eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2015

UDL is tough enough in a face-to-face environment, but the real challenge might be how to implement the principles in an online world where students’ abilities and learning styles differ drastically. And in engagement and interaction , an instructor is enabled to tap into students’ interests, challenge and motivate them to learn.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Amid the chorus of concern, a note of dissonance sounded from the exhibit hall, where controversial test-proctoring tools and services were prominently displayed and their booths generously staffed.

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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

APRIL 3, 2018

Many online learning platforms, such as LinkedIn Learning and MasterClass, are indeed pivoting towards business models that look a lot like subscription-based streaming services Pandora, Spotify or Netflix. We could be pushing online teachers in a similar direction. monthly minimum wage. monthly minimum wage.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2023

Not only does Mayer think that upbeat virtual tutors will work better than those with other emotional tones, but he thinks that some students might learn better from an optimized agent than from a human tutor. He points to research that shows that some students learn better from male instructors, while others learn better from female ones.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 16, 2022

While Zoom was the “it” word during the pivot to online learning throughout COVID-19, it is high time to consider alternatives to synchronous online classes that benefit student learning. Asynchronous videos can also increase instructor-student interactions and instructor social presence (Collins et al.,

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

Steph YoungGonzaga credits online learning with enriching her education and helping establish herself as an IT thought leader. Instructors can focus on teaching–and not on technical issues. EdSurge: Tell us about your experiences earning a degree online? Online was the most beneficial because it fit my lifestyle.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Wyzant tutors serve learners of all ages and backgrounds, offering in-depth guidance on topics including English, language arts, physics, calculus, coding, LSAT test prep, music and more. . Wyzant expertly brings together students and world-class instructors. At Wyzant, there are no commitments or expensive pre-paid packages.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Institutional offices of disability services, academic accommodations, and equality and diversity should be contacting instructors with reminders and information, Del Tufo says. Instructors who have questions or concerns should feel free to contact such offices themselves. What about AP tests? Here is more information.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Without reliable access to the internet and devices like laptops or cell phones, college students probably aren’t going to succeed in online learning. A new survey shows that college students’ attitudes correlate with their personal experiences with online learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

As online learning companies compete for the attention and wallets of learners, players like MasterClass , Linked Learning , Cognotion and Harvard are investing in producing videos that are so beautiful they could be National Geographic documentaries or sitcom pilots. They seek to establish instructor presence.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2021

Roschelle says his team is aiming for a “new level of engagement that comes when you feel part of a story,” one that can deliver personalized learning in real time. Online learning, you’re just looking at a screen.” He shared the example of the Mars expedition scenario. It’s live, it’s dynamic and vibrant,” Goel says.

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Intelligence Education Teaching Assistants STEM 217

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

It sounds like a drastic measure: moving every school to online learning in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. His time as a blended learning instructor in Taos, N.M., Usually teachers who teach online would have training.but our teachers were training, setting it up and figuring it out all at the same time.”

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Traditional classroom learning is now modernizing Debates remain about online vs. classroom learning Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Classroom learning remains a cornerstone of education, fostering a dynamic environment where students engage with peers and instructors in real-time.

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Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

JULY 15, 2016

It fuels human connection when students learn in physical isolation from one another and reduces the likelihood of hurt feelings that result when written exchanges are misunderstood. Instructor video feedback has also been shown to improve social presence, which is correlated with the development of an instructor-student relationship.

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Accessibility Disabilities Instructors Learning 133

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

So Fulé and her colleagues devised a program—free, voluntary, and entirely online—that has helped hundreds of students roll through remediation coursework and ace their math placement tests while measurably boosting their confidence about success in both math and college. Much like Fulé did. And the school earned a DLIAward.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In addition, the district deeply appreciated that IXL Learning’s tutoring service, Wyzant, could seamlessly connect its students with experienced instructors to grow their math skills away from the classroom. Students will collaborate with tutors after school and on weekends in Wyzant’s free online learning tool.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2020

It helps me have a finger on the pulse of what’s going on for learners and particularly for instructor’s work in academia, in business, and in K-12 industries. It seemed to me that about two weeks ago there was a feeling of pure terror, as all of a sudden instructors of every ilk were like, “you’re going to go online on Monday.”

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2022

The quarantine period occurred mostly during the academic year of 2019/2020 and forced many institutions to halt in-person classes and move a considerable amount of instruction online. This shift meant students who did not already engage in online learning were constrained to learn by an online learning modality.

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Students Skills Instructors Online Learning 130

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2020

College has suddenly moved online in the time of the coronavirus. What do these newly virtual classrooms look and feel like, for both the instructors and the students? And it highlights some of the issues that are coming up unexpectedly, for instructors and students, doing education online for the first time.

