EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2015

National Education Technology Plan has big plans for addressing unequal access to the powerful technology changing schools today. Frank Smith The latest update to the U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2016

According to statistics from the study, blended learning appears to be nearly twice as popular as fully online learning models. Of the 81 school leaders surveyed, 63 percent report using a blended learning model, while 37 percent are using fully online learning models.

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Edsurge

JULY 12, 2021

But what’s more concerning is what these educators said next: Over the past year, remote higher ed didn’t get much better. Is the prevailing takeaway from this brutal, oppressive year a shared aversion toward online learning? If so, we’ve failed our students—not to mention the future of higher education.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

“It’s one of the easiest things to do to really understand what that environment looks like, feels like and behaves like,” says Kerry Rice, a professor at Boise State University who has studied effective online learning. There's not a lot of research on very young children and online learning,” Rice says. “So,

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2020

Online learning has moved to the front stage as 90 percent of high-income countries are using it as the primary means of educational continuity amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Department of Education, Richard is a go-to person for exploring the shift we are experiencing in learning today. It’s painful to watch.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The integration of digital tools such as interactive software, cloud-based platforms, and adaptive learning systems has shifted traditional educational models towards more personalized, flexible, and engaging learning experiences. What is the definition of educational technology?

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

I’m wondering if you might recommend what top three books would you suggest I read outside of ‘Urgency for Teachers,’ ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed,’ ‘The New Education?’ Tim Carson, Skilled Trades and OER Advocate First, allow me to tell you why I don’t typically read books about online learning. I’ve ordered your book as well.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2021

While there clearly are still lessons yet to be learned from the ongoing pandemic, the ebb and flow of emergency remote instruction versus the return to in-person instruction has already brought one of higher ed’s simmering issues to a rolling boil: What are we going to do with online learning?

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2023

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) — In celebration of the 38th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced Education Technology finalists. Their innovations stand to improve the teaching and learning experience for teachers and students here in the U.S. and globally.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2022

The migration of students to the periphery is actually accelerating, but mainstream higher education has not been disrupted. Whether the pandemic-era pivot to online learning among traditional institutions will lead the mainstream to capture a greater share of migrants remains to be seen.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Much has changed since then, as the world of online learning built for working adults has grown. As an advisor at an online college, I know that adults are attracted to the flexibility of an asynchronous online learning environment and the pace of accelerated semesters.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2021

Most anticipate the growing centrality of online learning in university life. As a longtime proponent of online higher education, I thought I’d take a stab at imagining a couple of effects digital education might have on teaching and learning in the college classroom. Liberating campus-bound faculty.

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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.,

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It’s popular these days to argue that a pandemic boost of online education will lead to a wave of college closures. But this kind of rhetoric irks Clay Shirky, the vice provost for educational technologies at New York University and an influential voice on how technology is changing our culture.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Last March, Zoom, the ubiquitous online conferencing platform, became a staple of daily life for many students and educators as learning shifted online. Millions downloaded it—and first learned of it—back in early 2020, when lockdowns forced billions of students online, and at least 100,000 schools onto Zoom.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

When schools abruptly moved online as COVID-19 swept across the U.S. Many also ended up serving as tech support for students and their parents, who themselves struggled to learn new tools as well. this spring, teachers improvised and traded tips on what worked with colleagues.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

When leaders at Megan Claffey’s Colorado district decided to give parents a choice between online and hybrid learning, they didn’t expect many to choose the all-online option. But instead of the 100 or so families they had planned for, more than 2,800 opted to keep their kids home full time.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Despite the challenges that remote learning has presented for students, educators, and parents across the globe, the learning community has demonstrated great resilience and innovation in the face of disruption. Edtech explosion. billion–from 2019 to 2020.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

