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Student seeks to create the ‘Netflix of online learning’

The Hechinger Report

“I remember thinking that the school systems must have a great list of recommended online learning,” she said. Everyone’s a different learner,” said Joffe, “and that’s often overlooked in online learning.”. Joffe had to use her own experience with online learning to make her selections for the database.

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What Will Schools Do in the Fall? Here Are 4 Possible Scenarios

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Administrators should take the time to invest in their staff, ensuring that everyone is on the same page and creating a fluid, on-the-fly plan for transitioning from face-to-face instruction to distance learning in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak during the school year, the report suggests.

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Competency-Based Learning Puts Students at the Center. It’s Perfect for Now.

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Twenty-year-old Asmaa is an example of how constant change and upheaval were hallmarks of the previous school year. Then COVID-19 catapulted education into crisis mode, forcing her and all students and teachers into at-home learning situations across the world. A student of mine in an accelerated program for new arrivals to the U.S.,

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PROOF POINTS: Fixing online credit recovery remains elusive

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A December 2021 McKinsey report predicted that an additional 1.7 The online software was a lot cheaper than paying a teacher and graduation rates went up. Journalists discovered cheating scandals and evidence of low-quality instructional materials. million to 3.3 But there was a downside. It’s hard to know what to do.”.

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?A Starter Kit for Instructional Designers

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A 2016 report funded by the Gates Foundation found that in the U.S. alone, there are 13,000 instructional designers. Instructional design is experiencing a renaissance. As online course platforms proliferate, institutions of all shapes and sizes realize that they’ll need to translate content into digital forms.

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Schooling has changed forever. Here’s what will stay when things go back to normal

The Hechinger Report

This story is a part of Learning from Lockdown , a series about education solutions in the pandemic, produced in partnership with the Education Labs at AL.com , the Dallas Morning News , Fresno Bee and Seattle Times partnered with The Christian Science Monitor , Hechinger Report and Solutions Journalism Network. Credit: Nicholas Serpa.

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Learning Out Loud: Make Online Courses Meaningful and Accessible

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An asynchronous, multimodal learning environment that invites students to verbally converse with one another has been shown to improve the social and emotional elements of learning. In online the instructor-student relationship has been shown to play a role in student engagement and persistence, particularly with Latino students.