Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Personalized learning technologies can, ironically, make the learning experience less personal, less human. Despite my criticisms and sour experiences , I don’t believe that all education technology is bad. Does the technology help to minimize complexity? Learning also needs to transfer to authentic contexts.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Hatcher’s commitment to providing equitable opportunities for all students, including those with diverse needs, led him to offer services that cater to both traditional and online learning environments, recognizing that some students require different support structures for academic success.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

Virtual meetings 1 or 2 times per week can help students feel connected to their teachers and classmates, but it is helpful to make them optional, due to potential time differences or internet accessibility issues. Most important to online and distance education is a culture of kindness, interaction, and responsiveness.

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Assignments Learning Schools Quizzes 191

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

The tool, called Flipgrid , is based on a simple idea—that people on a team (or in a class) might want to share short videos within their group but not with the whole internet. In joining Microsoft, Flipgrid will retain its distinct brand, culture, and team focused on amplifying the voices of all students,” said the news release.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

It’s part of a larger collaboration between Ohio State and Apple, which also seeks to “integrate learning technology throughout the university experience,” an iOS design laboratory and opportunities for students to learn coding skills to make the ready for a career in the “app economy.”

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Laboratory Students Study Motivation 119

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Today, over 2.9

Gamification 360

Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 360

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Whatever you decide, being upfront about your expectations can foster a culture of trust between you and your students, and it might even deter students from using the tools in ways that you do not allow them to. Consider, for example, that many of the popular GenAI tools were designed by stealing tons of copyrighted data from the Internet.

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

We typically talk about the “last-mile” – the connection between the larger Internet network and neighborhoods and communities. 5G can provide a cost-effective way to deliver fiber-like Internet speeds to schools, through Fixed Wireless Access (FWA). –Amy Gulley, M.Ed and IDA Certified Dyslexia Specialist.

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Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Languages 297

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

This trend is likely to continue; experts at IBM have hypothesized that knowledge could double every 12 hours as the internet of things grows. Not only does this mean knowledge itself is expanding exponentially, but that the knowledge and skills we learned in the past and count on in our lives are becoming obsolete at an increasing rate.

Education 133

Education Knowledge History Science 133

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Whatever you decide, being upfront about your expectations can foster a culture of trust between you and your students, and it might even deter students from using the tools in ways that you do not allow them to. Consider, for example, that many of the popular GenAI tools were designed by stealing tons of copyrighted data from the Internet.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Now that the most urgent phase of the crisis is past, learning technology leaders can assess how to implement technology that both prepares them for the next emergency and better supports students’ everyday learning needs. Programs use data to help identify learning behaviors and styles which provide better results.

Learning 363

Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Languages 363

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Today, over 2.9

Gamification 130

Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 130

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Jessie Woolley-Wilson, CEO of DreamBox Learning Jessie Woolley-Wilson (CEO, DreamBox Learning): In the past, educators were focused on how to get more devices in the classroom. But we’ve learned technology alone does not drive higher achievement. Technology must support and empower better teaching and learning.

Internet 202

Internet Attention Beliefs Culture 202

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2021

Helping Students Address Digital Inequities Student access to on-campus resources such as computer labs and the internet will likely continue to be limited for the foreseeable future, so many learners will rely on personal devices and at-home internet access. Ask for feedback from students about the online climate.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

At higher education’s biggest IT conference, Sugata Mitra described how small children can inspire the future of learning. He concluded his keynote with a calling for learning to be designed around three principles: a curriculum of questions, not facts; a pedagogy that encourages collaboration and use of the internet; and.

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Syllabus Instructors Internet Languages 141

eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2025

COVID had already killed thousands of people in other countries and was spreading in the United States when a top federal health official said schools should prepare to offer internet-based teleschooling in case they had to close for a period of time.

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