eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2024

With more than 17 years of experience as an academic integrity manager at a virtual school, I’ve learned the ins and outs of how to preserve academic integrity in an online learning environment. Here are a few ideas: Leverage AI to reinforce writing concepts with students like grammar and essay structures.

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Academic Integrity Essay Intelligence Plagiarism 239

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic’s forced experiment in emergency remote instruction prompted more colleges to seek support from outside companies like 2U to create more-permanent online learning options, argued Robert Ubell, vice dean emeritus of online learning at NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering, in 2021 in a column for EdSurge.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Although Lightboard videos have also been useful in traditional brick-and-mortar settings for students as just in time review after classroom sessions (Schweiker, Griggs, Levonis, 2020), online learning presents a different challenge because the instructor is not available in real-time to answer questions or elaborate on difficult concepts.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2020

Since 2016, FoS has supported digital pioneers—both students and teachers alike—with the ultimate goal of demonstrating to all Americans the importance of transforming schools to include more innovative, tech-enabled teaching and learning opportunities. This Thursday, August 13 at 5 p.m.

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Secondary Education Essay Schools Blended Learning 214

eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2020

As more schools adapt to an e-learning environment this fall, teachers are both emphasizing the importance of academic integrity, as well as taking extra precautions to check that students have written original work. Copyleaks provides a full.

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Plagiarism Intelligence Essay Academic Integrity 193

eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Newark Public Schools wants to see a districtwide expansion of an artificial intelligence tutoring tool after it was piloted at First Avenue School last year, as the district searches for ways to help students catch up from pandemic learning loss.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2024

For years educators have been trying to glean lessons about learners and the learning process from the data traces that students leave with every click in a digital textbook , learning management system or other online learning tool. Its an approach known as learning analytics.

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Learning Textbooks Essay Ethics 202

eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Since then, online learning continues to shatter the boundaries of traditional, monolithic approaches to K-12 teaching and learning. Thinking Nation , for instance, a nonprofit dedicated to improving social studies education, recently switched from paying educators to grade essays based on a rubric to an AI chatbot.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2022

The spread of hybrid and online learning was named one of the top social trends. The report says that institutions will need to focus on developing strong teaching practices for these modes of instruction and do more to support students learning online or in hybrid courses.

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Hybrid Learning Essay Hybrid Courses Learning 148

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2023

This way, college kids might get closer to understanding how to write cause and effect essay. In an argumentative essay, the cause-and-effect lays forth the chain of events that led to the current state of affairs. Finding inspiration in cause and effect essay ideas lists on the Internet is a way out if you feel stuck.

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Essay Teaching Methods Instructors Motivation 146

eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

When we have assignments, such as typed essays, I am not able to work on the assignment at home. Angel, a sophomore, has a homework assignment that’s due at midnight, and this is the only way he’s able to turn it in. Better internet would help tremendously in our community,” Angel said. Personally, I do not have any type of internet at home.

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Internet Essay Assignments English 130

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

Offering choices in how they demonstrate learning–such as selecting project topics or choosing between different types of assessments (e.g., written essays or multimedia presentations)–can help students feel more invested. Delivering high-quality instruction online in response to COVID-19: Faculty playbook.

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Academic Integrity Failure Students Culture 206

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2025

But in essays, research papers, and reports, you need a strong command of the language. Watch YouTube videos on structuring a dissertation chapter or your academic essay to improve proficiency. Most experts suggest that online learning guides are reasonable solutions for such problems. Not only dissertations.

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Languages Language Communication English 133

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 5, 2016

From Digital Natives to Digital Wisdom: Hopeful Essays for 21st Century Learning. This book is a collection of essays which demonstrates how modern technology is challenging the traditional models of education in order to meet the needs of today’s students. by Chris Dede, John Richards. It will prove them wrong.

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Reading Teachers Essay Teaching Methods 132

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2022

On a blockchain, informal learning could also be included and verified , such as information about research experience, individual projects and skills, mentoring or online learning. What if students don’t want certain aspects of their learning paths stored now—or if they change their minds later?

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Essay Exams Questions Language 182

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

To learn more about self-service pickup and how it can help deliver on-demand student services visit Pitney Bowes and download The New Parcel Management eBook: Higher Ed Edition Robert Ubell is vice dean emeritus of online learning at NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering. He can be reached at bobubell@gmail.com.

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Students Counselling Intelligence Essay 166

k12 Online Schools

MAY 7, 2025

From Distraction to Connection: How Social Media is Changing Education Online learning has exploded in recent years , and with it, the digital ecosystems that surround it. Especially in K12 online schools, its proving to be a tool not just for engagement, but for connection, creativity, and even collaboration. Chief among them?

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Online Learning Ethics Education Learning 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 9, 2024

Here’s a summary on grading assignments with PDF annotation tools: Getting started Grading Providing feedback Saving and sharing Grade Assignments with PDF Annotation Tools As online learning and virtual classrooms gain popularity, educators are turning to new technologies to improve their teaching methods.

