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I am always kind of leery of these types of surveys: Do they actually measure what is happening? Who were the respondents? Was it made FOR the company, or was it made WITH the company? I any case, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt recently released a survey of 1000+ educators on their current confidence, especially about Ed tech. Here are some of the findings: Almost all educators surveyed (97%) use some form of digital content, with over 50% using apps/websites/digital games in classrooms; 58% of educators are either "very" or "somewhat" concerned about student data privacy; Teachers and administrators have differing perceptions on key issues, including online assessment and adaptive learning activities in classrooms; Only 41% of teachers feel positive about the teaching profession, while 23% of teachers with less than 10 years of experience plan to leave the field in the next five years. Link here

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What College Students Drink While Studying Infographic The What College Students Drink While Studying Infographic shows what college student prefer to drink when they are preparing for finals. In particular, in a study by TextbookRush.com of over 2000 college students, water was selected as the drink of choice by 26.0% of all students studying for finals, followed by coffee at 24.3% and pop/soda at 11.6%. At the other end of the spectrum, milk came in dead last for both genders at 1.5% for each.There were some significant differences between females and males responding to the survey. Water and coffee were the top two options selected by both genders. However, tea was #3 for females, favored by 12.7% compared to males at 8.2%. Pop/soda was #3 for males with 9.9%. Alcoholic beverages stood out in the survey results comprising 10.6% of all responses. Liquor: 4.2%, Beer: 3.4%, Wine: 3.0%. Alcoholic drinks were chosen by males at more than 2 to 1 ratio to females: 17.8% vs. 7.9%. However, among alcoholic drinks, wine was favored by females 3.7% compared to males at 1.5%.The results on energy drinks were perhaps surprising with only 5.9% of all students choosing that category. Kasey Marquardt, a certified Health and Fitness Specialist through the University of South Florida, says "Water is always the best option. Not only does it keep your body and brain hydrated, which promotes more effective studying and brain function, but it will help keep fatigue levels low which can improve effective studying time. Coffee and tea may be slightly dehydrating. The caffeine will give you a small boost of energy but may make you crash later; effective studying will be nearly impossible when you feel the crash". Via: www.textbookrush.comThe post What College Students Drink While Studying Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

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(via https://soundcloud.com/user226256928/shawn-gross-usd-mobile-technology-learning-center?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=tumblr) Shawn Gross, Director of Technology and Innovation talks about 1:1 programs in districts and the issues many districts have when they try an ed tech initiative. Shawn Gross’ educational training, public policy involvement, and his private sector education technology experiences position him as a digital learning thought leader in mobile learning. Through his efforts to identify optimal uses of technology to increase student achievement, Mr. Gross designed, developed and implemented the 1st US mobile learning initiative in K-12, Project K-Nect. Mr. Gross assembled a team of experts comprising software developers, curriculum specialist, curriculum developers, professional development staff and education researchers in order to achieve the goal of demonstrating the efficacy of utilizing mobile devices to increase student achievement. In addition to the development, implementation and management of Project K-Nect, Mr. Gross was responsible for launching the 1st US Mobile Learning Conference. Mr. Gross continues to provide both domestic and international guidance to ensure the full proliferation of K-12 based mobile learning. Mr. Gross is the Director of Technology and Innovations for the Mobile Technology Learning Center at the University of San Diego.

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A number of University of Plymouth projects (the 3 OER projects, Pineapple and Building Capacity) will be presenting at this event. JISC RSC South West Project Expo Event 2011 Taunton Rugby Club, 6th April 2011 -PROGRAMME NOW AVAILABLE- JISC is at the heart of UK Further and Higher education, driving the innovative use of technology to support the sector’s activity and its competitiveness globally. The sustained, managed and strategic nature of our activities means the resulting impacts far outweigh the initial investment. All our successes and achievements are realised as a direct result of our ability to drive innovation within the sector through research and development. Put simply, UK academia would not enjoy its worldwide recognition for excellence without JISC. Within the South West, JISC have funded a plethora of Innovative projects in a multiplicity of diverse areas, ranging from Business and Community Engagement to Improving the sustainability and environmental credentials of Institutional Information Communication Technology. The expertise gleaned from these experiences is invaluable; Such insights often prevent other Institutions making expensive and demoralising mistakes when they undertake similar ventures, and also serve to inspire other prospective innovations. The JISC Regional Support Centre South West will therefore be presenting a major "expo" event on the 6thApril, where project teams from around the region will disseminate on their outputs and experiences.  Additionally, valuable networking opportunities will be incorporated, allowing delegates to mix with project and JISC staff. There will be 3 strands of activity running concurrently on the day: Teaching and Learning/Research Open Educational Resources Partnerships The programme for the event, along with short abstracts, is now available .  There are a few blanks, but  wanted to get this out ASAP so you could see the range and diversity of projects being expounded upon.  The event will take place at Taunton Rugby Club on the 6th April.  Online booking is available now; You will just need to make a general booking at this juncture, and be asked to select session choices in due course.  In the meantime, if you have any queries about the event, please contact Daniel McCaffrey, eLearning Adviser-Higher Education at JISC Regional Support Centre South West:danmccafrey@rsc-south-west.ac.uk Attendance at the event is £50 all day. You can book online now at: http://www.rsc-south-west.ac.uk/index.php?p=14 Please come along and allow your Institution to benefit from the JISC funded experiences of others.

As Quincy Jones once remarked, "I’ve always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, "Ain’t that the truth." That said, Edu-fun Friday is a series devoted to adding some humor to the lives of teachers who visit this blog. After all, there’s nothing better than ending the week on a positive note! Plus, do we have the best topics to provide us with some comic relief or what? I don’t know about you, but during my first week back in the jungle, I’ve seen more hashtag responses to questions than ever before! I have to admit they’ve been pretty #creative and #hilarious. I guess it’s a just a #realitycheck that #digitalnativesruletheworld. Here’s to a most excellent year! You have the power to make it the best one ever—for you and your students—so let the good times roll! #inspire #motivate #succeed

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