During the COVID lockdowns, schools and universities worldwide relied on education technology – edtech – to keep students learning. They used online platforms to give lessons, mark work and send feedback, used apps to teach and introduced students to programs that let them work together on projects. In the aftermath of school closures, the market […] … learn more→
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Billions are spent on educational technology, but we don’t know if it works
Coronavirus: When teaching during a disaster, students need to be partners
Many universities and colleges are planning to teach most of their courses online in the fall, even though there are still many unknowns. Post-secondary institutions first transitioned from face-to-face to online learning in March, when the threat of COVID-19 emerged. Institutions brought differing levels of experience and preparedness to this endeavour. Experts in educational technology weighed in on the best […] … learn more→
Technology can help kids learn, but only if parents and teachers are involved
Educational psychologist Dr Benjamin Bloom wanted to understand how people learn. So in 1965 he and his colleagues created Bloom’s taxonomy: a system for identifying, understanding and addressing learning. They came up with a system that’s composed of two elements: thinking and the ability to apply knowledge, and then feelings and emotions. When a student […] … learn more→