If you are a teacher, trainer, an ELT decision maker or studying for an MA or PhD we can help to keep you informed about the latest ELT and educational technology news and research with a new collection of links every week.
The paper describes the process of developing a global education curriculum in two teacher education courses at a state university in the United States. The initiative intended to develop critical thinking from diverse perspectives about global issues, motivate trainee teachers to include global education and instruction in their own practice, and to consider identities as global citizens.
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What is digital literacy? Digital literacy is the ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and create information using digital technology (Wikipedia, 2009). It also involves cognitive skills such as: reading, writing, numeracy, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
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Academic content standards define the “what” of instruction but educators determine the “how” of instruction. The evidence base of research and expert knowledge on effective teaching and learning in the content areas provides an important foundation for educators as they identify and select effective instructional practices.
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To assist educators of hard-of-hearing students, of students of English as a second language (ESL), and of other students with limited English proficiency (LEP), whose English difficulties are often similar to the difficulties experienced by many deaf students
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Over the past few years, I have been collecting interesting Internet videos that would be appropriate for lessons and presentations, or personal research, related to technological and media literacy. Here are 70+ videos organized into various sub-categories.
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But where else might we provide an entry point to a learning journey. How about out there? How about keeping tabs on what’s going on in the wider world, and us engaging with it, creating opportunities
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Do people know more words than they actually use? And is having a large vocabulary something you learn or have a natural ability for? These are burning issues in the worlds of linguistics and education. On Monday it was reported that children in England will have lessons in formal language amid fears that some are suffering from stunted vocabularies.
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In urgent situations, the value of mobile learning is not only ubiquitous, perpetual availability, but just-in-time learning based on context aware information and guidance. Our proposed contribution is a model based on mobile-aware services that adapt to the learning environment, embracing contextual information, mirroring levels, guidance, and metacognitive support adaptable to learner self-regulation in specific crisis situations.
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This e-Primer looks at information and communications technology (ICT) for development through a gender lens. It provides a gender perspectives to issues of ICT policies; access and control; education, training and skill development; and content development, and introduces a framework to integrate gender in ICT for development and empower women.
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This is the final report for a JISC-funded study into the appropriate and effective use of social software in further and higher education. The study was carried out in a six-month period from August 2008 to January 2009. The report is intended to be read by both policy makers and teaching staff in further and higher education who are considering the use of social software as an aid to teaching or as a means of encouraging, motivating or helping to retain students.
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Looking for great cultural and educational video? Then you’ve come to the right place. Below, we have compiled a list of 40 sites that feature intelligent videos. This list was produced with the help of our faithful readers, and it will grow over time.
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For the last 2,000 years of Western culture, the book has been the ideal, default form of the written word — the organizing shape of thought, the fundamental unit of knowledge — and no one should expect the humble 140-character tweet to take its place.
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This special issue of Innovate presents a collection of frameworks, design experiences, research results, and informed opinions that seek to bridge this divide and advance our understanding of effective teaching and learning in these new environments.
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Looking for great cultural and educational video? Then you’ve come to the right place. Below, we have compiled a list of 40 sites that feature intelligent videos. This list was produced with the help of our faithful readers, and it will grow over time.
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I have learned so much over the past two years, and have tried to engage the teachers in my district in this relevant and worthwhile writing and multi-media activity. As District Technology and Instruction Specialist, I can see that this is the perfect marriage of standards-based teaching and learning with integrative technology.
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