Citizenship in the Digital Age Infographic The digital age has introduced various challenges. Today’s students face a wide range of difficult issues that previous generations never had to think about (social media, cyberbullying, cybercrime, internet addiction and online privacy concerns). Teachers, school leaders and parents are called on to add a whole new idea to the curricula: digital citizenship. Many of the hallmarks of any good citizen from being respectful and responsible to doing what’s right - are key elements of digital citizenship as well. But students must learn how to apply these tried and true qualities to the realities of the digital age. The Citizenship in the Digital Age Infographic presents how the characteristics of a good citizen parallel — and differ from — those of a good digital citizen. Characteristics of a Good Citizen A good citizen: Advocates for equal human rights for all. Treats others courteously and never bullies. Does not steal or damage others’ property or persons. Communicates clearly, respectfully and with empathy. Actively pursues an education and develops habits for lifelong learning. Spends and manages money responsibly. Upholds basic human rights of privacy, freedom of speech, etc. Protects self and others from harm. Proactively promotes their own physical and mental health. Characteristics of a Good Digital Citizen A good digital citizen: Advocates for equal digital rights and access for all. Treats others with respect in online spaces and never cyberbullies. Does not steal or damage others’ digital work, identity or property. Makes appropriate decisions when communicating through a variety of digital channels. Uses digital tools to advance their learning and keeps up with changing technologies. Makes responsible online purchasing decisions and protects their payment information. Upholds basic human rights in all digital forums. Protects personal information from outside forces that might cause harm. Proactively limits health risks of technology, from physical to psychological. Via: www.iste.orgThe post Citizenship in the Digital Age Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

Anatomy of a Special Needs Child Infographic The Anatomy of a Special Needs Child Infographic provides useful information and tips on raising the four major types of special needs children. Major Types of Special Needs Children Physical: Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Asthma, Epilepsy, etc. Developmental: Down syndrome, autism, dyslexia, processing disorders. Behavioral/Emotional: ADD, Bipolarism, Oppositional Defiance Disorder Sensory impaired: Blind, visually impaired, deaf, limited hearing. How to identify and care for special needs children 1. The IDEA Act (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act): Students with disabilities must be prepared for further education, employment, and independant living. If a child’s strength, endurance, or stamina cannot keep up with school activities, they can qualify for "other health impaired" special education status. 2. Section 504 of the Rehabilition Act Prohibits schools from disriminating against children with disabilities. Requires schools to provide accomodations for disabled students. Students with impairments that substaintally limit a major life activity can qualify as disabled (learning and social development deficits too). 3. Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA) Schools must meet the needs of children with psychiatric problems. No Child Left Behind Schools must uphold achievement standards for children with disabilities. Core Concepts IEP (Individualized Education Program) is a legally binding document spelling out what special education services your child will recieve and why.Includes classification and accomodations. Classification: One of 13 different disability classes that qualify for special education services. Including: visual impairment, speech and language impairment, auditory impairment. deaf/blind, autism, developmental disabilities, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, specific learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral disorder, traumatic brain injury, multi-sensory impairment, and serious health impairment. Accomodations: a change in timing, presentation, formatting, setting, etc. that will allow the student to complete normal classwork. Modification: an adjustment to an assignment that a special needs child is not expected to complete at a normal level. Types of Special Needs Special Physical Needs: Allergies and Asthma Juvinile Arthritis Luekemia: Very rare Muscular Dystrophy Sight Impaired Multiple Sclerosis Hearing Impaired Tips for dealing with medical needs See if your child qualifies for "other health impaired" placement in special ed. Other health impaired (according to Federal regulation) includes children who have "limited strength, vitality, or alertness, including to environmental stimuli." Allergies and Asthma: Are the same in children as in adults, only children have less maturity and emotional resources than adults to deal with them. Tips: Explain to children what they are allergic to. Alert school personel as to the conditions and provide medicines. Work with school personel to make accomodations. Substitute