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How Online Learning Research Can Improve Remote Instruction

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“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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4 ways a STEAM-centered curriculum is critical to youth education

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Furthermore, many students are struggling to reacclimate to in-person classes after extended periods of online learning, and attendance rates have dropped as a result. A STEAM learning approach encourages collaboration to understand and distill new concepts.

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Will Online Learning Lead to College Closures? Clay Shirky Says It’s Complicated.

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EdSurge: What is it that you think is misguided about some of the discussion of how online learning might change higher ed? And in a single summer, they put together this collection of a faculty committee, with input, from a whole variety of sources, and they transformed departments into larger interdisciplinary clusters.

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Advancing Digital Literacy for a Digitally Inclusive Future

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Many districts scrambled to integrate technology for teachers and students to experience a new normal of online learning. Embed technology tools in daily tasks: Like many other districts across the country, Young describes a “panic pedagogy” forced on her colleagues by the pandemic.

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#DLNchat: What Is the Role of Libraries in Digital Learning Innovation?

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The #DLNchat community named a few: learning commons, makerspaces, research showcase experiences and space for interdisciplinary discovery among faculty. At our next #DLNchat, we’ll discuss How Can Video Best Support Learning and Instruction? As more stacks move into the cloud, there are many options.

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Stanford Calls for Responsible Use of Student Data in Higher Ed

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The idea, said Stevens, who also directs the Center for Advanced Research through Online Learning , is to provide colleges and universities with the resources needed to address the unanswered questions raised by big data. “By He is co-founder of an interdisciplinary discussion series at Stanford GSE known as Education’s Digital Future.

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How This Teacher Uses Unreal Engine to Elevate His Students' Learning

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Pant: The best learning happens when students are able to use technology as a method to enhance what they are already doing. Students at Dayton are focused on large interdisciplinary projects and problem-solving. What are you seeing that is engaging students in the gaming and interactive space?

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