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As Student Engagement Falls, Colleges Wonder: ‘Are We Part of the Problem?’

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As the pandemic progresses, professors are sharing stories about what feels to them like widespread student disengagement. In their anecdotes, fewer students are showing up to class and turning work in on time (or at all). But declining student participation may also stem from the challenges inherent to remote and hybrid learning.

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

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In the past two academic years, Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA), an online state school created by the Idaho Legislature, has taken proactive steps to fix a key problem: losing English Language Learner (ELL) students before high school graduation, and losing them from highly technical and content-driven courses like biology.

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Supporting Student Well-being in Virtual Learning 

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My first and only fully online class taken as an undergraduate student was a complete disaster. The class was a required course in my field that I would go on to be responsible for teaching as a graduate student and, later, as a professor. Kind of wild that I never actually received instruction in the course, myself.)

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Up Next For Higher Ed? Cryptocurrencies, Political Battles and Hybrid Learning

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Trends, Tech Tools and Teaching Practices One of the top technological trends for colleges is the collection of student data, according to the report, although it notes that few institutions are using that information to bring about meaningful change. The spread of hybrid and online learning was named one of the top social trends.

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Supporting Student Well-being in Virtual Learning 

Faculty Focus

My first and only fully online class taken as an undergraduate student was a complete disaster. The class was a required course in my field that I would go on to be responsible for teaching as a graduate student and, later, as a professor. Kind of wild that I never actually received instruction in the course, myself.)

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Faculty Say Online Programs ‘Cannibalize’ On-Campus Courses at George Washington University

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Faculty members expected the online programs would serve distance learners, while the in-person offering would be taken by local students. Yet according to Darr, who authored the report, they claimed that many local students in the DC metro area were choosing the online option instead.

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3 Ways to Help Teachers Feel Comfortable with Technology in the Classroom

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Technology is no longer limited to online and hybrid courses. Many classrooms are using a Learning Management System (LMS) and digital course materials even with traditional face-to-face learning. Some might still be skeptical, but technology is proving to have a positive impact on student performance.