another activity for recess on high pollen count days. Make sure that caretakers schedule sympton inducing activities around when a child will be in the area. Tailor coursework to provide emotional and explanatory support for the child’s condition. Juvinile Arthritis: Education is often interrupted during long "flare-ups" of juvinile arthritis. Here’s what you can do to promote healthy development. Establish an IEP or 504 plan with educators to ensure that your child’s rights are protected. The IDEA act (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) outlines a special needs child’s rights in education. If the students strength, endurance, or stamina is affected obtain a note from a physician to see if your child qualifies for special education under "other health impaired." Contact the hospital or homebound coordinator for your district if your child is frequently missing large periods of school. Frequent communication between parents and teacher ensures the teacher knows the student’s current medical status and can adapt lessons accordingly. Proper ergonomics in the classroom are particularly important for children with Juvinile diabetes Luekemia: The five year survival rate for Luekemia is 60%-80%. Over such a prolonged period key emotional and cognitive developmental stages may be reached. Key factors: Limit pain Emotional support helps with development Mental engagement is important so that recovering children don’t fall massively behind. Muscular Dystrophy Ensure your child is being worked with by assistive technologist, occupational therapist, and school psychologist. Make sure that teachers understand that fatigue, clumsy or slow movement, or slurred words are health issues, not behavioral issues. Remember your child is still a child with normal interests and dreams. Sight impaired: Seek out an assistive technologist if impairment persists after help from an eye doctor. It’s hard to learn if you can’t see! Hearing impaired: Seek out ENT’s and assistive technologists to help your child. It’s hard to learn if you can’t hear! Special developmental needs: Many developmental delays can be spotted in a child’s first year of life. Children develop at different rates, but these are the rough ages a child should reach certain milestones. Motor skills 3 months: Lift head and chest when on stomach Follow people and moving objects with eyes Grasp rattle when given to her. 6 months: Reach for and grasp for objects Roll over Sit with little support 12 months: Drink from cup with help Crawl Walk with help Sensory and thinking skills 3 months: Recognize bottle or breast Turn head to bright colors or sound of human voice 6 months: Imitate familiar actions. Open mouth for spoon. 12 months: Try to accomplish simple goals. Copy sounds and actions you make. Language and social skills 3 months: Communicate fear, hunger, or discomfort. Smile when smiled at. 6 months: Smile at self in mirror. Know familiar faces. Babble. Sing-song noises. 12 months: Try to "talk" with you. Understand simple commands. Show apprehension at strangers, affection to familiar adults. Tips for dealing with Special Developmental Needs Autism: Autism spectrum disorder ranges from mild lack of social understanding, to non-verbal Early signs: Not responding to name by 12 months. Delayed speech and language skills. Avoiding eye contact. Upset with small changes in routine. Tips: Get a evaluation as early as possible. Utilize school psychologist, and occupational therapist. Create a "safe" zone where the child can be alone and relax at home. Pay attention to child’s hypersensitivities. Dyslexia: Dyslexia is very taxing, taking at least 5% more energy to process basic tasks. Those with dyslexia have much to offer, however, with dyslexia sufferers often being above average IQ and highly creative. Early Signs: Appears bright, but unable to read at grade level. Tests well orally, but not on written tests. Seems to "daydream" a lot. Tips: Read advanced material. This engages both sides of the brain. Don’t stress the misreading of "little" words (in, i’m, none, he). They will outgrow such mistakes. Discussion, discussion, discussion. Many students with developmental delays are actually very gifted. Don’t stress the little mistakes, let them show you what they can do. Special Behavioral/Emotional Needs Students with behavioral/emotional needs are more than capable of learning, but their disabilities need management so they don’t distract themselves or the entire class. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder PTSD Anxiety Disorders Overall tips: Learn more about your students specific illness, what caused it, what type of therapy they’re attending, and so on. Learn about the student’s strengths. Pull these out. Positive reinforcement works. Set very clear behavioral rules on the entire class. Support the inclusion of all types of children and celebrate their talents. Most of all, don’t forget they’re just kids. Via: www.masters-in-special-education.comThe post Anatomy of a Special Needs Child Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

