Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

It also empowers students to learn efficiently on mobile devices and during flexible hours, which is particularly valuable in hybrid and online learning contexts. Learning Analytics Learning analytics represents another foundational component of the Flipped Classroom 2.0

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Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

It also empowers students to learn efficiently on mobile devices and during flexible hours, which is particularly valuable in hybrid and online learning contexts. Learning Analytics Learning analytics represents another foundational component of the Flipped Classroom 2.0

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

Trick now that sometimes takes the form of a fully online school, but that’s actually fairly rare. What we’re seeing much more commonly is students who are mixing on site and online learning. So there’s these two examples of how CTE taps into online learning. In their schedule.

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k12

JULY 18, 2025

Online school students use computer skills to access classes, communicate with teachers, conduct research, review materials, and turn in assignments. Essential Computer Skills for Online Learning There’s no perfect age to start teaching kids computer skills. Below are communication fundamentals worth learning.

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eSchool News

MAY 2, 2025

It demands fostering critical thinking, collaboration, communication skills, and, perhaps most importantly, confidence– characteristics many employers say are lacking among todays graduates. At Eastern Hancock, this preparation begins by creating opportunities for students to connect their learning to real-world applications.

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 29, 2025

These upcoming experiential learning centers, though currently highlighted for our K-12 schools, are a testament to our commitment to providing hands-on, real-world experiences that complement online learning, preparing students not just academically but also as future leaders.

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k12

JULY 16, 2025

This year, the talented group of students is creating social media content across platforms to help build brand awareness and engage our audiences around the online learning experience. We asked them what makes online school so great, and here’s what Mayah had to say. My K12 Why Why did you switch to online school?

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k12

JULY 1, 2025

This year, the talented group of students is creating social media content across platforms to help build brand awareness and engage our audiences around the online learning experience. We asked them what makes online school so great, and here’s what Madilyn had to say. My K12 Why What do you like about online school?

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

As students of all ages spend more time learning online, it’s worth asking, “How effective is online learning?” ” The answer varies dramatically and depends entirely on the design of the online learning experience. Community of Practice. Participation.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2020

Here are eight no-cost resources to keep the learning going. The Bloomz communication platform enables schools to communicate updates in real-time to parents and students; share lessons, student work and feedback; and keep the school-to-home connection strong so students learning at home don’t fall through the cracks.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2021

Maintaining efficient and effective communication with students’ families is challenging in the best of times, but it’s become even more onerous—and critical—during the global pandemic. Here are three challenges that can be solved by using a unified communications platform: Too many disparate, disconnected systems.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2020

Extron is committed to helping educational institutions of all sizes respond to the recent dramatic shift toward online learning. As part of this commitment, Extron is offering education customers special pricing and grants for its online learning solutions, including the SMP Series.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Simply engaging in conversation in the language spoken at home around shared experiences, explaining your thinking, and asking open-ended questions so your child can share their thoughts, facilitates a deeper level of communication. This builds metacognition, which is key for comprehension and reading success.

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Edsurge

JULY 12, 2021

Is the prevailing takeaway from this brutal, oppressive year a shared aversion toward online learning? The need to manage a single digitized space for teaching and learning often evolved into a shell game as they tried to bet on which moving part would contribute to an optimal learning experience, with limited support.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

In my last blog, I focused on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle of representation. I described how blended and online learning can help educators provide opportunities for students to perceived and engage with information presented in multiple modalities. Expression and Communication. Physical Action.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2020

As teachers embrace their new roles as designers, instructors, and facilitators of online learning, many are grappling the details associated with teaching remotely. It can be daunting to think about how to present information online, when and where to post assignments, how much to assign, and when to expect that work to be completed.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

It is also how we communicate to our students that we value the process over the product. Leaders looking to support teachers with self-paced online learning opportunities this summer can request a quote for my Getting Started with Blended and Online Learning and my Advancing with Blended and Online Learning courses!

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 21, 2020

It creates smaller learning communities within the larger class. It encourages communication and collaboration among students. The transition to online learning in spring happened suddenly and without sufficient preparation. Taking the Station Rotation Online. Eliminating Movement Between Stations.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Purpose Preparation Post-Conference Plan Parent Communication How do students want to use this time? What will students need to do to “act” on what they learned during the conference? How can students communicate with their parents or guardians about the content of the conference and their next steps?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2024

Online learning offers unmatched flexibility and accessibility, enabling both students and educators to manage their schedules effectively and break down geographical barriers. Online learning offers flexibility and accessibility that traditional classrooms were never capable of.

