Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Online environments can be set up to support assistive technologies such as closed captions on videos and text to speech. Extensive lecturing is not a good use of your time, or learners’ time, in synchronous online learning. At a minimum, you should break up lectures with polls or discussion prompts.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

And it’s this service that makes it possible for our system to turn a classroom lecture into a study guide. Of course, this is also essential assistive technology. The Echo360 video platform use Amazon Transcribe to provide real-time transcriptions of lectures at the University of Michigan. Source: Echo360.

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Edsurge

MAY 31, 2023

Recently, EdSurge met with field experts, all part of the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA), to discuss how they leverage edtech to provide an inclusive learning environment for all students. Starting from the initial planning stage, they should anticipate different pathways for students in the learning journey.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Unfortunately, across the board, educators have not been prepared to teach well with technology, let alone teach remotely with technology. In some teacher preparation programs, pre-service teachers are not provided with any opportunities to engage with technology in meaningful ways.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2018

But because she is legally blind, she had an added challenge of not being able to see the diagrams and notes projected in the lecture hall or assigned for homework. student at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at the University of California Santa Barbara. “I You have to advocate for yourself.”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

K-12 tech innovation is driving a paradigm shift in education, embracing interactive tools, personalized learning, and digital resources to prepare students for the challenges and opportunities of the evolving global landscape. What are the educational technology trends in 2024? How has technology impacted K-12 education?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2020

And she’s done it all while working from home part time as a university lecturer (her husband works remotely full time). On the flip side, technology caused stress in families where parents became navigators for students who could not use assistive technology independently.

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