Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Following Monterrey’s success, other Mexican higher ed institutions have launched new online programs mirroring Monterey Tech’s model. In Latin America, only about 15 percent of higher ed institutions offer hybrid options, and only about 20 percent deliver fully online courses. In the U.S., During the global crisis, 1.6

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

From the very start of digital education, the big question has always been: ”How can students learn effectively, if they’re not face-to-face with their instructors?” Online learning is not just another edtech product, but an innovative teaching practice." The term MOOC was coined by others in 2008.)

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

How those plans have been implemented so far—and the extent to which distance learning is in effect—depends on who you ask, or their socioeconomic status. According to Brenan, 79 percent of parents in households earning $90,000 and above say their child is partaking in online distance learning from their school.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

K-12 students lacked access to a working device, reliable high-speed internet or both. 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. Money is an issue.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Two of the blended-learning models we’ve documented are well suited to these circumstances: the Enriched Virtual model and the Flipped Classroom model. There is a caveat: They all hinge on internet connectivity, a challenge that both public and private efforts are moving quickly to try to solve.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. The move to online learning also made people wonder: Are there practices we can continue when the pandemic abates? –will be refined and these ideas will become more established practices integrated into in-person learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2020

Adding to the cacophony are experts who say that focusing too much on time runs contrary to the fundamental nature of remote learning. “In So you can think of it in this simplified way: In traditional classrooms, time is constant while learning is variable. I made that up and any other number you get, someone made it up.

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Edsurge

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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Students’ kitchens became their classrooms, parents became co-teachers and tech support, and the internet became a lifeline to learning. Here, we discuss five key features that every LMS must have to deliver a successful learning experience—no matter where it takes place. And scalability is important.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Technology has profoundly impacted K-12 education, revolutionizing traditional teaching methods and opening new avenues for learning. The internet has become an invaluable resource for students and teachers alike, offering a vast repository of educational materials, research, and collaborative tools.

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Edsurge

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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eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2016

Students, teachers executed a virtual learning day to develop online learning and working skills. As college and career skills are touted as essential for students’ success after high school, students in one New Jersey school got a lesson in one fast-growing workplace trend: learning and working from home.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2020

Here are some great suggestions for teachers who have to start fast with little preparation: Here are three webinars from the knowledgeable Richard Byrne: Three Free Webinars About Transitioning to Teaching Online . Distance Learning Strategies for Education Leaders, Part 1. Resources for Teaching Online –from Edublog.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

Even when students are all in the same time zone—such as for most K-12 schools and community colleges—getting to a live online class on time can be challenging for those who live in households where there aren’t enough computers or tablets for every learner, or where the internet connection isn’t robust enough. Department of Education.

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Edsurge

APRIL 11, 2020

Their goal is to understand the specific challenges that teachers, students and parents have faced during the rapid transition to online learning. As distance learning, in whatever shape and form, makes its way to more and more students in the coming months, this call to action is coming not a moment too soon.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In this MarketScale EdTech Today podcast from host Kevin Hogan, remote learning expert Sal Khan and Anne Wintroub, director of Social Innovation for the AT&T Foundation, discuss a variety of topics related to edtech, COVID learning, and connectivity. and beyond, we very swiftly created a Distance Learning Family Connections Fund.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Then in February, as cases of COVID-19 erupted around the globe, Superintendent Dan Mannix gave the team three weeks to develop a distance-learning plan. They were ready. “At Many other U.S. schools weren’t as prepared, including many in rural areas such as Beekmantown.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Then in February, as cases of COVID-19 erupted around the globe, Superintendent Dan Mannix gave the team three weeks to develop a distance-learning plan. They were ready. “At Many other U.S. schools weren’t as prepared, including many in rural areas such as Beekmantown.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2020

We educators understand online learning, probably have taken classes this way, but we haven’t yet wrapped our brains around how to make it work in OUR classes. In fact, the biggest question I get from teachers in my online classes and on my blog is: “How do I do it?” Pedagogies for distance learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2020

households with school-aged children have access to the internet. That still leaves millions without, and under the banner of equity, America is arguing about whether to move schooling online as schools shutter to stem the spread of COVID-19. Not all traditional accommodations may be delivered online. There is a path forward.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

So the college is asking its future teachers to make online activity guides and videos for Home Works , a new distance learning program designed to help kids connect the curricula they usually learn in person at school or camp with what’s going on in their real lives—which right now mostly means being stuck at home.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

“A Randomized Assessment of Online Learning.” Class size in online courses: What the research says. 2021) Distance Learning in Higher Education: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment, Journal of the European Economic Association , 19, (4), 2322–2372, [link] Filglio, D., Is It Live or Is It Internet?

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The National Center for Education Statistics reports that enrollment in distance learning courses was steadily rising even before the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to do so (Digest of Education Statistics, 2021). This trend underscores the growing popularity of online education as a means of accessing higher education opportunities.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The National Center for Education Statistics reports that enrollment in distance learning courses was steadily rising even before the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to do so (Digest of Education Statistics, 2021). This trend underscores the growing popularity of online education as a means of accessing higher education opportunities.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Not all students have access to the necessary devices or reliable internet, exacerbating existing inequalities. Education technology, sometimes referred to as educational technology , refers to the use of digital tools, systems, and resources to enhance teaching, learning, and educational management. What is an example of edtech?

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

“A Randomized Assessment of Online Learning.” Class size in online courses: What the research says. 2021) Distance Learning in Higher Education: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment, Journal of the European Economic Association , 19, (4), 2322–2372, [link] Filglio, D., Is It Live or Is It Internet?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2018

Study.com (formerly called Education-Portal) is a distance learning portal that provides over 70,000 lessons in fifteen subjects (including algebra, calculus, physics, chemistry, macro- and microeconomics, and more) aligned with popular textbooks. All they need is an internet connection and a webcam (for proctored exams).

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 29, 2017

By Tommy Peterson The innovative learning model involves making videos for students to view at home, so class time is spent interacting.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 9, 2015

Frank Smith Three universities will soon begin digging into the results of the nation's largest virtual school.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

Distance learning began March 23. Simon and the rest of the district turned their focus to food security , internet connectivity for families in need and online suicide prevention assessments. As schools transitioned to distance learning, City Year Sacramento turned its focus to family engagement.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Around the world, the media is touting an online learning “revolution” as hundreds of millions of students from kindergarten through grad school now learn virtually, including over 70 million in the U.S. Remote learning, she said, is a “ quick, ad hoc, low-fidelity mitigation strategy.”

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. Then, there are states that lacked laws prior to 2020, but began responding to the at-home learning requirement with new legislation for future needs. Cases like 2020’s Cayla J.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2020

When school closed during COVID-19, about half of her students lacked internet access or devices, so she used a combination of online learning and paper packets and sent each student handmade sensory bags filled with items like glue, bubbles, Play-Doh and water beads. And that all changed when online learning started.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

Seattle-area district moves to online learning. The Northshore School District, which serves about 23,000 students in Seattle’s northern suburbs, is moving to remote learning in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus, reports the Seattle Times. Stephen Noonoo, K-12 Editor Updates (all times Pacific) Mar.

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