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Online Learning Education Learning Quizzes 186

Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2020

One of the primary roles that a teacher plays in an online class is the facilitation of learning. Facilitation is the teacher’s ability to clearly communicate learning objectives and support learners as they make progress toward those objectives. Communicate your expectations for participation and behavior online.

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Discussions Student Engagement Participation Students 546

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2022

Consider online instruction. At first, each new communications technology mimics its predecessor. Similarly, in their earliest days, online courses were basically lectures and readings made digital. The interactive medium was used for one-way communication, from teacher to student.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2024

Cloud security boosts online learning by protecting student data while they share their thoughts and submit their assignments. But in leveling the playing field in terms of providing access to learning resources, they also throw up new concerns from a security perspective. Why Cloud-Based Incident Response?

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Online Learning Learning Communication Curriculum 158

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Online learning has become not only a common alternative to physical classes, but a well-regarded change maker in the education ecosystem. ” If your school has an LMS, consider whether you can make the learning and teaching jobs more flexible and differentiated by providing a schedule of all work.

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Online Learning Teaching Quizzes Learning 173

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Breakout rooms are a relatively new addition to our students’ learning landscape, so we cannot assume they will be immediately comfortable speaking up in a breakout room. There may be anxiety associated with engaging in a breakout room, especially in the early stages of navigating online learning.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Much has changed since then, as the world of online learning built for working adults has grown. As an advisor at an online college, I know that adults are attracted to the flexibility of an asynchronous online learning environment and the pace of accelerated semesters.

Online Learning 189

Online Learning Instructors Coaching Mobile Devices 189

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

” I used that Chromebook to design a collaborative online station to complement my teacher-led and offline stations. I wanted students to collaborate, communicate, and create at that online station using the devices as a tool. They conducted research, investigated topics, and accessed online texts, resources, and tools.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Robust access control, authentication, data integrity, and content protection are all essential to safeguarding sensitive data and communications. Educators must not only protect sensitive data but take proactive steps to safeguard online communications. Safeguarding a wealth of personal data.

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Online Learning Learning Communication Accessibility 174

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Advocates of online learning cite flexibility and access, while proponents of in-person instruction emphasize social interaction and hands-on learning. In online learning vs. classroom learning research debates, both sides grapple with balancing effectiveness and equity.

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Online Learning Learning Learning Styles Feedback 130

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2021

Research has indicated that students with stronger self-regulation skills do better in blended learning environments. This makes sense since students in blended and online learning environments enjoy more autonomy and agency over their learning. Zimmerman, B.

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Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Learning Motivation 543

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2021

Some schools struggled to embrace the flexibility and affordances of online learning and instead attempted to replicate the traditional school day online. Others did not have the infrastructure, devices, or professional learning necessary to navigate this sudden shift online. Many factors contribute to stagnation.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 23, 2024

Students inspired by learning trends and faculty guidance have the opportunity to be positively engaged in the online classroom. The online learning environment consists of a web-based learning atmosphere where student and faculty experiences and positions are located in separate geographical locations.

Online Learning 138

Online Learning Learning Ethics Assignments 138

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

I have anchored my own research and work in the fields of blended and online learning in the Community of Inquiry theoretical framework because I appreciate the emphasis on the role of community in constructing and confirming meaning.

Universal Design 545

Universal Design Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Learning 545

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting stay-at-home orders meant that students and teachers alike were forced to shift to online or hybrid learning overnight. Now, more than a year later, educators, students, and parents have been able to reflect on their experiences with online learning.

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Student Engagement Hybrid Learning Distance Learning Students 362

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2025

Communication as a student in a foreign land depends heavily on knowledge of the language. The Ask a Tech Teacher international team has a few broader issues to think about when considering what barriers face students in foreign lands: Language: The Biggest Communication Barrier for Foreign Students? What Can You Do?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2020

Like so many districts across the country, the Greenville Public School District (GPSD) in Mississippi faced the challenge this spring of quickly pivoting to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There was an urgency in determining what existing tools could be used to seamlessly transition to our new normal of online learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2022

With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting learners across the world, we’ve witnessed the growing need for hybrid learning, an education option that combines the benefits of a traditional in-person classroom and online learning. The future of hybrid learning is bright, and the benefits are unmatched. I’ve seen it for myself.

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