ED 262 Research, Reference & Resource Skills

The $300 billion global edtech industry is full of promise – but its non-empirical approach has prevented true success

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Before you book a meeting, ask yourself what you what people to have in their heads (knowledge), hearts (beliefs) and hands (actions, results) that they didn't have before. The difference between a good meeting and a bad one is preparation. A good meeting has 5Ps (purpose, product, participants, potential issues and process.

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"An audience analysis is a task that instructional designers and training developers perform in the initial phases of planning a training project. Completing an audience analysis is critical because in order to communicate information effectively, you need to understand who your learners are. Depending on the project, you might have more than once audience."

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"Even though you may envision your course being much better if you could use a certain piece of media, you need to keep in mind that you can face liability issues if you don’t obtain proper legal permissions to include them in your eLearning program."

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Your digital PLN is essential to your growth as an educator--here's how to maximize it and benefit from digital and online connections

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"According to neurologists, the human brain wants consistency in its thoughts, beliefs, and actions. This is why when it has two conflicting thoughts at the same time, or when it acts upon those conflicting thoughts, it experiences discomfort."

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"If a dissertation rolls off the presses, and no one reads it, does it make a difference? It’s a quandary no freshly minted PhD wants to ponder. Yet the longform research typical to disciplines like English, history and sociology can be difficult to share and find online."

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Cheating has been studied extensively for decades and yet continues to be a serious problem in higher education. This collection breaks down key research findings to explain: whether cheating has increased, why students cheat, the behaviors students consider cheating, and what faculty can do to deter cheating.

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