Imagine you’re an edtech company with thousands of students on your platform. You see an opportunity to make a small change that might improve their learning outcomes, so you roll it out to a group of students who don’t know they are part of the sample. Did you simply practice the same type of A/B testing that’s common throughout the tech sphere? Or rope unwitting students into being the guinea pigs of your experiment without consent? That’s the ethical debate playing out in one online educator space, a lively back-and-forth carried over from a recent workshop on educational A/B testing.
If you’re in need of creative ways to produce awesome videos for both student and professional learning, look no further. With this on-demand webinar from the Expert Webinar Series archive, you’ll walk away with a ton of tools to hook students with epic videos, engage them with individualized instruction and inform your school community about the amazing things taking place at your school.
After more than a year of struggle and stress, many educators are hungry for a return to normal. But what are they really going back to? Copious research shows that in education, what’s familiar and comfortable isn’t always the same as what’s equitable and effective.
The ISTE Standards for Educators Leader Standard 2b states: Advocate for equitable access to educational technology, digital content and learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students. Hear how Jorge Valenzuela, through working on the requirements for ISTE Certification, is using the ISTE Standards to help him be more inclusive of all learners in his classroom and the professional development sessions he facilitates.
Long before the advent of personal computers, inventors and researchers created what they called “teaching machines” in hopes of revolutionizing education. Some of these creations date back to the 1920s, and were made from wood and brass. Yet today’s edtech leaders often ignore this history.
Practical Resources to Guide You Through a Time of Transition With The Edtech Coaching Primer, you’ll develop the strategies and structure you need as an edtech coach to focus on the coaching, professional development and focused support that can lead to real change. Plus, check out our Learning Unleashed “special report” episode, “Silver Linings in the Pandemic, Myths Shattered, and Inspiration for the Next School Year,” for great tips and insights from several ISTE authors, recorded at ISTE20 Live. (All episodes available wherever you get your podcasts.)
Higher-Ed Instructional Designers and Leaders: Expand Your Professional Network With ISTE Loop ISTE Loop is a powerful professional networking platform that matches educators with colleagues they haven’t met yet for one-on-one video chats. It’s like running into someone new at a conference and finding out that you share all sorts of professional interests, but it runs right from your inbox. ISTE maintains two special Loop cohorts for higher-ed instructional designers and leaders: If that’s you, fill out this form to join your community!
Check Out the Latest From ISTE Seal of Alignment Awardees ISTE’s Seal of Alignment program recognizes resources with proven alignment to the ISTE Standards. CodePKU has renewed its Seal of Alignment with the ISTE Standards for Students. Microsoft Fundamentals and Microsoft Office Specialist have earned Seals of Alignment with the ISTE Standards for Students. Learners Edge has expanded their alignment to the ISTE Standards for Students after additional review.
The ISTE Job Board features edtech job postings from around the United States. Could one of these be the perfect opportunity for you?
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