Smart Classroom – bringing learning into the digital economy

January 23, 2018

Digital is having a profound impact on education. It’s changing the way people learn, blurring classroom boundaries and transforming the jobs we are preparing people for. Smart Classrooms are at the core of Smart Digital Campuses and are increasingly being used to increase student and staff engagement, improve retention and differentiate institutions in a competitive market.The Optus Smart Classroom powered by Cisco is designed to enhance the needs of the teacher, student and institution.

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EduBrazuca

It is the site for those who seek more education. It offers the most complete specialized search of the country with updated information of courses and contents of all the modalities and levels. At EduBrazuca, it is possible to consult and compare more than 100 thousand courses per MEC grades and by site users. What's more, what people are saying about educational institutions on social networks. The mission of EduBrazuca is to be a social network for educational contacts and knowledge sharing

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whitePaper | September 1, 2022

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whitePaper | September 21, 2022

Before teachers can leverage the benefits of engagement, they need to know what it is, where it comes from, and why it’s so hard to maintain as students age. Here we review the evidence, present McREL’s definition of student engagement, and provide strategies to assess and improve students’ engagement with academics and the entire school community.

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EduBrazuca

It is the site for those who seek more education. It offers the most complete specialized search of the country with updated information of courses and contents of all the modalities and levels. At EduBrazuca, it is possible to consult and compare more than 100 thousand courses per MEC grades and by site users. What's more, what people are saying about educational institutions on social networks. The mission of EduBrazuca is to be a social network for educational contacts and knowledge sharing

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