Our weekly #edtech / #edchat recap focuses how active learning improves student performance and outcomes, on the classroom of the future, and how the role of the college professor is poised to change. Check out the top articles that passed through our Twitter newsfeed in the past week.
According to the 2012 Program for Student Assessment, students in the U.S. rank 27th among 34 developed countries in science and math. Research has shown that students learn best in an engaged, active learning environment. To close the achievement gap between the U.S. and the rest of the world, hands-on, active learning needs to be embraced in the classroom. Read the full article here.

A recent study found that student outcomes improve dramatically in STEM classes where instructors “do practically anything other than lecture. Failure rates decline by almost half a standard deviation and the improvement in exam results is statistically significant.” Bottom line: active learning methods and dynamic learning spaces work. Read how technology and new active learning spaces are combining to redefine the role of the college professor.

Finding better ways to look at learner data, creating partnerships between students, instructors, and IT professionals (just as they are doing at the University of Cincinnati), and redesigning the learning environment are among the many factors that combine to create a successful blended learning environment. Read how a tenacious group of teachers are rolling up their sleeves to blend teacher-led instruction with online learning.

Could you have imagined how the flip phone of the 1990s has morphed into the smartphone of today? What about the classroom? Can you imagine what that might look like in the classroom of the future? If you believe this writer, such a classroom will include 3D imaging technology and will continue to extend the opportunities for learning beyond its’ 4 walls and the borders of the traditional campus.

Flipped classes, blended and distance learning are all made possible through active learning and lecture capture technology.

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