eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Advocates of online learning cite flexibility and access, while proponents of in-person instruction emphasize social interaction and hands-on learning. In online learning vs. classroom learning research debates, both sides grapple with balancing effectiveness and equity.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Yet most of our energy has been focused on designing physical learning spaces, even as more teaching and learning shifts online. Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. These design choices have noticeable implications.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Wondering how to get your students upbeat about learning math? Learners achieve higher achievement scores in math One 2016 randomized study by Roschelle et al found that students attained higher achievement scores when teachers combined one-on-one attention and web-based homework tools.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

As an advocate of blended learning, my focus is on helping teachers design and facilitate learning experiences that are differentiated for specific groups of students and personalized for individual learners. These goals are hard, if not impossible, to achieve with traditional, teacher-led, whole group lessons.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

What are the main factors of student success? Teachers must build strong, trusting, and collaborative relationships with their students in order to ensure student engagement increases and to boost their student success rate. Why is student success important? What is your student success strategy?

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Do students learn better online or in a classroom: statistics help shed light. What is the success rate of online learning? While some research suggests comparable outcomes between online and classroom learning, others indicate differences depending on specific contexts and methodologies.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 23, 2024

Students inspired by learning trends and faculty guidance have the opportunity to be positively engaged in the online classroom. The online learning environment consists of a web-based learning atmosphere where student and faculty experiences and positions are located in separate geographical locations.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

This involves evaluating the most effective methods and learning environments to engage students and enhance their achievement of desired learning outcomes. As students and educators adapt to digital platforms, student engagement has emerged as a key concern in online learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

What innovations might redefine the learning environment? The Rise of Online Learning Online learning has increasingly become a staple in education, with studies showing that over 30% of students now prefer it over traditional classroom settings. You might wonder why this preference exists.

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Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 141

Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Others paid attention to the data and rising number of coronavirus cases and used their summers more wisely to design for better remote/hybrid learning and teaching than the mostly-low-level direct instruction, digital worksheets, and paper homework packets that we saw last spring. High-engagement remote learning.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Although Lightboard videos have also been useful in traditional brick-and-mortar settings for students as just in time review after classroom sessions (Schweiker, Griggs, Levonis, 2020), online learning presents a different challenge because the instructor is not available in real-time to answer questions or elaborate on difficult concepts.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 23, 2024

Students inspired by learning trends and faculty guidance have the opportunity to be positively engaged in the online classroom. The online learning environment consists of a web-based learning atmosphere where student and faculty experiences and positions are located in separate geographical locations.

Online Learning 103

Online Learning Learning Ethics Assignments 103

eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2025

Understanding your goals helps in prioritizing features that are essential for achieving desired outcomes, such as improving student engagement or accommodating diverse learning needs. This is why I always recommend first identifying the challenges you aim to solve with digital courses and setting specific objectives.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2023

Asynchronous online learning is gaining popularity with students from all walks of life to access academic programs from the comfort of their own homes. Similar to traditional classroom-based courses, one challenge students in an asynchronous online program face is fully understanding and meeting the requirements of assignments.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Instructors Fairness Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

This involves evaluating the most effective methods and learning environments to engage students and enhance their achievement of desired learning outcomes. As students and educators adapt to digital platforms, student engagement has emerged as a key concern in online learning.

Student Engagement 75

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 75

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2023

Asynchronous online learning is gaining popularity with students from all walks of life to access academic programs from the comfort of their own homes. Similar to traditional classroom-based courses, one challenge students in an asynchronous online program face is fully understanding and meeting the requirements of assignments.

Student Engagement 92

Student Engagement Instructors Fairness Assignments 92

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Although Lightboard videos have also been useful in traditional brick-and-mortar settings for students as just in time review after classroom sessions (Schweiker, Griggs, Levonis, 2020), online learning presents a different challenge because the instructor is not available in real-time to answer questions or elaborate on difficult concepts.

