eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Here’s what they had to say: As many school districts remain virtual or use a hybrid model, teachers are doing everything they can to help students succeed in a distance learning environment, but at some point they will hit a wall and need help. Collin Earnst, CEO, LearnWell. Scott Kinney, CEO, Discovery Education.

Distance Learning 362

Distance Learning Hybrid Learning Accessibility Culture 362

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

When our school buildings closed, districts and teachers were tasked with creating remote learning plans for their students. And we learned quickly that barriers to fruitful distance learning were greater for some students than others. First, educators had to rethink infrastructure. It’s a lot bigger now.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Distance Learning Learning Students 218

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

It’s a fair question given the widespread concern in the field about students using AI to write their essays or bots to do their homework for them. Watkins is a lecturer of writing and rhetoric at the University of Mississippi and director of the university’s AI Summer Institute for Teachers of Writing, an optional program for faculty. “We

Teaching 217

Teaching Education Ethics Instructors 217

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

More than two decades ago, when I was hired at Stevens Institute of Technology, as dean of web-based distance learning—a quaint title for what is now known as online learning—few tools were available to help faculty migrate their on-campus courses online. MOOC critics say that streaming lectures is not terribly innovative.

Online Learning 153

Online Learning Lecturing Learning Instructors 153

Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2023

Higher education locally and internationally pivoted to distance learning during the pandemic. She serves as a lecturer in the faculty of education at the Mico University College (a teacher-training institution in Jamaica). What if my students decide to use this app?

Education 116

Education Academic Integrity Fairness Exams 116

Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2023

Higher education locally and internationally pivoted to distance learning during the pandemic. She serves as a lecturer in the faculty of education at the Mico University College (a teacher-training institution in Jamaica). What if my students decide to use this app?

Education 98

Education Academic Integrity Fairness Exams 98