eSchool News

JULY 22, 2016

This week, we’re taking you on a virtual tour of some of the latest developments and trends in K-12 learning, including flipped and blended learning, marketplace updates, and flexible learning spaces and their influence on active learning. This new tool makes the flipped classroom more social.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2021

. — June 10, 2021 — Yamaha Unified Communications is teaming up with HuddleCamHD to further enhance Yamaha’s portfolio of scalable, high-quality collaboration solutions with easy-to-deploy audio and video product bundles perfectly suited for meeting and learning spaces. Learn more at www.HuddleCamHD.com.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

They know that when it comes to learning and productivity, space matters. An entire graduate course at Stanford University explores the principles for designing spaces that support learning. Yet most of our energy has been focused on designing physical learning spaces, even as more teaching and learning shifts online.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

ICE 2019: Physical Arrangement Sets the Tone for K–12 Modern Learning Environments. The design of any learning space typically sets the stage for the type of experience the students and teachers are going to have, said CDW•G Education Strategist Jennifer Brown at the 2019 Illinois Computing Educators conference in Schaumburg, Ill.

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Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 1, 2015

Teachers continue to cope with the challenges of teaching to multiple learning styles. With the help of technology, personalized learning becomes more realistic while the strategies for advancing personalized learning are more powerful. The result is a magical combination of differentiated instruction and flipped learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2024

To meet the rising demand for furniture products and services that create fun and functional learning spaces for students with special needs, MiEN Company has hired Cecilia Cruse, OTR/L, as a special needs consultant. She also lectures nationwide on practical sensory solutions for educators and therapists.

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2017

As schools innovate and transform what teaching and learning look like on their campuses, the design of academic buildings is likely to change in dramatic ways as well. Classrooms and lecture halls may, over time, fade away and become relics of our educational past. Its new Academic Innovation Center (AIC) opened just this past fall.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2019

Such a model assumes a deficit of knowledge in other parts of the world and a belief that non-Western parts of the world have less or even nothing to contribute to online learning. Fortunately, the online learning space continues to evolve and there are now examples of MOOCs that are embracing different cultures and languages.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

He’s currently leading another evolution in online teaching, as the institution moves into adaptive learning. And they hope that the future of campus learning is for students teaming up to teach each other as they work through online exercises in campus coffee shops. EdSurge: I wanted to talk about online learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

Across America, students are learning in new ways many of us could only imagine, tinkering, creating and experimenting in makerspaces and fab labs to solve real-world challenges. We have seen this transformation first-hand here at Arizona Science Center’s CREATE makerspace , where I work.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Most of us have the experience of registering for a workshop only to discover that it is a lecture or (worse) an advertisement for the presenter. What follows are some suggested principles we have prepared for workshop facilitators that move beyond a talkfest to genuine learning. Principle 2: A workshop is not a lecture.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Most of us have the experience of registering for a workshop only to discover that it is a lecture or (worse) an advertisement for the presenter. What follows are some suggested principles we have prepared for workshop facilitators that move beyond a talkfest to genuine learning. Principle 2: A workshop is not a lecture.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2016

Put on your student glasses: the “shift” around the nation to personalized learning has begun. As an educational service agency serving 33 public school districts in southeast Iowa, our role is to support students, teachers and administrators to bring about the best possible learning success for students’ education.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Since the pandemic, which necessitated the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard, there is now an additional component to consider in developing our courses. So how do we begin to address these concerns?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. The proliferation of educational apps and online resources has expanded learning beyond the confines of textbooks.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2019

As he lectured, he would randomly pick names from the stack to call on students. It can provide a powerful way to engage students, inform individual and group instruction, differentiate lessons, document work, and empower students to direct their own learning. That class was a nightmare for me.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

” In the current learning environment, students with disabilities encounter significant challenges due to the lack of inclusivity and accessibility in the education system. of Australian undergraduate students reported having a learning disability. We also list a few simple suggestions for improving learning spaces.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

” In the current learning environment, students with disabilities encounter significant challenges due to the lack of inclusivity and accessibility in the education system. of Australian undergraduate students reported having a learning disability. We also list a few simple suggestions for improving learning spaces.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Aurora Kamimura, lecturer in education and fellow in the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity at Washington University in St. Regardless of discipline or topic, it's important for learning that everyone feel validated and seen and heard individually. Teaching and learning as we know, is a social interaction.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Since the pandemic, which necessitated the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard, there is now an additional component to consider in developing our courses. So how do we begin to address these concerns?

