Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Distance learning in colleges and universities is now recognized as more than an alternative to the traditional face-to-face classroom (Higher Ed Partners, 2021), which is how distance learning was largely viewed at the time that institutions turned entirely to virtual teaching and learning during COVID-19 (Suruchi & Dutt, 2021).

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Edsurge

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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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? Anastasia Betts, VP of Curriculum Planning & Design, Age of Learning. education system.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

None of them are starting the school year in their preferred setting and they are coping with this reality while trying to learn new skills every day. Without this bridge, online learning loses its meaning and becomes disconnected from in-person learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This book spells out how pandemic school shutdowns resulted in massive learning losses. For years, educational technologists have cast personalized online learning as an answer to what plagues education. Key social, emotional, and intellectual skills are lost when this happens.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This digital ecosystem not only enhances academic knowledge but also cultivates digital literacy skills essential for the modern workforce. K-12 technology innovation is not just about subject-specific content but also about developing digital literacy skills. What does education look like in 2024?

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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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Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2020

Once distance learning had gone into effect, we heard from one educator who shared, “ My vision of finally having someone else take care of my own kids’ education, even virtually, was smashed to smithereens. For most students, a successful distance learning experience will require a solid partnership between teachers and families.

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Edsurge

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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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

As professors and K-12 teachers adjust to the sudden move to online teaching, one question keeps coming up: How much of class time should be done live—known in education parlance as “synchronous” teaching—and how much should be done so that students can do the work at their convenience—or “asynchronous” teaching. Department of Education.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

classrooms to an online or hybrid model, this report also includes a supplemental analysis of existing research and literature on engagement in online learning, to provide context on how the themes discovered in the field research apply to the current distance learning environment.

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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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Edsurge

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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eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 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? Anastasia Betts, VP of Curriculum Planning & Design, Age of Learning. education system.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2020

The new tool will empower teachers with time-saving features that quickly, easily, and accurately assess a learner’s oral reading fluency skills while also helping educators address the combined COVID-19 slide along with summer learning loss. Reports in Real Time key reading skill scores and shows trend data.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Education around the world has been synonymous with the classroom, but our new reality of distance and online learning has fundamentally changed the way institutions operate, how educators teach and how students learn, and ultimately, how student success is measured and achieved. About Adobe. © 2020 Adobe.

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Edsurge

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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Edsurge

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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Edsurge

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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Edsurge

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. Tools for Project-Based Learning.

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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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Edsurge

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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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 18, 2021

However, due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus and the global lockdown, distance learning became vital in 2020. That led to a rise of different e-learning platforms and solutions such as learning management systems (LMSs) , learning experience platforms (LXPs) , learning analytics platforms (LAPs ), and so on.

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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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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., Learn Environ Res.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2022

One of those may be the limitations of more-traditional online learning, which offers little to “unlock curiosity and connection” for students, as the pandemic made clear, Arés says. The metaversities project appealed to Meta because it promised to make distance learning more immersive and active, and therefore more engaging.

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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., Learn Environ Res.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2023

Make use of feedback/comments on completed assignments to show connections with upcoming assignments and/or modules to illustrate the flow of concepts in the course or how skills from a current assignment will be helpful in upcoming work. Interactive Learning Environments 30, no. Kaufmann, Renee, Vallede, Jessalyn I. 3 (2008): 1-15.

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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. Avail lifelong learners to new skills.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 27, 2025

Introduction: Why Its Time to Rethink What We Know About Online Learning for K12 Students Online schooling today is not what it was a decade ago. Despite its growing popularity, misconceptions and outdated beliefs continue to cloud public perception with respect to K12 online education.

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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. Reading and math skills are hindered for students who are chronically absent as early as kindergarten.

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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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Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

There seems to be a misperception that courses utilizing online learning are not as good or effective. For example, Herman (2020) notes that student perception of online courses was overall negative (which could lead to decreased teaching evaluations). Practical Applications and Experiences in K-20 Blended Learning Environments.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

There seems to be a misperception that courses utilizing online learning are not as good or effective. For example, Herman (2020) notes that student perception of online courses was overall negative (which could lead to decreased teaching evaluations). Practical Applications and Experiences in K-20 Blended Learning Environments.

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