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EdWeek Smart Ed-Tech Strategies for Tough Times
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teach42
- Welcome to the live blog!
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- Susan Patrick is the opening keynote. President and CEO of National Assciation for K12 Online Learning
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- Topic: Future of education in the US. Not an easy topic to tackle.
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- Three I's: Innovation. Individualization. Interoperability.
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- Why does technology matter? Referring to disrupting class. Putting technology on top of existing systems is more difficult to sustain in the long run. Looking for things that fundamentally change the model.
8:51
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- Economic Global Reform Report on competitiveness, US fell from #1 to #2 for the first time in years.
http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Global%20Competitiveness%20Report/index.htm
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- US spends more money per pupil than any other country besides Switzerland. Around 10K per year.
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- Virtual education is going to fundamentally change things, especially in countries that are facing tough economic issues, like water defeciency problems over time.
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- In Canada they've started digital content banks, online learning programs for students in distant areas, and training new teachers to teach online.
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[Comment From djakes]
Good morning
8:56
teach42
- Morning! How goes?
8:57
[Comment From djakes]
Fine, wish I could have made it down there, too busy
8:58
[Comment From djakes]
Online digital content banks-shes talking about learning objects like at
Merlot.org
8:58
teach42
- Not familiar with that. Will have to check it out.
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[Comment From jrichardson30]
Moving towards teachers being master learners/facilitators and not content keeps/dispersers. Seems like we get it right in elem but as kids move up in our sys, teachers' roles change.
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