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JUNE 10, 2020

To create a new plan, we balanced what we know about developmentally appropriate amounts of screen time with research on the importance of teacher directed instruction (particularly one paper with a title that should be on everyone’s mind as they plan distance learning: “Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work”).

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JULY 2, 2020

This online learning model doesn’t work for every child, but it is right for some. And as schools plan to reopen this fall, leaders should use this time to create high-quality distance learning options that could transform teaching and learning for the better.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

Learning loss is everywhere—and so are reports detailing the setbacks. And “non-traditional” students appear more okay with remote online learning than their “traditional” peers. Bucking Tradition in Distance Learning Get older, and online learning gets better. All in this Edtech Reports Recap.

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MARCH 12, 2020

Many K-12 schools this week have cancelled in-person classes and announced a shift to online teaching. But at least one online-learning expert thinks that's a bad decision, especially for vulnerable students. Many schools are trying to figure out if they should transition to online or distance learning during a shut down.

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APRIL 2, 2020

To advocate for and on behalf of effective online teaching and learning practices, four organizations are joining forces to establish the National Council for Online Education. Department of Education about distance learning regulations. And for-profit education in the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Without this bridge, online learning loses its meaning and becomes disconnected from in-person learning. Help teachers implement activities bridging the reality of their students' life and distance learning expectations. We do not need to recreate a full brick-and-mortar schedule with hybrid and distance learning.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

In the months that followed, many states and school districts mobilized, using federal CARES Act funding, broadband discounts and partnerships with private companies to connect their students and enable online learning. funding support for these efforts has been insufficient to close the full distance learning digital divide.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

Here, we discuss five key features that every LMS must have to deliver a successful learning experience—no matter where it takes place. Easy Access For Students As districts across the country transitioned to distance learning, it was easy to identify the number one pain point: simplified access for students.

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MAY 18, 2018

But several colleges experimenting with such programs are avoiding a tactic that other public institutions are increasingly using to boost numbers: online learning. It comes back to the design of their online course… As soon as you deliver courses that are lower quality, then students who are less motivated will fall by the wayside.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

K-12 tech innovation is driving a paradigm shift in education, embracing interactive tools, personalized learning, and digital resources to prepare students for the challenges and opportunities of the evolving global landscape. What are the educational technology trends in 2024? How has technology impacted K-12 education?

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The GoGuardian Research and Insights team today announced its comprehensive findings on the factors that create an engaging learning experience in K-12 schools, both online and in-person, in its 2020 State of Engagement Report. Because the COVID-19 Pandemic has restructured U.S.

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APRIL 8, 2020

Department of Education. It was really in the ‘80s and the ‘90s that the first satellite distance learning programs came up,” she adds, meaning students could sit in classrooms connected via interactive satellite TV. In a 2010 meta-analysis of online-learning research compiled by the U.S.

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APRIL 11, 2020

Over the past two weeks, IES has asked educators and families to share their questions about effective distance education tools. Their goal is to understand the specific challenges that teachers, students and parents have faced during the rapid transition to online learning. This is a big deal.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

For many, it seems the sudden changes in recent months—prolonged school closures, emergency distance learning and the politicization of school reopenings—have only pushed them closer to a breaking point. Even before the pandemic, teachers were feeling burnt out and demoralized.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Education technology continually examines and redesigns pedagogy in an attempt to meet the learning needs of our students. But rarely do we apply this same level of commitment and creativity to the learning experiences of educators. Prior to OTIS, how was your district handling PD?

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JULY 20, 2020

For the better part of a decade, many schools have been implementing blended learning models that integrate online learning with brick-and-mortar instruction to rethink time, space and staffing. It essentially asks: What activities are best for independent learning versus learning together?

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APRIL 15, 2020

Come summer, assuming enrollment numbers stay consistent, the department will implement distance biology classes for 350 students using Hands-On Labs equipment. The sudden jump to online learning has upturned education disciplines around the globe. Labster expects to lose money getting so many schools online.

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APRIL 7, 2020

The second pertains to their stress around managing their own and their families’ needs while simultaneously working full-time from home and adapting to new technologies for teaching. For most students, a successful distance learning experience will require a solid partnership between teachers and families.

