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MindMup: Browser-based, free, easy and open source mind-mapping

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See on Scoop.it – EdTech 2.0 MindMup is a web-based mind mapper that you can use free, with no limit on the number of maps.  It supports multi-user, simultaneous access and, if you’re using MindMup’s free storage or…

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Why Schools Are ‘Blending’ Learning

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See on Scoop.it – Blended Learning Lab Judy Beard, principal of Whittemore Park Middle School in Horry County SC, was so convinced that she had to implement “blended learning” to help her students achieve the common core that…

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Instructional Systems Design Infographic

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See on Scoop.it – Blended Learning Lab The Instructional Systems Design infographic begins with the supporting instructional design theory basis and displays the depth of the instructional design profession’s art and science. See on elearninginfographics.com

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Disrupting the Space-Time Continuum: Competency-based Learning Explained

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See on Scoop.it – Blended Learning Lab In short, competency-based learning allows more students to obtain the real skills they need, in less time, and with what would seem to be greater chance for success. Competency-based learning allows…

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Blended Learning and Teaching Profession Infographic

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See on Scoop.it – Blended Learning Lab Blended learning can create new career opportunities and improve conditions for teachers. As student roles evolve within a more personalized, tech-rich learning See on elearninginfographics.com

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20 Questions To Guide Inquiry-Based Learning

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See on Scoop.it – Blended Learning Lab During our research for the phases framework, we stumbled across the following breakdown of the inquiry process for learning on 21stcenturyhsie.weebly.com (who offer the references that appear below the graphic). Most helpfully, it offers…

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Two Case Studies: How Connected Educators Can Transform Schools

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See on Scoop.it – Blended Learning Lab Two examples of how connected educators can make a huge difference in schools.   Figuring out which new teaching practices or pieces of technology might work in a classroom can feel…

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Let the Games Begin: Students and Teachers Dive Into SimCityEDU

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See on Scoop.it – Blended Learning Lab Non-profit video game developer GlassLab is working with teachers and students to improve its new educational game, SimCityEDU. See on blogs.kqed.org

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Degrees Based on What You Can Do, Not How Long You Went

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See on Scoop.it – Blended Learning Lab College leaders say that by focusing on what people know, not how or when they learn it, and by tapping new technology, they can save students time and lower costs. See…

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How Digital Learning Is Becoming The Fourth Literacy – Edudemic

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See on Scoop.it – Blended Learning Lab Reading. Writing. Math. Those are the big ones, right? Up until recently, a lot of people would have probably said that was correct. But since it is 2013 and so much…

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