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Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Newark Public Schools wants to see a districtwide expansion of an artificial intelligence tutoring tool after it was piloted at First Avenue School last year, as the district searches for ways to help students catch up from pandemic learning loss. Next school year’s budget includes a $6.8

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Incorporate interactive activities Interactive activities can help keep students engaged and motivated in online learning. These activities can be used to reinforce key concepts, test understanding, and provide feedback to students. She currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at St.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Incorporate interactive activities Interactive activities can help keep students engaged and motivated in online learning. These activities can be used to reinforce key concepts, test understanding, and provide feedback to students. She currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at St.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 96

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Interactive simulations and virtual field trips bring students face-to-face with historical landmarks, famous works of art, and locations that are not accessible to the general public. These K-12 technology trends help enhance students’ engagement and conceptual understanding.

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Learning Styles Intelligence Blended Learning Gamification 285

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The flexible, individualized and 100% online learning experience is open to learners aged 18 or older who have completed 9th grade. Students can apply on a rolling basis throughout the year and complete coursework on their own timeframe. When students engage with Connect, their individual needs become clear.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Hatcher’s commitment to providing equitable opportunities for all students, including those with diverse needs, led him to offer services that cater to both traditional and online learning environments, recognizing that some students require different support structures for academic success.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

It’s a complicated question, even in the best of times—one that has been at the forefront of our daily online teaching practice and our research into the online behaviors and interactions that can have the greatest impact on successful learner outcomes. There isn’t one solution for increasing learner engagement and motivation.

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Motivation Education Learning Feedback 218

eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2015

New research offers evidence that online charter schools post weaker academic performance and struggle more to maintain student engagement than their conventional brick-and-mortar peers. The National Study of Online Charter Schools, released Oct. Volume 1 analyzed the 200 online charter schools in operation in the U.S.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Especially for students with low achievement, diagnosing what they don't know through various questions is crucial, as students themselves often don't know where they need improvement. So, what additional elements are needed to attain frequent problem-solving communication in education online?

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2024

One unfortunate consequence of the pandemic was its impact on the perception of online learning. Teachers learned quickly how teaching online is very different from teaching face to face. This was not online education, this was educational triage. From there, you can select a few or it might trigger your own ideas.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2016

Technological skills and the desire to enhance learning through the use of technology need to be an important part of the hiring process. Without these fundamentals, little can be achieved in the world of technology enhanced learning. Blended learning: There are two parts to this component.

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k12

MARCH 16, 2025

At K12, we understand how personalized, flexible online learning can make a real difference, whether students are just starting out or preparing to graduate. More than twenty-five years ago, we realized that learning should fit into life, not the other way around. Every student is different.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2018

In a survey conducted not long ago by John Vivolo, who was my colleague at New York University when I headed the engineering school’s online unit, more than half of the faculty believed that virtual instructors have no personal relationship with their students. Good chunks of it will never go online (and probably shouldn’t).

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

. –Rhonda Evatt, Health Science Educator, Anderson Institute of Technology Our education system is still grappling with the ongoing challenges of incomplete learning and lower student achievement. Encourage a balanced routine: Remind students to structure their days with a mix of study, exercise, and relaxation.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2017

[A short list of organizations includes funders like the Gates Foundation and Next Generation Learning Challenges and advocacy groups like the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) and the International Society of Technology Education (ISTE). Like the learning process itself, schools are complex places.

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Questions Learning Blended Learning Achievement 144

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The partnership enables device-agnostic access to educators and students, increasing accessibility to help close the achievement gap across the nation. EdisonLearning provides digital learning solutions, including core and elective eCourses for grades 6-12.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Students don’t typically love exams, but exams remain a mainstay in the educational arena; however, keep in mind that online courses aren’t required to have exams. On the other hand, quality assurance standards almost always require online courses to create persistent opportunities for student-student engagement.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Here’s what they had to say: The demand for online learning will continue to grow in 2022 and possibly lead to the creation of virtual schools, which would introduce new AR and VR learning processes. AR and VR, for instance, brings a fun element to a lesson and can help students develop critical thinking skills.

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Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Languages 363

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Thats why success in online learning doesnt just rely on intelligence or curriculum. With good study habits, students can thrive in virtual classrooms, perform at their academic best, and develop life-long skills for independence and focus. In this blog, well explore 17 study tips for online learning.

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Study Online Learning Learning Motivation 52

eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2021

A suite of award-winning K-12 digital resources and instructional supports, Discovery Education Experience meets the changing needs of KCPS’s diverse student population in the remote, hybrid, or online learning environment. Discovery Education currently serves approximately 4.5

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