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Using Transactional Distance Theory to inform instructional design

IT Bill

In the CBE environment students enter a program of study at different times and progress at different rates. The use of practice quizzes along with digital badging systems and other formative assessment tools can assist students in measuring their own progress, as well as providing motivational support.

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COVID-19 Is Accelerating the Digital Blending of Working and Learning

Edsurge

And because of social distancing, we find ourselves living in world that is even more digital–and the evidence of that shift is all around us. E-commerce purchases of all types have surged. Restaurants have rapidly shifted to online and mobile ordering, and are speeding up the deployment of digital kiosks that replace human workers.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. These critics argued that laptop bans are ableist and that they disadvantage students who opt to purchase digital textbooks rather than printed ones. “To They’re distracting others. And on and on and on.

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