eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Virtual education leverages these connections to provide everyone, regardless of geographic location, access to experts and high quality learning experiences. Virtual learning will play a major role in the career and technical education space by increasing access to qualified instructors and by improving the knowledge base of all educators.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Online learning has come a long way since its early champions saw it as a supplement to classroom learning. Skeptics initially questioned the viability of the new model, wondering if it would provide the right levels of support, curriculum, and engagement needed to ensure student success.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A lightboard is a large glass panel coupled with technology that allows an instructor to write or draw on a large surface (McCorkle & Whitener, 2020). Lightboards require minimal instructor training. Some lightboards can be setup to be one button studios controlled exclusively by the instructor.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2015

With that in mind, certain strategies, tips, and guidelines have been proven to help instructors begin what can seem like an overwhelming task—teaching a course without ever even needing to physically see her students. In our case, we collaborate with The Virtual High School , who we consider an online learning pioneer.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2023

“These long-time partnerships speak volumes about the relationships VHS Learning forms with Catholic schools and students,” said President & CEO of VHS Learning Carol DeFuria. “We Schools work with their students to schedule VHS Learning courses into their standard school day, just like any other course offered at the school.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

In another survey , this one from 2020, more than 80 percent of students said that the thing they missed most in online learning was being able to see and collaborate with other students and their instructors in person. One answer may lie in some of the technologies that are already making online learning possible.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2021

30, 2021 – VHS Learning, a nonprofit empowering schools with the industry’s best teacher-led online learning programs, today announced that schools in New Jersey, North Carolina, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, along with Sierra Leone, are now offering their students access to more than 250 core and elective courses online.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2023

VHS Learning collaborates with schools of all types — urban, rural, public, and private — to expand their programs of study and offer instructor-led courses that might not otherwise be available locally.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A lightboard is a large glass panel coupled with technology that allows an instructor to write or draw on a large surface (McCorkle & Whitener, 2020). Lightboards require minimal instructor training. Some lightboards can be setup to be one button studios controlled exclusively by the instructor.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2025

Instructors can monitor the chat but allow a student-driven community to converse and share. Furthermore, given Spaces is accessible outside of learning management systems (included in the Gmail interface), it may seem more visible to the – creating an informal space of class community. Online Learning, 27(1), 263-291.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Sustaining high quality online teaching and learning is best achieved through professional development derived from collegial relationships among online teaching faculty and high touch faculty support provided through an online mentoring model, the Online Learning Community (Pearson & Kirby, 2018).

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2025

Instructors can monitor the chat but allow a student-driven community to converse and share. Furthermore, given Spaces is accessible outside of learning management systems (included in the Gmail interface), it may seem more visible to the – creating an informal space of class community. Online Learning, 27(1), 263-291.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Eduverse.com is a revolutionary online learning environment providing a safe and secure ‘metaverse’ for K-12 schools. Lisa Wills, executive director of curriculum and instruction for Ector County Independent School District (ISD) in Odessa, Texas, answered these questions and more in a 45-minute session at FETC.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

Many online learning platforms, such as LinkedIn Learning and MasterClass, are indeed pivoting towards business models that look a lot like subscription-based streaming services Pandora, Spotify or Netflix. We could be pushing online teachers in a similar direction. monthly minimum wage.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Sustaining high quality online teaching and learning is best achieved through professional development derived from collegial relationships among online teaching faculty and high touch faculty support provided through an online mentoring model, the Online Learning Community (Pearson & Kirby, 2018).

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2018

Time, staffing, and training on how, exactly, to make course materials compliant were some of the top barriers a group of faculty listed at a session on online learning accessibility last week at the Online Learning Consortium Innovate conference. Among that 11 percent, an even smaller portion tell their instructor.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 16, 2022

While Zoom was the “it” word during the pivot to online learning throughout COVID-19, it is high time to consider alternatives to synchronous online classes that benefit student learning. Asynchronous videos can also increase instructor-student interactions and instructor social presence (Collins et al.,

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Through the two-and-a-half yearlong effort, nearly 2,000 instructors developed and taught 6,600 OER course sections that served 160,000 students. In surveys of 1,200 instructors, about two-thirds reported that using OER materials at least somewhat changed their teaching methods and influenced their pedagogical beliefs.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Great diversity and multiplicity of options creates dilemma for many, college technology instructors being at the forefront. Lifelong Learners: candidates’ development of lifelong learning skills which will be transferred to and extended during their future experiences as teachers or other personal or professional endeavors.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Wyzant expertly brings together students and world-class instructors. We’re excited to welcome Wyzant’s talented team to IXL and build a strong partnership rooted in a love of learning,” said Paul Mishkin, CEO of IXL. . About IXL Learning . At Wyzant, there are no commitments or expensive pre-paid packages.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Companies are encouraged to nominate the schools and districts using their products and services–this offers a chance to share success stories and impart valuable lessons learned with the education community. Tom Lamont is the Painting and Design Technology instructor at one of the top 25 high schools in the U.S.,

