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

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

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Learning loss is everywhere—and so are reports detailing the setbacks. And “non-traditional” students appear more okay with remote online learning than their “traditional” peers. Perhaps the most widely reported of the edtech industry’s learning loss reports came from nonprofit NWEA early this month.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Combining independent online learning with face-to-face instruction. Scott Nolt, a high school history teacher in North Carolina, has been using blended learning for years as a way to teach his students without daily direct instruction. Here are some examples of what these types of models look like.

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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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Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 96

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

JANUARY 27, 2021

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. funding support for these efforts has been insufficient to close the full distance learning digital divide.

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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. In one study, 85 percent of teachers reported that work-life imbalance was affecting their ability to teach.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

To advocate for and on behalf of effective online teaching and learning practices, four organizations are joining forces to establish the National Council for Online Education. Department of Education about distance learning regulations. And for-profit education in the U.S.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2020

Infobase is now positioned to connect educators with the solutions they need to fill learning gaps, provide social-emotional learning support, and successfully utilize distance learning technology through the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future. Closing Learning Gaps and Using Technology to Enhance Learning.

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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

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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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

APRIL 3, 2025

Instead of investing the time and effort required to study and prepare, they may turn to AI or other shortcuts to complete the task quickly. Solution for teachers : To combat this, its important to make learning experiences relevant. This emphasis on grades over learning can lead to unhealthy study habits and a desire to cheat.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

That passion carried through to his university studies, where he majored in Communications with a sharp focus on media. When students put that headset on, they can practice on a level that’s just not possible online or in the classroom. As learning becomes increasingly digital, what problems does VR solve?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2020

I’m an adjunct professor – online only–for a variety of major universities (CSU for one). I’ve taught many years in both environments and love online teaching because it is flexible, diversified, self-directed, and self-paced. I agree with many studies—that online is more effective (one from IBM).

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Distance Learning Internet Assignments Knowledge 159

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2020

In the early stages of the Darfur crisis in Sudan, I watched children led by an adult volunteer gather regularly under a tree or jerry-rigged tent to sing songs, play games and learn about how to stay safe in a new environment. Studying math, reading and writing was not the top priority; it was slowly integrated over time.

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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

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Online education has been touted as a way to increase access to education. But it’s increasingly unclear if online learning is living up to its promise for students, even as digital learning makes its way into more institutions’ offerings. This has all left us asking: Who does online education really serve?

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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

JUNE 1, 2022

Studying stars from the surface of the moon. Whether this type of VR course initially sounds weird or awesome depends on your point of view, but it does tend to become more enjoyable and more realistic to students over time, according to a new study out of Stanford University. Diving into a magnified human cell.

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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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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2017

This isn’t like the argument over whether “Course Management System” is a more accurate description than “Learning Management System,” or whether “distance learning” conveys a misleading sense of the learning experience while “online learning” is more neutral.

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Learning Distance Learning Evaluation Achievement 122

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

This is not possible online, so instructors need to increase communication efforts. Teacher/student interactions in the online environment requires frequent individualized check ins especially in condensed quick moving courses (Ong and Quek 2023). “A Randomized Assessment of Online Learning.” read the study.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2023

To offset students’ feelings of being “the only one” and to help develop feelings of connection, instructors in online courses may make use of strategies such as personal online introductions by faculty and students, discussion assignments, group projects, occasional video lectures, and Zoom office hours. acknowledgement, approval).

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

This is not possible online, so instructors need to increase communication efforts. Teacher/student interactions in the online environment requires frequent individualized check ins especially in condensed quick moving courses (Ong and Quek 2023). “A Randomized Assessment of Online Learning.” read the study.

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Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 97

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. Provide students with self-paced, student-driven learning.

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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. 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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Distance Learning Students Accessibility Internet 182

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

I’m heartbroken for the impossible situation families have been put in, especially families with no resources, going to schools that don’t have the luxury of fancy online learning or giant schoolyards or under-crowded classrooms,” Latané says. In June, the group mobilized.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2020

After studying painting and printmaking in college, Hannah Long spent a few years as a full-time artist. To complicate things further, the school had just suffered a malware attack—everything from copy machines to computers had stopped working, which caused delays in online learning among students and staff. that was hard.

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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.

Lecturing 126

Lecturing Course Design Blended Courses Instructors 126

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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Lecturing Course Design Blended Courses Instructors 98