Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

Many of the nation’s schools are now closed—some indefinitely—leaving educators and communities with more questions than answers. And how can schools roll out effective remote learning plans in a short amount of time? embed] EdSurge: Should schools be prioritizing home internet access for remote learning right now?

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2020

Many schools are trying to figure out if they should transition to online or distance learning during a shut down. A growing body of evidence suggests that online learning works least well for our most vulnerable learners. If you are going online, the number one question is not: “What tech to use to teach online?”

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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.

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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. this is really important.’”

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Edsurge

MAY 14, 2021

Just how faculty and students respond to this question depends heavily on the experiences they had this past year. Every institution’s administrators are asking similar questions, weighing what has been learned about online pedagogy with the heartfelt desire to reconnect students and faculty in person.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2020

Distance Learning Strategies for Education Leaders, Part 1. Distance Learning Strategies for Education Leaders, Part 2. Distance Learning with Google Slides –from Alice Keeler. Big Questions. Many students don’t have a home computer or access to the internet. Date: March 17th, 2020.

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Edsurge

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.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2021

Many students and even some schools have pushed back against the practice , especially objecting to automated services that rely on algorithms that watch students via their webcam and look for suspicious patterns of behavior—sending clips of questionable moments to professors for later review.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2020

Blended learning comes in a number of varieties, but across the various models, blended learning prompts educators to consider the following questions: What can students learn well independently, especially when aided by digital learning technologies? Which learning activities are most important to do together?

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

The district has been quite open about how challenging this migration to video distance learning has been for their teachers,” says Boyd. The study is part of an ongoing series, “ Privacy Not Included ,” which previously looked at fitness trackers, pet apps and internet-connected “smart” toys for children.

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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

JUNE 16, 2020

The Learning Policy Institute calculates the cost of distance learning at about $500 per student for a total of $3.7 A decade ago, schools couldn’t get clear information on the price for internet and telecommunications services from providers. billion for all public schools, at least.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Talk a little bit about your experience with AT&T, because I know a lot of those tech directors, their first calls were to their internet providers and to their telcos. and beyond, we very swiftly created a Distance Learning Family Connections Fund. That’s been a little bit of a question. Absolutely.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2020

households with school-aged children have access to the internet. There should be no question that school districts must do everything possible to provide the accommodations required by law to students who need them. As of 2017, about 86 percent of U.S. Not all traditional accommodations may be delivered online.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

During Fall 2016, CAC is delivering 89 courses over ITV, according to Deanna Broking, coordinator at CAC’s Distance Learning and Services department. One of the questions from students that always comes up is whether or not anyone other than the instructor, students and IT support can peep in on these classes.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

My bet is that by 2040, our children will look back on this period between 2015 and 2030 in education technology much the same way internet historians look to the period 1995 to 2010 as the birth of the commercial web. Although we were convinced that technology could transform education, simple internet access was patchy at best.

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Educational Technologies Technology Education Internet 166

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2021

At the onset of the pandemic, distance learning provided a unique opportunity for working students: Without having to spend time getting to campus, and with the ability to log in to Zoom from anywhere, time on the job could extend to virtually any point of the day.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

This begs the question: What’s next for education? Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. What are the projections for edtech? Today, over 2.9 Today, over 2.9

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2022

In addition, Kiddom’s full suite of interactive question types makes it easy for students to demonstrate understanding in multiple ways. ? The company strives to give every learner a high-quality education, regardless of gender, race, background, income, or learning level.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

That’s the answer Kanelos gave to his own question this week as he announced the creation of the University of Austin, an institution-in-the-making that describes itself as committed “to freedom of inquiry, freedom of conscience, and civil discourse.” Almost as soon as the university’s teaser trailer hit the internet, parody videos popped up.

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Edsurge

JULY 8, 2020

Millions of students have been home for months now and are unwitting participants in a real-time distance learning experiment. While this is still playing out in terms of education policy, a look at the research can help answer this question. And because of this, what is accepted as good practice often varies by context.

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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?” I’d send instructors off into virtual classrooms, practically on their own, with little or no support. The term MOOC was coined by others in 2008.)

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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

MAY 2, 2023

Higher education locally and internationally pivoted to distance learning during the pandemic. This also presents an opportunity to remind adult learners that not all that appears on the internet or through ChatGPT is accurate. My question to the class was then: Do you agree with the output of ChatGPT?

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 29, 2020

As a result, we forget that not all children have access to internet-enabled hardware. is really the question that this pandemic is surfacing for school districts struggling to engage in distance learning. Often, the conversation around screen time is done from a middle-class perspective.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Very clear directions and increased time to answer questions and support students is required in the online environment and often requires the creation of just in time resources for students to be successful. Is It Live or Is It Internet? Experimental Estimates of the Effects of Online Instruction on Student Learning.

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Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 116

Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2023

Higher education locally and internationally pivoted to distance learning during the pandemic. This also presents an opportunity to remind adult learners that not all that appears on the internet or through ChatGPT is accurate. My question to the class was then: Do you agree with the output of ChatGPT?

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Education Academic Integrity Fairness Exams 98

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

We headed into a fourth year of learning in the pandemic’s shadow. While massive COVID quarantines and school closures have diminished, we still grappled with the impact of learning during a global pandemic. This begged the question: What’s next for education? –Joy Smithson, Ph.D.,

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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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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

How are we going to use the technology for teaching and learning? It wasn’t really about distance learning. The real question is, under what conditions do your technologies work? Blackboard helps turn the internet into a helpful environment for teaching all ages. We help teachers teach math.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Very clear directions and increased time to answer questions and support students is required in the online environment and often requires the creation of just in time resources for students to be successful. Is It Live or Is It Internet? Experimental Estimates of the Effects of Online Instruction on Student Learning.

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Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 97

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

This begs the question: What’s next for education? Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. What are the projections for edtech? Today, over 2.9 Today, over 2.9

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Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 130

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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Distance Learning Students Accessibility Internet 182

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

There’s no question that virtual classroom discussions can approximate classroom discussions. Around the world, some are even producing the kind of learning moments, with focus and insights, that you’d see in sizzle reels for super expensive elite schools. What am I going to do with that information? Magic 8-Ball says no.

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Online Learning Learning Distance Learning Lecturing 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2020

That was already true before the start of this turbulent year, thanks to the advent of the smartphone, the rise of social media and the growing dominance of internet culture in daily life. But other indicators, such as on-screen interactions with family members and turning off the camera, are new to distance learning.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2020

Because you miss the facial expressions, the ways they can instantaneously ask questions in real life. And then I was told that six of my kids didn't have internet or devices. It was probably more like 10 kids that either didn't have a device, internet or accessibility—so almost half of my class. I identify as non-binary.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2023

The ubiquity of phones and social media has always been accepted as a double-edged sword, but lately, it seems as if extreme violence on the internet is only a few clicks away at all times. I fielded even the silliest of their questions: “What if someone came through the ceiling?” “Ms. You are safe in school.

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