Massive Open Online Courses Infographic MOOC (noun) - Massive Open Online Course, a term used to describe web technologies that have enabled educators to create virtual classrooms of thousands of students. Typical MOOCs involve a series of 10-20 minute lectures with built-in quizzes, weekly auto-graded assignments, and TA/professor moderated discussion forums. Notable companies include Coursera, edX, and Udacity. The Massive Open Online Courses Infographic why are MOOCs so popular, how companies and universities serve MOOCs to the masses and what people are saying about MOOcs. The History of Distance Learning As technology has evolved, so has distance learning. It began with mailing books and syllabi to students, then radio lectures, then tv courses, and now online courses. 1840s: Mail 1920s: Radio 1960s: TV 2000s: Online Why are MOOCS Different Beginning with the first correspondence courses in the 1890s from Columbia University, distance learning has been an important means of making higher education available to the masses. As technology has evolved, so has distance learning; and in just the last 5 years a new form of education has arisen, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). MOOCs are becoming increasingly popular all over the world and the means by which learning is measured, evaluated, and accredited has become topic of controversy in higher education. Short (10-20 minute) lectures recorded specifically for online. Quizzes that are usually integrated into lectures. Graded assignments with set due dates (graded by computer). Large class sizes (often tens of thousands of students). TA / Professor moderated discussion forums. Letters, badges, or certificate of completion. Companies and Universities Serve MOOCs to the Masses The modern MOOC began with an open Computer Science course at Stanford, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, taught by Professor Sebastian Thrun in 2011. The wildly successful course, with 160,000 students in attendance, led Thrun (along with his colleagues David Stavens and Mike Sokolsky) to create Udacity in 2012, kicking off MOOC mania. Contoversy As MOOCs become increasingly popular all over the world, the means by which learning is measured, evaluated, and credited is a topic of controversy in higher education. Some courses have already been accredited and universities are beginning to accept transfer credit for completing MOOCs. These companies have quickly grown in size and hype, and their rapid growth has led to many questions around how MOOCs may shape the future of higher education. What are people saying? "MOOCs are just the tip of the iceberg," said John Mitchell, professor of computer science and Stanford’s first vice provost for online learning. "One of the great things about online technology is we can produce one kind of material - a video, an interactive session, an experimental laboratory that is online - and use it in multiple di!erent ways. We’re evolving our way of presenting educational material." 1. Professors Credit: 72% of professors say students should NOT earn units for MOOCs. Cons: 55% say teaching a MOOC diverts their attention away from their existing responsibilities on campus. Pros: MOOCs have the potential to greatly further the spread of higher knowledge and help individual professors gain larger recognition for their work. Some professors report having higher engagement with their students, and believe MOOCs will produce a larger number of solutions for projects and assignments, as many more students will be participating. 2. Presidents Presidents remain unpersuaded by, if not skeptical of, MOOC mania. Only 14 percent of presidents strongly agree, and another 28 percent agree, that massive open online courses have "great potential to make a positive impact" on higher education; 31 percent disagree or strongly disagree, and the rest are neutral. 3. Registrars The biggest concern remains how to keep the integrity of the student record. If a student is attempting to receive credit for completing a MOOC course, how does a university verify the student’s identity and that that student completed the assignments and passed the exams? Needs: Keeping constantly informed about the issues surrounding MOOCs will help Registrars fully support the needs of their faculty and students. 4. Legislators Legislators are primarily concerned with remedying the problems of accessibility and affordability in public higher education. Many public institutions struggle with over-enrollment in core classes necessary for graduation and MOOCs have the potential to help students complete their degrees on time. By passing legislation to permit the teaching of core classes using MOOCs, legislators and universities stand to gain huge cost savings. 5. Librarians The biggest challenge will be in supporting the resource needs of their institution’s courses. The open nature of a MOOCs course necessitates using content with open copyrights. 