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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. Still, decisions about distance learning programs in Hawaii are made at the school level.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2020

Below is a short curation of the most useful articles, links, resources, and webinars to help you through this challenging environment: Online articles: Resources, tips and more for remote and e-learning (teaching online) — from Educational Technology Guy. Advice for new Online Teachers –from EdSurge.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

Online Degrees On Hold China actually has a long history of distance learning—mostly at correspondence schools and on broadcast TV. And at one point the Chinese Ministry of Education approved 68 pilot online colleges, including several at elite institutions, such as Peking, Tsinghua, Shanghai Jiaotong and Fudan Universities.

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MAY 28, 2020

But education students still need to work on lesson plans, and kids still need summer activities. Today, much of that research is produced by a small community of academics based in education schools, says Archambault. Growing Demand For Online and Blended Teaching Thanks to the coronavirus, nearly all U.S.

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MAY 25, 2020

With some schools already announcing they will not reopen normally in the fall, and many others considering their options , educators are hoping to take advantage of the summer to improve on this spring’s sink-or-swim plunge into distance learning.

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MARCH 16, 2020

That means students who need academic accommodations aren’t necessarily at a disadvantage when in-person classes shift online. However, educators should make sure to translate the accommodations they’ve likely already made in the classroom into their distance learning plans, Del Tufo says.

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MARCH 5, 2020

When the Sloan Foundation had the bright idea to stimulate digital education at the nation’s colleges and universities a quarter of a century ago, it christened online learning as “asynchronous learning networks,” an eccentric name for what is now known simply as online learning.

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APRIL 3, 2020

In some ways, this crisis presents an opportunity for leveraging educational activities to message necessary changes to public health behavior. Given that many young people are learning from home now, it is likely that public health messages will be more quickly than in normal circumstances to make it from the lesson book to the dinner table.

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APRIL 4, 2020

But that doesn’t mean that civil rights laws need to be broadly waived, or that special education students cannot participate in remote education. Many school districts have already made considerable progress in leveraging online learning to improve accessibility for everyday learning activities.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2020

Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation learning solutions provider for K-12 education, announced it is partnering with Analytic Measures Inc. Moby.Read uses advanced speech recognition and scoring technologies to automate the oral reading assessment experience and increase testing accuracy, in and out of the classroom.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

It delivers that little kick, that fun and exciting element on the surface level, and provides much deeper interactions with other people through embodiment, role-play, practice that's devoid of all the distractions in the classroom and online learning. As learning becomes increasingly digital, what problems does VR solve?

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JULY 15, 2020

Their site includes curriculum, project-based learning ideas, independent activities, parent tools, sample schedules, live classes and events—in effect, a full ecosystem for remote learning. However, a few educational pioneers are seizing on this moment to create something entirely new.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Online education has been touted as a way to increase access to education. But it’s increasingly unclear if online learning is living up to its promise for students, even as digital learning makes its way into more institutions’ offerings. This has all left us asking: Who does online education really serve?

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JUNE 1, 2022

The technology supporting these metaversities comes from Engage, an Irish company that has produced virtual-reality experiences depicting the Titanic voyage, the Apollo 11 space mission and the bombing of Berlin during World War II. The design interface comes from VictoryXR, a company that sells virtual-reality education technology.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

This isn’t like the argument over whether “Course Management System” is a more accurate description than “Learning Management System,” or whether “distance learning” conveys a misleading sense of the learning experience while “online learning” is more neutral.

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JUNE 2, 2020

What if we considered switching to trimester terms, which create more opportunities for changes to schedules and courses, and offer more time for additional support classes for students who need to “catch up” after an extended period of distance learning?

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APRIL 29, 2019

FutureLearn was wholly owned by The Open University, a public distance-learning university in the U.K. entry to [the online education] market when many were dismissing it,” says Simon Nelson, CEO of FutureLearn. entry to [the online education] market when many were dismissing it,” says Simon Nelson, CEO of FutureLearn.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

The educational field was constantly evolving along with new technologies even before the pandemic. However, due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus and the global lockdown, distance learning became vital in 2020. Offer additional educational materials. Big Data And Learning Analytics. Bottom line.

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MARCH 2, 2020

It sounds like a drastic measure: moving every school to online learning in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. Across the region, schools have moved classrooms to the cloud in what’s become a massive experiment in distance learning, impacting local and international schools alike. Here in the U.S. Well, sort of.

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