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Teachers Would Subscribe to a Proper Education Netflix | Top Edu Depot
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Web, mobile, educational trends, palindromes. Teachers Would Subscribe to a Proper Education Netflix. From Pearson recently wrote an interesting blog post called. Why We Don’t Need a ‘Netflix for Education’. I agree with most of what he is saying in that post, but still come to an opposite conclusion: we. Need a Netflix for education. It just has to be developed on education’s terms. There’s one key thing that distinguishes institutional education from watching movies:. These emotional and personal conne...
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Skateboarding as a Model for Student-Centered Learning | Top Edu Depot
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Web, mobile, educational trends, palindromes. Skateboarding as a Model for Student-Centered Learning. That’s me, doing a handplant. Based on the fashion, I guess it is mid 80s, mabe a bit after. Photo credits probably Sami Knuutila or Samuli Holmala. If you haven’t yet watched Rodney Mullen’s TEDx talk, stop what you are doing (including reading this blog) for 18 minutes, and check it out below. So, skateboarding aligns with innovating, as you saw from Mullen’s TED talk above. I’d like to...Central conce...
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Santtu | Top Edu Depot
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Web, mobile, educational trends, palindromes. When You Have Only One National Test in Your Life, Why Not Start Preparing for It in Style? Soon-to-be graduates starting their exam preparation month by driving around on a truck while throwing candy to spectators. One distinctive feature about Finnish education is the lack of standardized national tests. The first national test for roughly half of the population is the matriculation examination. Testing is nothing new to these soon-to-be graduates. They...
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On Gamification: Chocolate is Good and Broccoli Healthy | Top Edu Depot
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Web, mobile, educational trends, palindromes. On Gamification: Chocolate is Good and Broccoli Healthy. Are you familiar with the expression “chocolate-covered broccoli”? It basically refers to adding a layer of cool stuff to a layer of boring stuff. If you work with edtech & gamification. Chances are you’ve heard of it. Opponents of gamification have the opinion that enriching education with gamified elements is like pouring chocolate on top of broccoli and therefore not good at all. When thinking of gam...
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