The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Before the pandemic, white, Black and Hispanic Americans were enrolling in college at about the same rates, especially when unemployment was high and jobs were hard to find. Asian Americans enrolled in college at much higher rates.) I was surprised to learn that the answer is yes – with a few caveats. Census Bureau.

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Data E-rate Report Survey 103

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

From the very start of digital education, the big question has always been: ”How can students learn effectively, if they’re not face-to-face with their instructors?” Most authoring software also integrates assessment tools, testing learning outcomes.

Online Learning 124

Online Learning MOOC Learning Coursera 124

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

.” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. “ FY 2008 $267,500,000 (President Bush’s request: $0).

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Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Digital Learning Day (DLD), held on February 5, immersed kids from coast to coast in activities like tinkering with robotics, penning blog posts, and painting digital canvases. As educators know, integrating meaningful digital learning into the classroom is a 365-day effort. What do we make of this 18th birthday of the E-Rate program?

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Digital Learning E-rate Broadband Learning 28

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 19, 2015

50 Of The Best Video Games For Learning in 2015. If you’re interested in the possibility of video games for learning–that is, teaching and learning with video games to master both academic and non-academic content–than the following collection may be of interest to you. 50 Of The Best Video Games For Learning.

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Video E-rate Learning Mobility 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2017

The recognition is that technology is probably one of the most important powering forces behind innovation that’s happening across a variety of different sectors, whether it’s retail, e-commerce, or whether it’s banking and payments online. Individuals come with different knowledge, they learn in different ways, they learn at different paces.

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Outcomes E-rate Accessibility Course 77

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

I was inspired to write this post because of the soon to be released episode 536 (to be released on August 5, 2019 ), where a third-year teacher, Edwin Thomas Minguela, and I talk about the lessons he’s learned in his first two years of teaching. 25) Learning Policy Institute. (24) 25) Learning Policy Institute. (24)

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Policies Groups Elementary Study 236

Learning with 'e's

JUNE 15, 2012

In my own keynote speech the following morning, speaking to an audience of around 200 library and information professionals, I argued that libraries need to become more flexible and agile (and indeed many already are), to respond to new learning practices, and an increased interest in knowledge and research. Unported License.

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E-rate Libraries Conference Training 51

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Asynchronous access to this content, especially when this access is not through a dated university learning management system, but something more authentic to the student, maybe even accessed on their own mobile devices. Comparing an unsupported MOOC from 2008 to an in-person college experience isn’t apples to apples.

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Examples MOOC E-rate Dropout 40

Connecting 2 the World

AUGUST 3, 2008

Spinning a Learning Web , Jul 2008. I’ve been on holidays in Europe so there hasn’t been much reflection on e-learning at all. Twitter ended up being the tool of choice as I could text entries from my mobile iPhone wherever I had a signal, and at inexpensive rates.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Both have had long careers at Brevard and have worked closely to implement technology into the schools’ digital learning programs. Mr. Cheatham and Mr. Fitzgerald knew that in order to offer students the best possible digital learning opportunities on a long-term basis, they needed a broadband model that was “structured and load-balanced.”.

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Digital Learning E-rate Broadband Learning 74

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

A child rides a bike on the playground at Global Connections Learning Center in Jackson. The last time schools were fully funded, in 2008, the state spent roughly $2.56 Photo: Jackie Mader. JACKSON, Miss. But the opportunity comes at a cost: larger class sizes for third-graders. billion on elementary and secondary education.

Elementary 53

Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 53

MIND Research Institute

JUNE 20, 2023

Patterns & Repeatability P atterns & R e peatability are fundamental to establishing the reliability of any study finding. Yet you may be surprised to learn that “were assigned licenses” is the preferred usage yes/no metric for the treatment condition in gold standard edtech evaluations. Learn more here.

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Comparison EdTech E-rate Outcomes 52

MindShift

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Since then, according to recent math, Starbucks now offers up to 87,000 options for your sipping pleasure (“Starbucks Stay Mum on Drink Math,” 2008). This study spanned the 1970s and focused on student-centered learning, an element of which is student choice. Student choice builds ownership in the learning. Aspy and Flora N.

Learning 48

Learning E-rate Report Common Core 48

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

It’s a common story: the energetic principal who comes into a school, revamps the curriculum, creates innovative learning practices, and then leaves with no sustainability plan. Even before the pandemic and the shift to distance education, learning extended beyond the classroom. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING.

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System Digital Divide E-rate Education 53

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

Likewise, it is not practically possible for me to prevent you from learning about the Pythagorean Theorem (i.e., As Harvard Law Professor Larry Lessig has written, modern copyright law has made criminals of us all (Lessig, 2008). knowledge of the theorem is nonrivalrous). knowledge of the theorem is nonexcludable).

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OER Resources Education Pearson 60

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ). public high schools (42.5

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EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ). public high schools (42.5

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EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

LeMya’s mother hoped it would help her daughter learn more of the foundational skills she’ll need to get a leg up in school. Research has found that quality early learning experiences are critical for children. Those learning experiences can’t be replicated in an online setting. “I Source: YouTube. I’m all for that.

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Laptops Accessibility Online Learning Company 152

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

In recent years, educators have been blamed by politicians and parents for an array of social problems, from bankrupt municipal pensions to low graduation rates in poor neighborhoods. Photo by E. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Photo by E. But the protests are about more than salaries. Weekly Update.

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E-rate Facebook Industry Groups 88

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

His rather disastrous business history in ed-tech includes SoftKey and The Learning Company. The Department of Justice , 21 states, and the District of Columbia have reached a $864 million settlement with Moody’s Investors Service over the company’s role in faulty credit ratings that led to the financial crisis of 2008.

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Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2016

Martin had the lowest ratings possible for achievement and improvement on its state report card that year. Not only is the middle school new, but the high school graduation rate has soared from 57 percent to 91 percent in four years. Heck, Ray, what’s up with these learning cottages?” How Obama found Dillon. Obama asked.

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E-rate Course Policies Advocacy 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Via Edsurge : “ ​Rhode Island ’s Plans to Become a ‘Lab State’ for Personalized Learning.” Via Campus Technology : “ AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles.” The suit against the for-profit chain and its American InterContinental University was originally filed in 2008.”

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Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Department of Education Releases Guidance on Supporting Early Learning through the Every Student Succeeds Act ,” per the press release. Via Inside Higher Ed : “New report finds big-time college football players at wealthiest programs graduate at rates lower than their nonathlete male peers. ” “U.S.

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Education Company Pearson E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn, for example, predicted in their 2008 book Disrupting Class that by 2019 half of all high school classes would be taught via the Internet. One survey conducted this year (by Learning House) did give a boost to the argument online education is becoming more competitive. ” Or so the story goes.

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MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. Via The Times Higher Education : “For-profit claims ‘learning gain’ victory over universities.” Scientific Learning Corp has acquired BrainMaps. ” More on the bill via Inside Higher Ed. It’s raised $7.5

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Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

” Tuition keeps going up and up and up, although as The Wall Street Journal noted this fall, published tuition rates only rose 2.4% The spending at public four-year colleges and universities rose, on average, by 2 to 3%, “the largest such increase since the start of the recession in 2008.” percent to 11.3

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