These EdTech experts explore how their districts initially approached online learning, their successes, challenges, and the pivotal shifts they’ve observed in teaching methodologies.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Despite the challenges associated with this moment in education, technology is rapidly evolving to allow students more opportunities to engage in social learning spaces online. Virtual social learning spaces create opportunities for the social and academic aspects of learning to collide.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It may not seem too surprising that one of the best-funded edtech startups in the past year of pandemic has been a company that piggybacks on the success of Zoom to add tools for running online classes. But the sheer size of its fundraising may raise some eyebrows.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 14, 2022

Typically, employment for the blind and visually impaired fall into either the low-skill, low-wage category or the professional jobs that require a college education category, says Edward Bell, the director of Louisiana Tech University’s Department of Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Relevance for Learning, Instruction, and Assessment Adult learners have unique needs that require consideration when designing instruction. Lightboard technology provides an avenue to bridge the gap between the traditional classroom and online space. link] 1007/978-1-4419-8126-4_18 Tulving, E. Episodic and semantic memory.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Edtech is the combination of IT tools and educational practices aimed at facilitating scalable individualized learning. It comprises the whole world of computer-aided education and training, along with the use of digital tools and resources. There are numerous advantages to educational technology.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2025

Research has shown that we learn more (and retain it better) when we study in short, focused bursts than when were forced to sit through hour long classes but of course your younger self that was bored to tears at school knew that already. Educational Technology Research and Development, 68(2), 807832. Andriotis, 2015) 5.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Relevance for Learning, Instruction, and Assessment Adult learners have unique needs that require consideration when designing instruction. Lightboard technology provides an avenue to bridge the gap between the traditional classroom and online space. link] 1007/978-1-4419-8126-4_18 Tulving, E. Episodic and semantic memory.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2025

Research has shown that we learn more (and retain it better) when we study in short, focused bursts than when were forced to sit through hour long classes but of course your younger self that was bored to tears at school knew that already. Educational Technology Research and Development, 68(2), 807832. Andriotis, 2015) 5.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

K-12 tech innovation is driving a paradigm shift in education, embracing interactive tools, personalized learning, and digital resources to prepare students for the challenges and opportunities of the evolving global landscape. What are the educational technology trends in 2024? How has technology impacted K-12 education?

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2024

Pre-pandemic, Meriden was already dipping its toe into online learning, so we had some tech-savvy teachers doing things with Moodle or Schoology,” Moore. We had some experience with online learning.” We really did a lot in getting everybody online. Then came the pandemic. “We

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2023

As an Education Technology Specialist at one of Colorado’s fastest-growing districts, District 49, I was tasked 5 years ago with the responsibility to ensure our district complied with federal and student data privacy laws. Both state and federal laws require vendors and school districts to facilitate safe online learning experiences.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2022

These schools, districts, and consortiums helped to pioneer the use of VHS Learning’s online program to build equity and expand educational opportunities for their students. . “In Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant. In 1996 we were awarded a U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2022

. “Implementing TutorMe gives our students access to a vetted education professional tutor anytime they need help, in any subject, at their fingertips,” said Neal Kellogg, director of educational technology services. To learn more, visit www.tutorme.com. About Zovio.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2020

Brick to Click Learning The gist: The school district will begin the academic year with traditional, in-person classes, but will have planned and prepared for an outbreak that causes the school community to transition swiftly to distance learning. All academic content will be taught online for the duration of the school year.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2020

Learning environments for K-12 students will shift online, leaving educators wondering how to conduct virtual lessons while keeping students engaged. Over 4,000 educators are already enrolled in the online Udemy course, which will be free during the book launch August 10-12th.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Digital equity has been a primary topic of conversation in recent years, as K–12 schools contended with students who didn’t have access to the tools and skills they needed for online learning. RELATED: Educators wrestle with the real-life applications of…

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

Come fall, K–12 school buildings will welcome back students, educators and staff members who are ready to reconnect with one another after many months of online learning. To support this digital shift, IT teams supplied laptops, tablets and other peripherals to make learning anywhere a possibility.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

While traditional lecture-based sessions still exist, an increasingly common approach is to offer a dynamic range of opportunities–from hands-on workshops and interactive learning experiences to flexible, self-paced online learning.

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