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2020

Along the way, we focused on five areas that we felt were necessary to serve our community of young people: Mitigate the Digital and Connectivity Divide Access to computers and a dependable internet connection is critical to delivering any form of online learning. STEM is relevant to a wide range of fields—even beyond STEM professions.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

MOOC uses new AP Physics curriculum, could aid both students and teachers. A free online course from Rice University uses attention-grabbing videos, interactive lab activities, dramatic physics demonstrations, engaging instructors and a free online textbook to help high school students prepare for the Advanced Placement (AP) Physics 1 Exam.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

As a new school year begins, a number of district leaders are scrambling to address concerns from parents and staff that their chosen online learning platform features content that is racist, sexist or inappropriate for children. In them, other examples of the troubling curriculum content are laid out.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Traditional classroom learning is now modernizing Debates remain about online vs. classroom learning Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Classroom learning remains a cornerstone of education, fostering a dynamic environment where students engage with peers and instructors in real-time.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Connecting with students shifts the obligation from the instructor working singularly to create an inclusive environment to one where the class works collectively to build the community. Instructors lead by example, sharing information about themselves, their backgrounds, and their interests, and encourage students to do the same.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2017

Email the instructor at askatechteacher at gmail dot com throughout the week and/or bring up your question at the weekend Google Hangout. She’s the author/editor of over a hundred tech-in-ed resources including a K-8 tech curriculum that’s used throughout the world. Curriculum Companion Webinars–Grades 3-5.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 22, 2016

Email the instructor at askatechteacher at gmail dot com throughout the week and/or bring up your question at the weekend Google Hangout or TweetUp. She’s the author/editor of over a hundred tech-in-ed resources including a K-8 tech curriculum that’s used throughout the world. Curriculum Companion Webinars–Grades 3-5.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2021

. – April 20, 2021 – After a rigorous evaluation, the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) has added CoderZ to its online list of professional learning programs. The list enables K-12 computer science (CS) teachers to find quality professional development opportunities and associated curriculum that fit their needs and goals.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Here’s what they had to say: The demand for online learning will continue to grow in 2022 and possibly lead to the creation of virtual schools, which would introduce new AR and VR learning processes. Literacy and Curriculum, Certified Academic Language Therapist C.A.L.T –Amy Gulley, M.Ed –Amy Gulley, M.Ed

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Because of these new technologies used in education during the pandemic, today, students who are home on extended illness-related absences, those who are traveling, or those who are otherwise unable to attend in-person school don’t have to worry about missing entire days or weeks of learning.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

With the release of AI on a broad scale and the evolving procedural policies for policing and supporting its use in online higher education classrooms, instructor hesitancy to implement AI in ethical and effectual ways is shared by many. AI can considerably improve engagement in the classroom (A. Huang et al.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

This approach improves access and learning as well when students play a role in the design of content, said some of the chat participants. Students get the best of both worlds where they can engage the instructor and other students but still have the flexibility of online work,” said White. Ed Garay (@garay) November 13, 2018.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Blended Learning. Transforming Traditional Classroom Lessons to Online Learning. At completion, students receive a certificate (or grad school credit) and feedback from certified instructors. There are many pieces to this learning platform that are unique in the education industry. Student-led Classroom Management.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

3, 2022 – In 2021, 44 new schools partnered with VHS Learning, a nonprofit empowering schools with the industry’s best teacher-led online learning programs. The nonprofit offers hundreds of unique online courses, including 24 AP® offerings, innovative STEM and humanities programs, and a wide variety of unique electives. “We

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Connecting with students shifts the obligation from the instructor working singularly to create an inclusive environment to one where the class works collectively to build the community. Instructors lead by example, sharing information about themselves, their backgrounds, and their interests, and encourage students to do the same.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2020

It helps me have a finger on the pulse of what’s going on for learners and particularly for instructor’s work in academia, in business, and in K-12 industries. It seemed to me that about two weeks ago there was a feeling of pure terror, as all of a sudden instructors of every ilk were like, “you’re going to go online on Monday.”

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