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3 Pillars of High-quality Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

This element of choice amplifies students’ interest in their studies as they feel connected to the material they are learning about. In an upper elementary English or history class, students may have the opportunity to decide which discussion technique to use to discuss a short story.

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‘Why Am I Just Learning About This?’ In New College Board Offering, Students Explore the African Diaspora

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The African diaspora is not taught as a standalone Advanced Placement course, but rather as a theme in AP Seminar through which students learn about real-world issues while developing skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, research and presentation.

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Hoping to Spur 'Learning Engineering,' Carnegie Mellon Will Open-Source Its Digital-Learning Software

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Physicists well educated in physics, and trained for research in that discipline; English professors learned in their language and its literature (or at least some tiny corner of it); and so on down the list of the disciplines. She has studied the reluctance that many professors have to turning to research to improve their teaching.

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