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Looking to Eliminate Dropouts? How Idaho Reached English Language Learners with a ‘Hybrid’ Course Experiment

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Our solution came about in the form of hybrid courses for students—a mix of asynchronous curriculum and regular, scheduled synchronous sessions. The Utility of Hybrid Courses. For those of you struggling to integrate fully online courses—or fully in-person courses—into your school models, consider this.

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Mississippi Partners with AIM Institute for Customized Literacy Training

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AIM will offer AIM Institute for Learning and Research’s Pathways Professional Development courses to assist teachers and leaders in furthering their ability to apply the Science of Reading in the classroom, while supporting Mississippi’s mission to prepare students to compete in a global community.

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The Emerging Story of Burnout in Educational Design

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But since then it has evolved—and in some ways sprawled—to become a standard role across higher education. This is increasingly leading to burnout in the field—just as colleges seek more and more instructional designers to build online and hybrid courses. Lowered levels of motivation.

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Why combining assessments and LMS technology is essential

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In fact, frequent assessments can have a positive impact on a student’s education from kindergarten through college. Testing can help students better retain and recall what they studied, not only for the final exam, but as part of their overall educational development. Quizzing in LMS’ to Improve Student Learning. Frequency .

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Is Higher Ed Really Ready to Embrace Hybrid Learning?

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The future of higher education will bring more hybrid learning models—but colleges may not yet have the staff and systems they need to scale up high-quality programs that blend in-person and online experiences. It’s the seventh edition of the Changing Landscape of Online Education (CHLOE) report.

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Does Online Education Help Low-income Students Succeed?

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For a couple of decades, I championed online learning for its ability to uproot entrenched ideas in education, especially by engaging students in active learning, a pedagogical style rarely practiced on campus. One headline in The New York Times summed-up the findings: “Online Courses Fail Those Who Need Help.” Or so I thought.

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When His Roster Outgrew His Classroom, This Prof Mastered Modular Online Curriculum

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Recently, Robertson became a member of the Course Hero Faculty Club , a platform where professionals in higher education share their teaching innovations, inspiration, and practical advice with the goal of helping all students learn deeply and graduate confident and prepared. Here are the steps he recommends for getting started: 1.