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Online Teaching Is Improving In-Person Instruction on Campus

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A recent Titan Partners survey found that students are eager to participate in on-campus courses with digitally embedded exercises. Students greatly favored hybrid options, and they preferred digital course materials over print textbooks. Faculty who say, ‘I only teach on campus,’ are doing themselves a disservice.

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?5 Invisible Barriers Preventing Change in Higher Ed

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But there are a few things we know for certain: Textbook and tuition costs are too high, student engagement is too low, and students want choice in how they learn. Learning Management Systems (LMSs), the paywall around academic journals, and the reliance on proprietary textbooks, are evidence of this barrier.

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K-12 Tech Innovation News

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The proliferation of educational apps and online resources has expanded learning beyond the confines of textbooks. Online learning includes fully online courses or hybrid or blended courses (where students do some learning online and also attend in person).