6. Employers MOOCs will provide new opportunities to help employers find and evaluate candidates. In the future, employers will be able to purchase access to student names and accomplishments and students can leverage their new skills to land better jobs. 7. Students MOOC courses have been met with resistance from tuition-paying students who want distinct experiences for the amount of money they pay. Moving Forward, How Will Universities Change? In the future we may see major changes, driven by the rise of MOOCs, in the way higher education institutions measure achievement, offer courses, and earn revenue. Universities hit hard by budget cuts may offload the economic burden of lower-level courses like introductory mathematics to MOOC providers to focus efforts on upper-division courses. The student transcript may shift from measuring achievement in Carnegie credit hours to instead recording competency-based accomplishments. The university structure itself could dramatically shift; lower level universities might become facilitators for online courses, hiring instructors skilled in education facilitation rather than research. What’s Happening Today Universities: Research must be done to evaluate the effectiveness and future of MOOCs. Universities are running programs with MOOC providers with select classes to test their feasibility. MOOC Providers: The companies themselves are collecting data on every interaction they have with students. The researchers behind each provider hope to use that data to support the argument in favor of the expansion of MOOCs. Coursera is using the data collected from the thousands of students in its classes to study the most effective teaching methods. Conclusion The field of higher education will see massive and constant change in the near future, and MOOCs will continue to play a major role in its rapid evolution. Via: studentaffairs.stanford.eduThe post Massive Open Online Courses Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

Cloud Computing in Education An emerging trend in the rapidly evolving technology world, cloud computing has already made a significant impact onto the modern education sector. Even though most people still find the concept quite confusing, educational institutions worldwide have embraced the new technology in most critical processes such as admission, collaboration, teaching and, of course, learning. How educational institutions use the cloud The infographic explains what cloud including really means and exemplifies its use via its three basic platforms: SaaS, IaaS and PaaS. Furthermore, some of the most popular cloud providers are listed along with the packages they offer to the educational institutions. According to the freshest reports, the number of institutions that currently use these packages are listed. This is mostly because these packages include some advanced computing services at prices that are specifically designed for educational institutions. Therefore, the cloud represents the efficient way for the sector to advance using powerful technologies. Cloud Computing in Education Benefits and Disadvantages Despite all the benefits the cloud may bring, many educational institutions fight to overcome potential difficulties related to its adoption. These are mostly related to the fact that not all the necessary application run in the cloud, security risks associated with the cloud, standards adherence, and the like. Emerging Trends in Education Finally, probably the most interesting aspect covered by the infographic is the section where the applications of cloud technology are explained in relation to the modern learning trends. Namely, the three trends that seem to have emerged with the development of web technologies are mobile learning, massive open online courses (MOOCs) and online language learning. The infographic also describes the major motivation students have to become a part of these trends. Via: www.crucial.com.auThe post Cloud Computing in Education Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

The Educational Assessment Landscape Infographic Assessments are a key component of all education systems and play a critical role in a student’s learning journey. By measuring student achievement and skill mastery, assessments help students learn, teachers improve instruction, administrators decide how to allocate resources, and policymakers evaluate the efficacy of education programs. The Educational Assessment Landscape Infographic gives a clear picture of how educational assessment works and how it supports today’s students. Assessment Measurement Is this a fair test? Does it provide the information we need? Assessments start with standards. Reliability: The stability of a test score. Can it be reliably replicated? If not, it may not be an accurate measurement. Validity: The interpretations, uses, and consequences of an assessment. Not all tests are useful in all contexts. For example, a test to measure a teacher’s ability to teach would not be an appropriate predictor of performance in graduate school. Assessment Types All of the different assessment types work together to provide a complete valid, reliable, and fair picture of a student’s abilities. Diagnostic: Assesses a student’s strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills prior to instruction. Formative: Assesses a student’s performance during instruction, and usually occurs regularly throughout the instruction process. Summative: Measures a student’s achievement at the end of instruction. Norm-referenced: Compares a student’s performance against a national or other "norm" group. Criterion- referenced: Measures a student’s performance against a goal, specific objective, or standard. Interim/benchmark:Evaluates student performance at