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Online Teaching Is Improving In-Person Instruction on Campus

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After all, in-person was seen as the gold standard, and the question was whether that could be faithfully reproduced online. Since the earliest days of colleges experimenting with teaching over the internet, the goal has been to replicate as closely as possible the physical classroom experience.

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

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Experts question whether improving preparation programs is just a partial solution, since some teachers might not be going through them at all. Patterson also believes that blending courses that show teachers how to make lessons about math with content from the subject could also help with another issue.

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Will Hybrid Teaching Stick Around as the Pandemic Fades?

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Stuart Blythe, an associate professor of writing, rhetoric and American cultures at Michigan State University “The question that usually comes up is, ‘I don’t have enough time and I don’t have enough money.’ HyFlex is not the only way to make courses flexible, however. Which is completely 100 percent valid,” he says.

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The Number of Students Taking in Online Courses Is Quickly Rising, But Perceptions Are Changing Slowly

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Online course offerings in the United States have expanded. In both K12 and higher education options for students to take whole courses, blended courses and—in some places—entire degree programs online are more prevalent than ever. Then they will mention taking one online course and hating it.

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‘Our Technology Is Our Ideology’: George Siemens on the Future of Digital Learning

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Some people researching education technology might not spend their days wondering how their work fits into this existential question—but George Siemens isn’t "some people." Colleges are increasingly using adaptive technology in large online or blended courses to help students learn at their own pace.

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Death of a Traditional Lecture

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We can then challenge students on that exploration by asking them questions on what similarities and differences exist and why, and every student (for the most part) will likely find something different to further foster their own curiosity. This deeper exploration driven by curiosity is what education is all about, right?

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Death of a Traditional Lecture

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We can then challenge students on that exploration by asking them questions on what similarities and differences exist and why, and every student (for the most part) will likely find something different to further foster their own curiosity. This deeper exploration driven by curiosity is what education is all about, right?