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Assignments Grades Feedback Evaluation 166

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

For example, creating an outline that eventually leads to some type of media, such as an essay or a podcast. Her scholarship focuses on post-secondary education, online learning, math/stats education, and digital communication.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 28, 2025

.” Instead, admissions officers emphasize who the student is and what they have accomplished within their chosen learning environment. A students GPA, course rigor, extracurricular activities, leadership roles, essays, and recommendations matter far more than whether they studied online or in-person.

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Essay Students Testing Participation 52

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

On Tuesday, April 24 the #DLNchat community got together to discuss and debate: How Can Alternative Assignments Effectively Assess Student Learning? Where there’s an alternative there must be a standard, so we started our chat creating a list of what those standard assignment are: exams, quizzes, essays, reports, lab manuals and the like.

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Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 97

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Incorporate interactive activities Interactive activities can help keep students engaged and motivated in online learning. For instance, in a language learning course, students can engage in vocabulary-building games that involve matching words to their corresponding meanings or completing sentence exercises.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Incorporate interactive activities Interactive activities can help keep students engaged and motivated in online learning. For instance, in a language learning course, students can engage in vocabulary-building games that involve matching words to their corresponding meanings or completing sentence exercises.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 96

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Consequently, when my colleague David Schejbal invited me to explore library services for today’s online students, I was eager to do so. Allow the librarian to foster proper use of AI tools Librarians are becoming acquainted with ways that Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT can—with caution— be useful to students.

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Syllabus Instructors Learning Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

In another scenario, I had a first-year composition student advised in high school to download Grammarly’s generative app because he’s “never been any good at writing essays,” and assumed Grammarly’s standard style preferable in the college realm to his own emerging voice.

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Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 116

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

We argued about adaptive-learning technologies or interviewed senior advisors in the Department of Education, and wrote essays asking, “ Do virtual environments hinder democratic participation? ,” “ Why adaptive learning? ” and “ Standardization in Testing: Necessary for Education? ”.

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Students Syllabus Essay Ethics 85

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

In another scenario, I had a first-year composition student advised in high school to download Grammarly’s generative app because he’s “never been any good at writing essays,” and assumed Grammarly’s standard style preferable in the college realm to his own emerging voice.

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Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 110

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2018

This is online learning and as such, without the social engagement (good or bad) that comes hand-in-hand with traditional universities and colleges. How to Prepare for the SAT Essay. The two-hour proctored final exam (required for college credit) must be completed on a computer rather than a mobile device or tablet.

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

The structured schedules, frequent assessments, and increasingly rigid curricula have drained the joy out of learning for students across the globe. Online learning, while offering flexibility and accessibility, has further complicated the relationship students have with school. ” Students laughed, but the analogy stuck.

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Schools Motivation Gamification Essay 52

EAB

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Institutions were able to apply the online learning innovations from PCO units across the university and build lifelong learning relationships with alumni. PCO units’ innovations in online learning and digital marketing and recruitment were adopted across institutions because of newly centralized structures.

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Students Essay Intelligence Online Learning 59

k12 Online Schools

MAY 3, 2025

Online Learning: A Blank Canvas or a Mirror? In that sense, online learning has the potential to be a global cultural exchange. Instead of imposing a single cultural framework, digital classrooms can encourage students to bring their own backgrounds into the learning space. These identities are not confused.

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Culture Schools Language Languages 52

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 22, 2025

Moreover, developing self-discipline through online learning instills resilience and confidenceattributes that serve students well beyond their school years. Absolutelyas long as the online high school programs are accredited. These skills mirror university environments and are increasingly relevant in modern workplaces.

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High School High School Exams Schools 52

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

The word nostalgia has Greek roots— nostos meaning “return home” and algia meaning “longing;” nostalgia is really the longing for a home that no longer exists or has never existed, writes Svetlana Boym in her essay on the subject, from her book “The Future of Nostalgia.” Whose school experience are we collectively mourning?

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Schools Essay Testing Writing 216

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2024

Young fizkes / Shutterstock The introduction of ChatGPT has educators looking for alternatives to assigning essays. As AI Chatbots Rise, More Educators Look to Oral Exams — With High-Tech Twist By Jeffrey R. One idea that has bubbled up is to bring back oral exams. Can oral exams be delivered at the scale needed for today’s class sizes?

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Exams Education Essay Lecturing 163

Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2016

They have to frame their thoughts as a response to some of the finest college application essay prompts, inspired by the very same ones that high school seniors are feverishly working on now! Here’s Anant’s response to our supplemental Part II essay question: 2017 is shaping up to be a big year of what-if’s. What do you say?

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Skills Essay Critical Thinking Writing 167

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2016

They have to frame their thoughts as a response to some of the finest college application essay prompts, inspired by the very same ones that high school seniors are feverishly working on now! radio and televisions in the early 20th century and online learning and MOOCs via the Internet in the early 21st century.)

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Essay Educational Technologies Learning Outcomes Internet 127