Get ready to be inspired by the groundbreaking presentation titled "Achieving M.O.D.E.L.S. of Excellence"! This masterpiece is the result of my thesis project, which earned me an honorary doctorate in education from the prestigious T.O.C.A. Consortium of Global BPOs in EdTech.

After devoting 35 years to the field of education and working across the globe, I am beyond grateful to share this framework with fellow educators and learners. This presentation is not just a culmination of my life's work, but a revolutionary guide to help you achieve excellence in every aspect of your academic and professional journey.

To be recognized with an honorary doctorate is truly an honor that humbles me to the core. Join me in celebrating this achievement and let's strive for excellence together!

An alternative introduction to the chapter "Adapting and Living Together" - explained with Vamipres! It sits within the Ecology and Environment topic of the virtual school GCSE Biology. Teachers can choose which engagement video is better for their own uses and students.

Students use media and technology to develop new forms of learning experiences in schools, workplaces, and informal settings. Students participate in a range of new and ongoing projects that hone understanding and skills in learning science, instructional design, development and evaluation.

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MAIN AIMS OF THE MODULE: To achieve an understanding and practical experience of key principles, methods and theories in the area of educational software.
LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE: The module provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:
1) Obtain understand of major learning principles, theories, and approaches
2. Identify key factors of successful educational software design and deployment.
3) Apply theories, principles, and approached into an appropriate design of educational software system.
4) Establish an appreciation of state-of-art developments in the area of educational software design.
MAIN TOPICS OF STUDY: The main topics of study considered in light of the above learning outcomes are: ‰ Educational Principles Design of educational software such as electronic instruction manuals, serious gaming, VR training, drills, and tutor agents and tutorials ‰Educational software for specific learners such as children, elderly, mentally or physically challenged individuals ‰CEvaluation of education software.

In this first episode of the Sustainable Funding Vlogcast for Media, Educators, Technologists, and Creators in general, we speak to one of the founders of Elementari (https://www.elementari.io) - Nicole Kang - about Elementari funding solutions that they've been using and the sustainable funding model that they are working to build for Elementari.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we live and work, and education is no exception. In this professional learning activity, you will explore how AI can impact world language instruction and how it can be used to support student learning.

This resource includes multiple lesson plans developed by Washington State teacher John Zingale and can be taught as part of in-person, hybrid, or remote instructional settings. The core content areas include social studies, civics, and media literacy and are designed for use with students in grades 6-12. Additional integrations include ELA, world languages, mathematics, physical education and science. These lessons integrate both state and national civics instruction using project-based and collaborative learning strategies. Features of these lessons include:student researchcollaborative learningdigital learning strategieslateral readingdesign and creation of infographicsTo support these lessons, additional resources are provided to help educators and families with understanding and teaching information and media literacy to young people. Resources include:introductions to media literacyeducator guidesparent guidesstudent learning standards

The LIFT Framework is an asynchronous self-paced professional learning path designed to allow any educator to build expertise to lead, teach, and support their peers to innovate instruction and effectively use digital tools and adapt to rapidly changing and dynamic learning environments. Educators integrate research-based instructional practices including reflective professional collaboration, inclusive instructional design, social and emotional learning and culturally-responsive teaching. Developed in Washington State as an open education resource (OER), the LIFT Framework can be used and adapted without cost to educators and schools.

An example learner plan of a software company with a performance gap of 5%.

This lesson goes through how to analyze evidence and reasoning within an argument. It shows how to determine the relevancy and usefulness of evidence. It also shows how to evaluate reasoning to determine whether it is accurate. The lesson shows 1 Kahn Academy video on the subject and 2 examples.

OpenClass is a free learning tool for building mastery-based assignments that follow a research-based format to optimize knowledge retention for learners. I (Laura Neser) have partnered with them to provide a set of 17 non-punitive review assignments around our textbook content that you can easily incorporate into your classes.
**As of spring 2024, an additional set of 17 short quizzes has also been developed through OpenClass and is available at the same URL already linked for this resource.

Instructions: You can clone the review assignments for your own use via the URL link (click the "Clone this class" button at the top of the page to set up a free account with the assignments).

Please feel free to reach out directly with any recommended edits (or possible errors) in the OpenClass assignments (neser@vt.edu). Thank you for reviewing and/or adopting this textbook and I hope this free resource is useful to you!

This document highlights privacy and equity considerations that emerge when students are required by districts to use video in online classrooms and explores alternative ways to measure student engagement that account for these concerns.

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Materials below are selected for a graduate level course, CSE 619: Big Thinkers in Educational Technology. The course is intended for MS: Education: Educational Technology students. The goal of the course is to provide students a chance to read, study, discuss, and write about one or several currently popular topics or concerns regarding the use of educational technologies. Sometimes these are new issues, like MOOCs or the Internet of Things. Other times, the issues are long standing, such as Internet security, student data and privacy, what EdTech actually is, or emerging ways to use educational technology.

This course is broken down into several component parts. These are meant to emphasize skills of reading, writing, analysis, and multimedia composition as well as writing a graduate level paper. For the first eight weeks of the course, students read, review, present, and discuss the four books or curated selection of articles. Each book is given two weeks. In the first week there is a short reflection and discussion; in the second week there is a longer, more focused analysis and discussion. One or two of the responses or analyses are expected to be presented in audio, video, infographic, or PowerPoint/slide format. The goal is to not only integrate their technology skills, but to provide students a chance to express their understanding in different modalities and work towards understanding how digital composition impacts communication. In addition to interacting with other students’ posts and sharing their learning, students are also expected to locate and share five resources relevant to the readings. Ideally, this helps give breadth and depth to their readings while potentially locating sources that they can use in their final paper.

Students’ final papers are usually used, albeit in an improved form, as part of their graduating portfolio. I also encourage students to submit their strongest work for publication in open, accessible journals like Hybrid Pedagogy.

Since different people teach this course, this collection of resources is meant to suggest a set of common resources for faculty to integrate into their courses while allowing them to personalize themes and emphases. Hopefully, faculty will also add materials to this content as well.

If you have suggestions or additions, please contact me.

Technology can be a powerful tool for supporting the language and academic development of ELLs. In this learning activity, you will explore various technology tools and resources that can be used to support ELLs in the classroom.

These easy-to-use guides have been crafted by teacher librarians to help K12 educators select and effectively implement commonly-adopted digital learning tools in Washington State. Specifically designed for classroom educators, this resource bank provides links, support and guidance for the effective use of over 20 digital learning tools already in use in many classrooms and schools across the state. 

Let me introduce you to ZOOM Meetings. This is a video conferencing platform with customisation that suits online classes. Teachers can do a lot even by using its free account which offers 40 minutes of the online session in one go.

Please remember that your reluctance is of no value to you. If you do not want to take your face, your voice can also be there as you can stop the video. Use the name of the next speaker when you close your virtual speech in video conference so that the other one can start. It will avoid the abrupt overlaps of speakers.

It is possible to use Zoom on Desktop with Webcam/Laptop or the smartphone you have. Install the Zoom Application for your desktop version or use the App for the phone. Using the Desktop version, you can schedule the meetings with ease and can also record the whole meeting being the Host. It is possible to share the screen or a particular window/screen with the students. You can join a meeting using the Application if someone else is hosting it.