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UTAH SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS PROVIDE MODEL FOR EXPANDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

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9, 2021) – Education changes lives. Utah Education Landscape. It works exactly as the Statewide Online Education Program was intended, giving students the chance to take world-class courses in a way that best fits their needs.”. At Juan Diego, every class is now a blended online learning class.”.

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Online Teaching Is Improving In-Person Instruction on Campus

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Even back in 2001, an in-depth study of an online-education effort at the State University of New York reported that most faculty who taught remotely found the techniques they discovered online positively impacted their campus instruction when they returned to the classroom. It’s a message I’ve been arguing for a while.

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Does Online Education Help Low-income Students Succeed?

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For a couple of decades, I championed online learning for its ability to uproot entrenched ideas in education, especially by engaging students in active learning, a pedagogical style rarely practiced on campus. One headline in The New York Times summed-up the findings: “Online Courses Fail Those Who Need Help.” Or so I thought.

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In Elementary School, Many Teachers Have a Shaky Grasp of Math. Can Preparation Programs Change That?

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In elementary school especially, teachers often carry math fears picked up during their own education. Its a step in the right direction, says Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, an associate professor of education at the University of Southern California. Its why some instructional coaches have taken on the label math therapist.

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Will Hybrid Teaching Stick Around as the Pandemic Fades?

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“For example, this morning I taught a web design course, and one of my students has epilepsy, and he said, ‘I can feel something coming on so I better not come out today,’” Blythe says. But not every educator who tried hybrid teaching of some kind during the pandemic has continued it. Will their efforts succeed?

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?Online Courses Shouldn’t Use Remote Proctoring Tools. Here’s Why.

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In fact, when the option between taking a course online or in-person is provided, studies show students are more likely to stay in college. The goal of increasing online and blended course offerings is closely aligned to campus goals of improving student success.

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What Faculty Need to Know About ‘Learner Experience Design’

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Somewhere between our collective obsession with predictive analytics and infatuation with adaptive learning, higher education wonks and practitioners are making time to deconstruct the quality attributes of online courses. New technologies promise a more adaptive and personalized learning experience.