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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

While the pandemic still took its toll, adapting to online learning was smoother in Lindsay due to its preexisting infrastructure and history of adaptation. Lindsay’s ability to rapidly pivot to remote learning in spring 2020 was largely due to preexisting infrastructure. You can learn anywhere,” she said.

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?The Future of Online Learning Is Offline: What Strava Can Teach Digital Course Designers

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Why was the fitness app so “sticky” as opposed to the online learning platforms? How could we apply the same practices to learning? I’ve come to believe that one of the biggest misunderstandings about online learning is that it has to be limited to things that can be done in front of a computer screen.

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Strategies for Motivating Students: Start with Intrinsic Motivation

Waterford

Research also suggests that online learning can encourage intrinsic motivation.[1] 1] In part, this is because online learning often involves some level of independence—and independent learning is also linked to motivated students.[12] Learning in a mobile age: An investigation of student motivation.

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It’s 2020: Have Digital Learning Innovations Trends Changed?

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In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success.

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The learning experience is different in schools that assign laptops, a survey finds

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Schools that distribute mobile devices to students more often lay this foundation, the survey shows. Subscribe today!

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Losing international students because of the pandemic will damage colleges financially

The Hechinger Report

In the 2017-2018 school year, 34 percent of international students were from China. In the 2017-2018 school year, it had more international students than any other historically black college or university. If fewer international students enroll, the economic fallout will be severe. Many come from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

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2U’s ‘Third Chapter’ Begins With a $750M Acquisition of Trilogy Education

Edsurge

The second chapter involved adding GetSmarter, a South Africa-based provider of short online courses, which 2U purchased for $103 million in May 2017. As part of the arrangement, 2U also paid $13 million to Flatiron School, a coding bootcamp owned by WeWork, to use the school’s online learning platform.

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