Monthly Archives: January 2017
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How Does Gamification Affect the Learning Process?
Education is any practice that constructively modifies the way we behave, think, and feel. We as humans always have the desire to learn, regardless of age. ... -
How Virtual Reality is Changing Education
We all know how wildly popular Pokémon GO was when it first launched (and continues to be). With as many as $5.7 million spent daily on ... -
What the Heck is a Makerspace?
Makerspaces are popping up across the nation, but a startling number of educators are unfamiliar with the premise. So, what the heck is a Makerspace? It’s ... -
How EdTech can Increase Student Engagement
Students not paying attention to their teachers is an age-old dilemma. Pre-cell phones, that meant note passing instead of note taking. Today, it’s that type of ... -
Top 5 Apps for Teacher Communication
In today’s social climate, waiting for even a couple of hours to receive a return email can be considered rude. Add in the fact that parents ... -
There’s more than practice to becoming a world-class expert
D. Zachary Hambrick, Michigan State University and Fredrik Ullén, Karolinska Institute Some people are dramatically better at activities like sports, music and chess than other people. ... -
The Edvocate’s List of the 20 Best Education Systems in the World
*The Edvocate is pleased to produce its “Best of the Best” resource lists. These lists provide our readers with rankings for education-related blogs, twitter accounts, influencers, ... -
The Edvocate’s List of 20 Must-Follow Parenting Twitter Feeds
*The Edvocate is pleased to produce its “Best of the Best” resource lists. These lists provide our readers with rankings for education-related blogs, twitter accounts, influencers, ... -
Making college matter
Leo M. Lambert, Elon University and Peter Felten, Elon University Over the next several weeks 18.4 million students will be headed to colleges and universities in ... -
Disengaged Students, Part 3: The Role of Nationalism
In this 20-part series, I explore the root causes and effects of academic disengagement in K-12 learners and explore the factors driving American society ever closer ...