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PAGER FRAMEWORK PAGER focuses on shifting instructional strategies from teacher-centered to student-centered with an emphasis on technology integration. It's Not about technology transformation! It's about the transformation of teaching strategies with the support of technology tools!

The flipped classroom approach is becoming increasingly popular. This instructional approach allows more in-class time to be spent on interactive learning activities, as the direct lecturing component is shifted outside the classroom through instructional videos. However, despite growing interest in the flipped classroom approach, no robust frameworks have been developed for the design or school/faculty-wide implementation of flipped classrooms. The aim of this article is to provide a foundation for the flipped classroom approach in Spector’s (Foundations of educational technology: integrative approaches and interdisciplinary perspectives, Routledge, New York, 2016) model of six pillars of educational technology. After reviewing previous discussion of the flipped classroom approach, each pillar (i.e., communication, interaction, environment, culture, instruction, and learning) is discussed in the context of flipped learning. Using Spector’s (2016) framework and drawing on relevant theories and empirical findings, 10 recommendations are made. These recommendations are particularly useful for the school/faculty-wide implementation of flipped classrooms. As the foundational framework proposed in this article is only preliminary, further studies (e.g., design-based research) are recommended to increase the robustness of the design framework and ultimately improve educational practices.

Ed-tech is penetrating education systems around the world, and it's almost impossible to separate digital and traditional learning methods in today's times

This week, roles were flipped as Shaelynn Farnsworth and I had an opportunity to learn from John Hattie at the Visible Learning Institut...

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By David Truss

Teachers’ use of a variety of digital tools and platforms, from learning management systems to free and open resources, has risen over the past year, a new survey finds.

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I am excited and honored to be presenting at the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC 2019) in Orlando, Florida this January 2...

In this Presenter Q&A Roundtable, a number of conference presenters share their perspectives on some of the compelling education questions of today. Read below to see what they shared, and to find out what sessions each will present at FETC 2019.

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How do you know which interventions will actually work in your school? You need to look beyond the effect size, says Jonathan Haslam I’ve learned a lot from these three numbers: +0.76, +0.11 and +0.26. They are all effect sizes from trials run by the Education Endowment Foundation. An effect size is a way of

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A new think tank will investigate solutions to creating a more diverse and skilled workforce for tech jobs of today and beyond.

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1) The document outlines evidence from 700+ meta-analyses on influences on student achievement, identifying teaching strategies and teacher behaviors as having among the largest effects. 2) It finds that the typical effect across all studies is an effect size of 0.40, equivalent to advancing student achievement by approximately 9 months. 3) The document ranks various influences and finds that reducing disruptive behavior, providing feedback, and accelerating gifted students have among the largest positive effects on achievement, while retention, mobility between schools, and television viewing have some of the most negative effects.

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