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Monday, November 2, 2015
How Technology Can Drive Active, Perpetual Learning - Jeremy Petranka, EDUCAUSE Review
That's a parting comment familiar to every professor and student. And while bookmarking a course is useful, it's also static, even limiting. Sure, the instructor issues assignments, but aside from group projects, class activities usually happen in isolation even though we know a collaborative environment expands and enriches education. What can we do? A current convergence of technology trends can help facilitate out-of-the-classroom engagement and collaboration, but also capitalize on technological infrastructures and behaviors already deeply ingrained in today's students. This starts by recognizing that technology is a core and permanent part of student life — socially, organizationally, communicatively, and academically. By embracing appropriate technology in the classroom, we can realize its potential for supporting more engaging and effective pedagogy.
http://er.educause.edu/blogs/2015/10/how-technology-can-drive-active-perpetual-learning