periodic intervals, frequently at the end of a grading period. Can predict student performance on end-of-year summative tests. Question Types Multiple Choice (Selected Response) Constructed Response: A one-part question that elicits a written. pictorial, or graphic response from a student. Extended Constructed Response: A multi-part question that elicits a written, pictorial, or graphic response from a student. Technology-Enhanced: Uses technology to collect evidence that a student understands a problem. Performance Task: With more than one correct answer, these questions require constructed responses, created products, or performed demonstrations Delivery methods Paper and Pencil: Still the most prevalent. Computer Adaptive Testing: Algorithms assess a student’s performance based on a sequence of right or wrong answers, dynamically generating questions based on previous responses. Online: Via computer or a handheld BYOD ("Bring Your Own Device"). Scoring Methods Human Scoring: Some constructed response items still require human scorers. Distributed Scoring: Allows scorers to easily score items online from any location. Automated Scoring - Artificial Intelligence Scoring: Recent advances have made it possible to automatically score aspects of grammar, usage, mechanics, spelling, vocabulary, and many types of constructed response items. The Evolution of Assessment - Meeting Modern Educational Needs Today’s assessments are designed to help students achieve by preparing them with 2tst century skills, improving access, standardizing results, and increasing test-taker interest. Common Core State Standards: In the US, these standards are driving the development of the next generation of assessments, which require students to demonstrate critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Globalization: High-quality assessments are becoming more prevalent globally. Technology Advancements: Technology improves assessment quality, supports diversity, accessibility, and the test-taker’s experience. There are currently 707,250,000 pre-primary to secondary students in the world, 57,939,000 in the U.S. alone. Assessments show us what works and what doesn’t so we can create the best possible education systems for our children. They facilitate learning to help these students achieve. Via: www.ctb.comThe post The Educational Assessment Landscape Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

How a Total Learning Strategy Complements A 70:20:10 Framework Using the latest data from the 2014 Towards Maturity benchmark report and the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, this infographic shows how the total learning system tessello complements a 70:20:10 learning framework through incorporating four key technologies: Social learning platform Coaching and curation tools Learning Record Store (LRS) Learning Management System (LMS) Integrating these four components via the Tin Can or xAPI with a next-generation 70:20:10 approach, the total learning system combines informal and formal learning to improve productivity, increase value and reduce cost at all levels of the enterprise. Via: www.brightwave.co.ukThe post How a Total Learning Strategy Complements A 70:20:10 Framework Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

Higher Education’s New Normal Infographic Many things have changed in higher education over the past 3 decades. Smartphones and tablets are replacing textbooks and notepads, while large, face-to-face classrooms are becoming virtualized, personalized, and mobile. The Higher Education’s New Normal Infographic demonstrates how much higher education has changed since the days of Thriller, big hair, and mix tapes. In particular, the infographic from highlights the differences in college costs, student demographics and factors affecting work-life balance, among other features of college life, between college students of the 1980s and those of today. Technology has helped foster growth in the education world, but it has also increased the workload. According to the infographic, two out of three college students today use a smartphone for school work — a capability that didn’t exist even 10 years ago, let alone 30. The data also shows that 45 percent of today’s students will take at least one online course, whereas learning in the 1980s was confined to classrooms. More and more students and professors are embracing technology, and innovation in the tech sector will only improve education across the board. Companies, like Flat World, that are using technology to reduce the cost of textbooks and create more affordable degree options are the catalyst to reinventing the way institutions approach learning. Via: www1.flatworldknowledge.comThe post Higher Education’s New Normal Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

How To Prepare For An Online learning Program This infographic describes the concepts of online learning programs. Elearning is the online learning methodology utilizing the digital technologies. The Infographic also deals with the perspectives to be considered for the online learning programs, top highlights of the online programs and a lot more. The world of technology continues to grow and the reality of online learning has become more relevant today than ever before. The trend of Online Learning is expanding rapidly, both in scope and level of general acceptance. Online learning can expand student options, provide new staffing for hard-fill subjects and enhance power-blended learning. Via: www.texilaelearning.comThe post How To Prepare For An Online learning Program Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

