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Ryan L. Schaaf

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Ryan L. Schaaf
Ryan L. Schaaf
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Ryan Schaaf is an associate professor of Educational Technology at Notre Dame of Maryland University and a faculty member at Johns Hopkins University. In the past, he was nominated for Maryland Teacher of the Year and received the Dr. Hickey Award for technology leadership. In addition, he is the author of seven books involving digital-age learning and assessment. His latest book, Learner Choice, Learner Voice: A Teacher’s Guide to Promoting Agency in the Classroom, released by Routledge, offers up a wealth of pedagogical ideas – from specific to open-ended, low-tech to digital, self-expressive to collaborative, creative to critical – to help educators discover the transformative effects of providing students with ownership, agency, and choice in their learning journeys. His text, Reinventing Learning for the Always-On Generation, received an IPPY Award for its contributions as a resource for educators. https://about.me/ryanschaaf  

Recent posts

  1. A single green apple resting on an open book against a pale cloudy sky, soft bright daylight, minimal compositionRapidly Changing the Education MindsetChanges in education since 2018: how student AI use, national test results and district plans affect what teachers decide.Nov 17 min readRyan L. Schaaf
  2. A hand touching a tablet screen as printed paper pages and book sheets fly out of it into a bright blue skyReinventing Learning for the Always-On GenerationEducators can leverage strategies to take advantage of reading behaviors in their classroomsAug 176 min readRyan L. Schaaf
  3. A teenager on a window seat at night collaborates on a tablet as glowing threads of light connect to other young people in lit windows across the cityReinventing Learning for the Always-On GenerationThe digital generations have grown up with literally hundreds of different ways to communicate.Jun 128 min readRyan L. Schaaf
  4. Streaks of bright blue and white light rushing toward the camera through a dark tunnel of fiber optic cables, long exposure, deep blue glowReinventing Learning for the Always-On GenerationVisual media in teaching: the 60,000 times claim lacks a source, while multimedia research guides how to use video.May 169 min readRyan L. Schaaf
  5. A human head silhouette in profile cut out of black card, with a bright blue sky full of white clouds visible through the head shape, black backgroundReinventing Learning for the Always-On GenerationMultitasking and learning research links off-task phone and laptop use to weaker results. What reviews show and what teachers can do.Mar 510 min readRyan L. Schaaf
  6. An open hand holding a glowing blue holographic globe made of connected points of light, dark blue backgroundReinventing Learning for the Always-On GenerationDigital learners have spent their entire lives operating at twitch speed and suffer from FOMO — Fear of Missing Out.Jan 227 min readRyan L. Schaaf
  7. A human blue eye with a tiny glowing computer chip pattern reflected in the iris, sharp detailReinventing Learning for the Always-On Generation, Part 2Teaching the digital generation: what a 2017 review found about digital natives and multitasking, and what teachers can keep from the series.Nov 2110 min readRyan L. Schaaf
  8. Abstract blue and purple light streaks forming a head shapeReinventing Learning for the Always-On Generation, Part 1Researchers say young brains are altered by chronic digital bombardment.Nov 25 min readRyan L. Schaaf
Ryan L. Schaaf

Ryan L. Schaaf

Ryan Schaaf is an associate professor of Educational Technology at Notre Dame of Maryland University and a faculty member at Johns Hopkins University. In the past, he was nominated for Maryland Teacher of the Year and received the Dr. Hickey Award for technology leadership. In addition, he is the author of seven books involving digital-age learning and assessment. His latest book, Learner Choice, Learner Voice: A Teacher’s Guide to Promoting Agency in the Classroom, released by Routledge, offers up a wealth of pedagogical ideas – from specific to open-ended, low-tech to digital, self-expressive to collaborative, creative to critical – to help educators discover the transformative effects of providing students with ownership, agency, and choice in their learning journeys. His text, Reinventing Learning for the Always-On Generation, received an IPPY Award for its contributions as a resource for educators. https://about.me/ryanschaaf  

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