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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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2022

The great education beta test brought on by the pandemic has resulted in discoveries and innovations across education — from distance learning and closing the digital divide, to addressing the need for diversity, equity, and inclusion in schools, and so much more,” said Kevin Hogan, eSN’s editor-at-large.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2015

According to a new report, incorporating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in online courses not only benefits students with disabilities, but can have significant benefits for all students, ultimately increasing retention and improving learning outcomes.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Students and teachers alike are seeking alternatives to the traditional lecture- and test-based approach that has predominantly been used in schools for decades. Instead, new educational methods focus on innovation, collaboration, and the use of technology to engage students and improve learning outcomes.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 18, 2025

While many of our conversations have focused on what generative AI means for student assignments and learning outcomes, there’s another question faculty are askingoften individually and quietly: How can we leverage AI in our own academic and administrative work? And more importantly, should we?

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2018

Video is also proving to have solid results when it comes to learning outcomes—from higher test scores to increased engagement with learning materials to increased comprehension. Here are five ways video can have a powerful impact on teaching and learning: 1. Site Licensing. LMS Integration.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Students and teachers alike are seeking alternatives to the traditional lecture- and test-based approach that has predominantly been used in schools for decades. Instead, new educational methods focus on innovation, collaboration, and the use of technology to engage students and improve learning outcomes.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Wyzant seamlessly connects students to the perfect tutor for online or in-person lessons geared toward their unique needs. 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. . About IXL Learning .

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

The material feels irrelevant or unvaluable to students One of the primary reasons students cheat is that they dont perceive the material being tested as valuable or relevant to their lives. When students fail to see the connection between what theyre learning and the real world, they lose motivation to engage meaningfully with the content.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

Engagement and creativity play such important roles in the learning process, but with the myriad of other requirements and obligations, they can easily get lost in the abyss of deadlines and mandates. Creativity helps develop a deeper sense of learning, yet we keep our “creative” units until after state testing is over.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 18, 2025

While many of our conversations have focused on what generative AI means for student assignments and learning outcomes, there’s another question faculty are askingoften individually and quietly: How can we leverage AI in our own academic and administrative work? And more importantly, should we?

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

Using and copying a master course will support new educators, retain course quality across sections, and help meet course learning outcomes (CLOs) and program learning outcomes (PLOs) as it will guide educators on what they need to teach and do each session. Flexible proctored test dates. link] Martin, F.

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

So department chairwoman Sandra Gibbons and the faculty members at Moraine Valley used video conferences to plan out how to take curriculum online by the time classes resumed March 23. The other Moraine Valley students will finish spring semester with online simulations developed by the faculty.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

With the continued funding challenges educators face, it’s crucial to pick an education resource that will yield the best return on investment and support learning outcomes for your district. Leverage data to make your decision Learn more about 3P Learning & Mathletics: Standards-mapped Benchmark Tests.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 3, 2024

It allows more educators like you to create, distribute, and grade assignments, albeit paperless, especially in online learning sessions. Its integration and connection with other Google services like Docs, Drive, and Gmail make it a central hub for seamless learning environments like classrooms.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

Using and copying a master course will support new educators, retain course quality across sections, and help meet course learning outcomes (CLOs) and program learning outcomes (PLOs) as it will guide educators on what they need to teach and do each session. Flexible proctored test dates. link] Martin, F.

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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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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

pre-test quizzes. For example , an undergraduate psychology course sends out a welcome letter that has a sequence of pre-course exercises designed to prepare students for online learning and guide them through the first steps of studying the course. challenging tests on the material at which they are likely to fail.

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

Whether its a 60-second TikTok on the French Revolution, a deep-dive YouTube documentary on climate change, or a TED Talk about emotional intelligence, young minds are tuning in and learning, often more effectively than traditional methods ever allowed. This is the hidden curriculum of the internet, which aids online learning.

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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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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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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

First, online learning would grow rapidly in K-12 schools. Second, and arguably more crucial, was the opportunity ahead: with the right incentives in place, technology could scale with an eye toward optimizing for individual learners’ academic outcomes. The book posited two predictions. But scale was not the endgame.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2025

However, two broad factors have historically impeded the adoption of assessment for learning with feedforward corrective actions in educational settings: Increased workload and scalability : This approach demands creating varied, low-stakes formative assessment tasks with actionable feedforward recommendations that guide future learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

The more typical 18-year old experience is you’re a high school senior, you take some ACT/SAT tests, you’ll apply to a university, you send your high school transcript in, you send your test scores in, and that university makes a decision about whether to accept you or not. They don’t have an undergraduate degree. They’ve got nothing.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

pre-test quizzes. For example , an undergraduate psychology course sends out a welcome letter that has a sequence of pre-course exercises designed to prepare students for online learning and guide them through the first steps of studying the course. challenging tests on the material at which they are likely to fail.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

These visual representations enhance the learning environment and provide valuable reference points for students throughout the school year. Moreover, traditional assessment tools, including quizzes, tests, and exams, remain essential for gauging student comprehension and mastery of material. What tools do teachers use?

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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

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Since it is web-based, students can access their learning materials from any device with internet connectivity, making it ideal for both in-person and remote learning. At the core of this scope is instructional technology, which involves the use of devices, software, and platforms to enhance teaching and learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Who Does Online Education Really Serve? Online education was supposed to provide access to quality education for those who can’t attend or afford traditional college. Ban the SAT: College Admissions Redesigned : Standardized test score can be predictive of a lot of things—including inequitable admissions practices. 2:00 p.m.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Skill development through gamification: AI-driven educational tools often incorporate gamification elements, making learning more engaging and interactive. Expanded access to education: AI facilitates online learning, virtual classrooms, and educational applications, expanding access to education beyond traditional boundaries.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2016

Online and blended learning continue to trend upward in higher education institutions across the U.S. But if you start examining the studies, you find that only a tiny fraction of them measure courseware learning impacts well enough to support drawing any kind of conclusion. According to a.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2025

However, two broad factors have historically impeded the adoption of assessment for learning with feedforward corrective actions in educational settings: Increased workload and scalability : This approach demands creating varied, low-stakes formative assessment tasks with actionable feedforward recommendations that guide future learning.

Feedback 54

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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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Assignments Instructors Students Internet 75

k12 Digest

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Its many benefits are improved learning outcomes, improved financial performance, robust risk management, innovation in digital transformation, and geographical expansion. Students are prepared to excel in both local and international standardized tests.

Education 130

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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). Asking Questions during Self-Directed Inductive Learning: Effects on Learning Outcome and Learning Processes. Zurcher, D.

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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). Asking Questions during Self-Directed Inductive Learning: Effects on Learning Outcome and Learning Processes. Zurcher, D.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 21, 2025

Top virtual schools have transformed howand wherewe learn. Yet, not all online schools deliver the same quality of K12 Online Learning. Others build entirely new learning ecosystems designed specifically for the digital age. Adaptive learning turns education into a bespoke experience. The reality?

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