The Old Way Vs. The New Way infographic Welcome to the age of hyper-parenting and pressurized schools. What can we do to return the child to childhood? The Old Way Vs. The New Way infographic explores how the common core might be affecting childrens’ learning in a negative way. The New Way: Parenting as product development Micromanagement impedes a child’s ability to learn on their own. Hyper-parenting involves wanting to give our children "perfect" childhoods. The goal is to be the best. But we’re sacrificing depth for breadth. Why? Consumerism: We want perfect teeth, perfect vacations, a perfect home, and perfect kids. Lack of Confidence: Less Children + At an older age = Less Chances to Parent Competition: Globalization means you have to be top notch to get ahead. Slow parenting doesn’t have to mean slower development, it’s just proceeding at a natural pace. Children need time to : Read Write Think Dream Draw Build Create Pretend Play = the most natural way to learn… Old Way Vs. New Way Even when you take steps to de-stress your kid’s life at home, common core threatens to destroy your kid’s childhood at school. 1. Kindergarten lesson on Frog and Toad Together Old Student Task: - Retell the story’s events (beginning, middle, and end) - Identify characters and setting Common Core Task: - Compare and contrast Frog and Toad’s adventures and experiences. - Collaborate with classmates to determine comparisons. 2. 2nd and 3rd grade lesson on Charlotte’s Web Old Student Task: - Who is telling the story? - How does Charlotte feel at the end? - How do you know? Common Core Task: - What is your point of view about Wilbur? - How is it different from Fern’s point of view about Wilbur? - How is it different from the narrator’s point of view? 3. 2nd and 3rd grade lesson on Apollo 11 (spaceship): Old Student Task: - What is the spacecraft called? - What are the names of the three astronauts? Common Core Task: What is the author trying to convey when he says,"these men are dressed for colder, stranger places. They walk with stiff awkward steps…?" What makes the voyage an important historical event? Common Core was meant to elevate higher level thinking, but simply raising the bar doesn’t help more kids succeed. By forcing a harder curriculum: Many students fall even farther behind -> Get discouraged -> And drop out The aim of common core is to increase STEM proficiencies and higher level thinking. Then why do many of America’s most well-educated parents: Home school Send kids to Waldorf schools Send kids to Montessori schools where there is ample time to play, and flexibility for children’s developmental differences? Via: www.bestmastersineducation.comThe post The Old Way Vs. The New Way infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

Different Ways Kids Play Infographic Childhood play is an opportunity for kids to have fun and experience life and gives them the learning they need in order to develop physically, mentally and emotionally. Kids enjoy playing and while doing so, they learn how to interact and develop their social skills by making friends, solve situational and analytical problems and grow further. The Different Ways Kids Play Infographic helps teachers and patents understand the types of play that kids are involved in and presents how they could truly take advantage of play. Role Playing Dramatic play: Kids take on roles within games about familiar experiences. Fantsay play: A play that involves props and costumes, as they engage in fantasy adventures. Exploration Centric Explore the properties and functions of materials, equipment and objects. Kids experiment with a tool to find out how it works. Few examples: star constellations exploration, magnifying glass viewing. Constructive Play Children manipulate and explore objects, parts and materials. Threading beads, doing puzzles, using construction sets, dress up dolls, using scissors to cut straws, paper, card, fabric and wool. Communication Exercise Play Play using words, nuances or gestures - mimes, jokes, guess the word, singing, fill in the blanks music lyrics etc. Social Play Play with social engagement and interaction with playmates - team sports, party games like musical chairs, sack race, newspaper. Physical Play Explore movements and ways to combine movements — running and playing ball, jumping, climbing, dancing, moving on an obstacle course. Competitive Play A mix of different types of play but centered to the competitive environment of the play - a basketball league for kids can become competitive, a soccer match against two teams can always become a competition. Games with Rules Children follow or create rules to reach a shared objective in a game — playing outdoor games, following child-created games with rules, playing computer, board and card games. Via: blog.afterschool.aeThe post Different Ways Kids Play Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.