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How Digital Textbooks, Tech-Friendly Furniture, and Better Data Are Boosting Engagement at Community Colleges

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When Jenny Billings piloted a digital textbook class and saw an immediate increase in engagement and retention after just one semester, she thought it must be a fluke. In many cases, the use of digital tools, platforms, and applications has helped to boost student engagement, grow pass rates, and increase retention.

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University of Michigan Turns Courses Into Games

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Gameful Design. GradeCraft is an award-winning, game-oriented LMS designed to boost student engagement and motivation. I think of it as an assessment buffet, so I put out a bunch of things that students can do and then they decide what they want to do.

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Canva Introduces Student-Safe AI Products, Customizable Lessons for Teachers, and Over 5,000 Free Classroom Resources to 50 Million Students and Teachers

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The new suite of offerings – which includes a range of AI tools, interactive lessons, and curriculum-supporting content – takes Canva from a classroom design tool to an end-to-end education platform capable of producing and teaching complete lessons with ease.

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The 6 most in-demand topics for district leaders last year

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We also received questions on various subject-specific curricula, with English language arts (at both the elementary and secondary levels) being the most popular. Secondary-level English language arts: 7.5% The most frequent queries we received centered around student engagement and attendance. Other (e.g.,