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“7 Things You Should Know About…”



November 11, 2014

EDUCASE is an association that promotes the use of ed-tech in higher education. One of its wide-spread initiatives is its informative series: “7 Things You Should Know About…”

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What is the series about?

 

In this series of short PDF documents/reports, they explore various ed-tech topics and terms that higher education teachers need to know about. Without going into jargon that could be hard to understand, they briefly explore each topic by answering 7 questions:

  1. What is it?
  2. How does it work?
  3. Who’s doing it?
  4. Why is it significant?
  5. What are the downsides?
  6. Where is it going?
  7. What are the implications for higher education?

 

Samples

 

Exploring the “7 Things You Should Know About” series could help you stay up to date and informed about many trending topics that you’d definitely hear about at HCT, and most probably need to be vaguely familiar with, at least. Some of their interesting reports are:

7 Things You Should Know About Badges (PDF)

7 Things You Should Know About Connected Learning (PDF)

7 Things You Should Know About Flipped Classrooms (PDF)

7 Things You Should Know About Infographic Creation Tools (PDF)

7 Things You Should Know About Games And Learning (PDF)

 

For more information

 

To view more of these reports, you can browse other topics here: 7 Things You Should Know About

 

November 11, 2014
Professional Development, Technology
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Sebah Al-Ali

An ESL lecturer whose experience in programming and web development has made her passionate about integrating technology in her classes. She’s mainly interested in how technology can be efficiently utilized to facilitate active learning, develop interactive curriculum, and train teachers.
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