging Economies As ownership of mobile phones, especially smartphones, spreads rapidly across the globe, there are still notable numbers of people in emerging economies who do not own a mobile phone, or who share one with others. A Pew Research Center survey in 11 emerging economies finds that a median of 6% […]

Google Earth’s creation tools help students tell stories with maps

With the goal of providing students with a new way to engage with learning through storytelling, Google Earth has unveiled a new set of new tools that enable maps to be customized and organized into visual narratives. edscoop

Elsevier Acquires 3D Anatomy Content Provider for $50M

3D4Medical, a Dublin, Ireland-based provider of 3D lessons for anatomy education, has been acquired by Elsevier, the company best known for its academic journals. Raidió Teilifís Éireann reports that the deal was worth €46 million (approximately US $50.6 million). EdSurge

An Interview with Peter Smith on His New Book Free-Range Learning in the Digital Age: The Emerging Revolution in College, Career, and Education By Peter Smith

The future of higher education is one in which “adult learners who continue to learn on the job will receive both credit and respect for their informal learning” [1]. This prior learning, while not gained in the traditional sense, is the primary way for higher education to meet expectations for adult learners who have been […]

A Taxonomy of Inclusive Design: On Disclosure, Accessibility, and Inclusion

Before you read further, we’d like you to consider how you define inclusion. What does it mean to you? Please enter a brief (three to five words or up to forty characters) definition of inclusion into the Answer Garden text field below and click Submit to view a word cloud with other responses. EDUCAUSE Review […]

Learning for a Different Future: Learning in an Age of Disruption

A number of change forces are reshaping communities, organizations, work and identity. These global forces require educational organizations to rethink their purpose, ways of working and their collaborations to better serve the needs of society. They are leading to new kinds of educational organizations, new forms of learning and new kinds of credentials as well […]