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Instructors Fairness Lecturing STEM 151

Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2020

17, officials launched the National Public Service Platform for Educational Resources (also known as “national cloud classroom”), a collection of online resources compiled by education authorities across the country. She has a younger brother in second grade, and says “my mom is going crazy.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Hatcher’s commitment to providing equitable opportunities for all students, including those with diverse needs, led him to offer services that cater to both traditional and online learning environments, recognizing that some students require different support structures for academic success.

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Math High School High School Grades 239

Faculty Focus

MARCH 20, 2025

There are many approaches to designing an online course, and finding the right balance may depend on a variety of factors ranging from content topics to types of assessments. However, to determine if our assessment was correct, we surveyed virtual instructors and students gathering both quantitative data and qualitative data.

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Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 89

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

Flexible proctored test dates. Educators would need to offer multiple days/times for proctored tests. This is not an issue for in-classroom tests, although make-up test dates may be required for students who miss the original test date. References Educause Learning Initiative (ELI). 2020, July 7).

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Exams Course Design Assignments Learning 111

Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2018

Companies that make learning software now gather unprecedented amounts of data on student behavior as students do things like read online textbooks or study for tests with digital review tools. But when online learning aids can study students, could that give professors new ways to help learners?

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Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2023

Thus, online learning may have favorably trained students to aggregate and integrate many forms of technology at one time to enrich the learning experience (Law-Penrose, 2021). To achieve effective learning via podcasting, educators should consider “The Six Stages of Educational Podcasts” to create the body of work.

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Instructors Lecturing Learning Textbooks 110

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

As online course platforms proliferate, institutions of all shapes and sizes realize that they’ll need to translate content into digital forms. Designing online learning experiences is essential to training employees, mobilizing customers, serving students, building marketing channels, and sustaining business models.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2024

Aside from retention efforts grounded in institutional policies, online course practice, and academic and student services, some writers have also pointed to the use of required orientation programs to prepare students for success in online learning (Bawa, 2016; Abdous, 2019; Muljana & Luo, 2019; Stephen and Rockinson-Szapkiw, 2021).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Here’s what they had to say: The demand for online learning will continue to grow in 2022 and possibly lead to the creation of virtual schools, which would introduce new AR and VR learning processes. And our HR department has pivoted to conduct employee interviews, testing, onboarding, and new hire orientations virtually.

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Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Language 363

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

One is that when we teach in our environments that we teach, we need to work with our students and to recognize what they bring to the classrooms, whether they be face-to-face or online learning. I think the second thing is, as you mentioned, we talked about prior learning assessment. What can we do differently?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

By implementing these strategies, CTE educators can expect a vibrant, engaging learning environment where students can obtain skills and knowledge for a successful future. Incorporate mindfulness into lessons: Introduce brief mindfulness or meditation activities during online classes to help students manage stress and improve concentration.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2025

While many of the students roll their eyes, it may save at least one student a year, says Johnson, who is a writing instructor and head of the writing center at Madison Area Technical College in Wisconsin. Some of that can be attributed to the pandemic and the loss of foundational academic and social skills during online learning.

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Students Math Writing Skills 178

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

“Educator” is used throughout this paper to represent professor, instructor, teacher, or any person or team that leads learning sessions. These various delivery modes may be referred to as asynchronous online, synchronous online, synchronous in the classroom, HyFlex (three modes of delivery at one time), hybrid, blended, or flexible.

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Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

Flexible proctored test dates. Educators would need to offer multiple days/times for proctored tests. This is not an issue for in-classroom tests, although make-up test dates may be required for students who miss the original test date. References Educause Learning Initiative (ELI). 2020, July 7).

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Exams Course Design Assignments Learning 96

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

Meanwhile, institutions and instructors have been pushed to try new strategies—some of which seem promising. Shifting practices regarding grades may inspire students to take risks and study for the sake of learning. A physics professor is creating labs that can be done online or in virtual reality. Smith University.

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Lecturing Knowledge Instructors Activities 214

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

“Educator” is used throughout this paper to represent professor, instructor, teacher, or any person or team that leads learning sessions. These various delivery modes may be referred to as asynchronous online, synchronous online, synchronous in the classroom, HyFlex (three modes of delivery at one time), hybrid, blended, or flexible.

Learning 98

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 98

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

Could tests be replaced by project-based work? How do we move beyond grades to more meaningful demonstrations of learning? On Tuesday, April 24 the #DLNchat community got together to discuss and debate: How Can Alternative Assignments Effectively Assess Student Learning? Do exams still serve a purpose?

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