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5 Areas (Mobile) Learning Platforms Should Address
SMARTER SCHOOLS | by Michael Spencer With (or without) an impending Android Tablet boom—blended learning should address these key education issue areas. Many of our students simply don’t get the individually focused, flexible learning they truly need in what we call … Continue reading
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7 Reasons Why Blended Learning Makes Sense
SMARTER SCHOOLS | by Michael Spencer Education no longer comes in rows and textbooks, but from a combination of sources. Let’s start with a definition. What exactly is blended learning? Here’s a great, generally useful definition found on the City … Continue reading
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6 Reasons Why Students Need 21st-Century Skills
Click here for PDF version SMARTER SCHOOLS | by Michael Spencer Thereʼs plenty of talk about what to include on a 21st-century skills list, but why students need such skills is a different question. Ever since the late 1990s, “21st-century skills” … Continue reading
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Why Education Has Never Seen Better Days
Click here for PDF version SMARTER SCHOOLS | by Michael Spencer There’s a very good reason that our schools have never been in a better position to capitalize on the current state of affairs. Technology is opening the door to … Continue reading
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