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Discovery Museum Launches Its 3rd Hands-on STEM Distance Learning Resource

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Discovery Museum announced today the launch of its Feel the Force laboratory toolkit, the first offering in a new product series for K-5 remote learning called Field Trip on Tour. Virtual Traveling Science Workshops are live-streamed, hands-on workshops led by the Museum’s experienced STEM instructors.

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5 tips to build academic integrity

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With the rise of digital innovation, distance learning technology has become an integral part of blended learning – an approach that integrates technology and digital media with traditional instructor-led classroom activities. Related content: 4 best practices for remote testing.

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Creating a Sense of Belonging through Instructor Social Presence

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In a face-to-face class, students see the instructor and other students and, even if not interacting with them directly, know they are not alone. But asynchronous courses, and especially asynchronous independent study courses, present a different scenario with challenges for both instructors and students. Who is my instructor?”

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Should Educators Put Disclosures on Teaching Materials When They Use AI?

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Many teachers and professors are spending time this summer experimenting with AI tools to help them prepare slide presentations, craft tests and homework questions, and more. As more instructors experiment with using generative AI to make teaching materials, an important question bubbles up. “As San Antonio College.

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Coronavirus FAQ: Everything Schools and Companies Need and Want to Know

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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. Most learning management platforms have built-in tools for students who need accommodations. Tools for Project-Based Learning.

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‘Students Are Lonely:’ What Happens When Coronavirus Forces Schools Online

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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. His time as a blended learning instructor in Taos, N.M., Issues With Feedback and Testing It’s much easier to hide in a digital world.

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When Students Are Absent, Do Their Relationships With Teachers Suffer?

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But during the coronavirus closures, schools switched to distance learning options. About a decade ago, he looked at how absenteeism can lower the test scores of students who didn’t miss school, because when they return the teacher has to “slow down” the class to catch the student up.

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