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2025

In recent years, the discourse around effective assessment has steered towards incorporating the assessment for learning strategy into curriculum development. Overcoming these impediments is crucial to accelerating progress with assessment for learning. However, oftentimes, these activities are lecturer-led and time-bound.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Apply adult learning theory to your processes. Based on what you learned, how might you slow things down so that a classroom community is built? Class sessions go by quickly in higher education spaces. Let them help you make the learning space one of which you all want to be a part. Tip 2: Conduct a reflection.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Unlike traditional lecture videos that are often long and comprehensive, microlectures are bite-sized instructional videos that focus on one chunk of content. Scagnoli (2012) has identified several important benefits of microlectures for students: Microlectures allow for self-paced learning. What are microlectures?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 11, 2019

Smart technology that is connected by the Internet of Things (IoT), however, is beginning to change all of this by making classrooms and campuses around the country more accessible while crafting a better learning environment for every student. Crafting Smart, Accessible Learning Environments. Adapting Physical Learning Spaces.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 10, 2023

As students, faculty, and staff figure out the “newish-normalish” of college learning during the age of COVID-19, prioritizing a “pedagogy of care” (informed by Noddings, 1984, 2013) is essential to re-connecting peer-to-peer and professor-to-student relationships so that mutual care and respect can be re-established in college classrooms.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Apply adult learning theory to your processes. Based on what you learned, how might you slow things down so that a classroom community is built? Class sessions go by quickly in higher education spaces. Let them help you make the learning space one of which you all want to be a part. Tip 2: Conduct a reflection.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 10, 2023

As students, faculty, and staff figure out the “newish-normalish” of college learning during the age of COVID-19, prioritizing a “pedagogy of care” (informed by Noddings, 1984, 2013) is essential to re-connecting peer-to-peer and professor-to-student relationships so that mutual care and respect can be re-established in college classrooms.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

But how do we infuse warmth in digital learning spaces through written communication ? Acknowledge our interest in meeting and learning from them. Tip #1: Make it your mission to learn more about who your students are. Certainly, videos are one means of doing this, as is audio. Let students know something about us.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Introduction: Learning in the Digital Age The digital revolution hasnt just transformed how we communicate or shop, it has reshaped how we learn. K12 online education, once considered a niche alternative, is now a powerful and mainstream model of learning. In this blog, well explore 17 study tips for online learning.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Unlike traditional lecture videos that are often long and comprehensive, microlectures are bite-sized instructional videos that focus on one chunk of content. Scagnoli (2012) has identified several important benefits of microlectures for students: Microlectures allow for self-paced learning. What are microlectures?

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2025

In recent years, the discourse around effective assessment has steered towards incorporating the assessment for learning strategy into curriculum development. Overcoming these impediments is crucial to accelerating progress with assessment for learning. However, oftentimes, these activities are lecturer-led and time-bound.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

But how do we infuse warmth in digital learning spaces through written communication ? Acknowledge our interest in meeting and learning from them. Tip #1: Make it your mission to learn more about who your students are. Certainly, videos are one means of doing this, as is audio. Let students know something about us.

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Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Dean-Scott , Texas State University Key Statement: Cogenerative (cogen) dialogues are one learner-centered approach to engaging students in agency for their own learning and development in a course. Learning-centered teachers create environments that positively impact students through shared governance of the learning space.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Considering sprawling campuses with their impressive but deserted buildings, I find myself reflecting on how the accessibility of blended learning has contested the authority of these spaces, which so often are homogenous places, gatekeepers of class and privilege. Remote learning also improved accessibility for some students.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

Considering sprawling campuses with their impressive but deserted buildings, I find myself reflecting on how the accessibility of blended learning has contested the authority of these spaces, which so often are homogenous places, gatekeepers of class and privilege. Remote learning also improved accessibility for some students.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

How Modern Learning Environments Support Numerous Pedagogies. When Neosho Junior High School teachers and students moved into a sleek, new campus last August, they said goodbye to traditional classrooms and hello to modern learning spaces that encourage mobility, collaboration and new ways of learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Unfortunately, from the vantage point of student learning, the experience is remarkably poor. Recall the lack of continuity of learning, or the goofing off that would often occur. This year, at Lexington High School (LHS) when teachers are absent, an “ELF” now greets students in a collaborative learning space.

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