eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

This year’s Brightspace Excellence Awards , announced at FUSION 2016 by global learning technology provider D2L, recognized the promise of online learning and its ability to connect more and more people to high-quality educational programs. Teachers, students and parents report that they see great advantage to digital learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Inspired by the breakout podcast Serial, four years ago two digital learning leaders at the University of Central Florida created their own podcast—focused on online learning instead of true crime. I do, and I think as the tools improve, they will become more ubiquitous and more effective. How does that work?

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Learning Analytics Education Data Analysis 151

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

So Fulé and her colleagues devised a program—free, voluntary, and entirely online—that has helped hundreds of students roll through remediation coursework and ace their math placement tests while measurably boosting their confidence about success in both math and college. Not insignificantly, the award came with a cash prize of $100,000.

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Tools Outcomes Flipped Classroom E-rate 85

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

I define education technology as any tool that supports learning, digital or not. So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. Learning analytics. Digital badges. Adaptive learning systems. OER and open books.

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Digital Badges MOOC Technology OER 88

eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2015

Personalized print learning solutions could help close the gap between online, print worlds by letting publishers and teachers tailor materials for students’ individual needs. Next page: How teachers can use the new solution to target student learning. Digital Learning and Tools News Online Learning Top News'

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Knewton Adaptive Learning Smartphone Online Learning 40

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Ostensibly these tools are for the greater good—keeping kids safe. Online education was supposed to provide access to quality education for those who can’t attend or afford traditional college. But how much surveillance is acceptable, and what are the implications for students’ privacy rights? Thursday, March 7 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

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Social Media EdTech Industry Pearson 102

Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Online learning, or the teaching formerly knows as “distance learning” Will this keep growing? Skepticism about the quality of online learning could migrate to the general population. We still see the majority of campuses failing to formally recognize professors’ digital work.

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Trends Technology MOOC Education 40

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

This quick move to emergency remote teaching has left educators scrambling to figure out how to use digital tools, online resources, and apps to continue their teaching at a distance. In fact, there are so many digital tools, apps, and online learning resources being shared, some educators are feeling overwhelmed.

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Digital Divide Social Media Microsoft Policies 211

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

More often than not, these platforms also come with a series of tools that enable their users to build their own products, services, and marketplaces. Pearson promises “personalization” through its “adaptive learning” products, for example. (It ” But what did Facebook do?

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2016

Collaboration aims to create a more open, collaborative digital learning environment for K-12 students and educators. Engrade unifies the data, curriculum and tools that educators use every day to drive student achievement and inform district educational strategy.

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Accessibility OER Company Adaptive Learning 40

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. K-12 technology innovation is not just about subject-specific content but also about developing digital literacy skills.

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Trends Digital Divide EdTech Adaptive Learning 117

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

From interactive digital resources to online learning platforms, technology has given educators innovative tools to create dynamic and inclusive learning environments. Students, in turn, have benefited from increased access to information, personalized learning experiences, and opportunities for collaboration.

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Technology Education Adaptive Learning Accessibility 95

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Affluent students get to digital tools for creative exploration; poor students get to use theirs for test prep. In 2011, the Mozilla Foundation unveiled its “Open Badges Project,” “an effort to make it easy to issue and share digital learning badges across the web.” Common Core State Standards.

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