Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2019

But the announcement fails to mention that the University of Massachusetts already runs an extensive online-learning operation, known as UMassOnline , which was started in 2001 and currently serves more than 20,000 students. So how will this new effort be different?

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

But that expansion doesn’t necessarily correlate with how the public perceives the quality of online courses, historically questioned for its lack of rigor and limited measurable learning gains. Then they will mention taking one online course and hating it. I will be at a dinner party, and someone will ask what I do.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 12, 2020

When once distance learning courses were frowned upon and considered to be inferior to traditional campus based degrees, in recent years this opinion has been completely overturned. As early as 2001, Thomas Russell's No Significant Difference studies gave a first indication of the effectiveness of distance and online learning methods.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

EdSurge: Did you experiment with online courses while you were leading Barnard College? So we set up this committee that I called the COOL committee—the Committee Of Online Learning. We asked, “How do you take a small women’s liberal arts college in Manhattan and how should we go online?” Debora Spar: Barnard is small.

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Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2021

learned that they would not be going back to school the following Monday. As leaders grappled with emerging COVID-19 information, one week off became two weeks, then a month, then a shift to remote learning and working for most people for an extended period, some of which continues to this day. When COVID-19 hit the U.S.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2016

The survey from online learning service provider Quizlet seeks to outline how teachers and students, including Generation Z students (those born in 2001 or later), feel about technology in their classrooms. Eighty percent of teachers said using apps in the classroom makes learning more fun, compared to 51 percent of students.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

School officials in the seaside town scrambled to purchase enough devices for all their students to learn online last year after the pandemic hurtled kids out of buildings. There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning. “I

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edWeb.net

MAY 11, 2020

While each of the educators provided different tips based on the age of their students and the extent of their online work, they also agreed on a number of key points, including the importance of consistency and routines, and of limiting the use of new tech tools in order for teaching and learning to be effective. Join the Community.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Such change and disruption has been in the background of my thinking about learning technology for the past decade. My main recommendation however, was one grounded in the technology mediated learning approach. Many were convinced that I was correct, whilst many more were equally convinced that I was wrong.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

And Shayla Savage, a middle school principal, said that when her students returned to in-person learning this spring, she noticed differences beyond just their math and reading progress compared to previous years. “We Even with the physical aspect of school, the learning loss is real all across the board.”. Read the stories.

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The Electric Educator

MAY 11, 2011

Note: While research regarding best practices for online learning is difficult to obtain due to the relative infancy of the industry, four key areas of focus critical to program success have been identified. This week I will be posting four keys to student success in online courses. online learning' 29 Apr 2011.

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Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

The Traditional Model The traditional model used by organizational learning theorists begins with the depth of knowledge. This has implications for agency and ownership as knowledge that is created by and for the organization may be perceived as being owned by the organization (Ende & Lungsford, 2001).

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Is learning in the 21 st Century significantly different to learning in previous years? This belief was also the basis for the in Digital Natives and Immigrants theory (Prensky, 2001), a persistent discourse that has greatly influenced the thinking of educators in recent years. 2009) Living and Learning with New Media.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2017

Algorithms will one day play a pivotal role in teaching and learning, so colleges need to pay close attention to how they work and who builds them. But she has real ambivalence about how adaptive learning is moving from the laboratory to the classroom. EdSurge: You were doing adaptive learning before it was cool.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Instructional Designers, technologists, and online learning specialists are in high demand across all levels of education as it shifts online. He writes and speaks about academic librarianship, learning technologies, library leadership, textbook affordability, higher education, design thinking and user experience.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 22, 2012

Such change and disruption has been in the background of my thinking about learning technology for the past decade. My main recommendation however, was one grounded in the technology mediated learning approach. Many were convinced that I was correct, whilst many more were equally convinced that I was wrong.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Instructional Designers, technologists, and online learning specialists are in high demand across all levels of education as it shifts online. Dr. Bryant is an active member of Educause, and the Online Learning Consortium (OLC); she also served as an Exemplary Course Program reviewer for Blackboard, Inc.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 26, 2019

In a recent edWebinar, “ Professional Learning in Action: Evidence-Based Practices for Student Success,” leaders from the Ohio Department of Education explained how a statewide initiative is helping administrators and teachers not only understand the tiers but also provide assistance in selecting the best materials for their students.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Dave Cormier is an educational activist, researcher, online community advocate and the Manager of Web Communications and Innovations at the University of Prince Edward Island. He has published on open education, Rhizomatic Learning, MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), Digital Identity, and practical classroom uses of virtual worlds.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Learning Models, Theories, and Technology: A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers. Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. Activity-Based Learning. Blended Learning.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Is learning in the 21 st Century significantly different to learning in previous years? This belief was also the basis for the Digital Natives and Immigrants theory (Prensky, 2001), a persistent discourse that has greatly influenced the thinking of educators in recent years. 2009) Living and Learning with New Media.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 18, 2011

Since 1988, iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) has pioneered the educational use of innovative communications technology and teacher professional development to facilitate on-line collaborative project-based learning in elementary and secondary schools in 130 other countries worldwide.

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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. Yet we also see academic deans and provosts showing more interest in digital learning than their faculty.

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Wired Campus

OCTOBER 28, 2015

College technology leaders appear more optimistic these days about open-source textbooks and open educational resources — teaching and learning materials that can be used at no cost. “The next level up,” he added, “is mobile learning and the role that mobile apps might play in that.” IT leaders’ No.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Strategic use of digital tools can help educators who are teaching during uncertain times by providing structure and space for effective learning. There are many technology tools available that can help educators provide clear instruction and foster relationships regardless of when and where students are learning.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2023

But it wasn’t until she found a program that allowed her maximum flexibility and paid on-the-job learning that she was able to pursue this path once and for all. I served for four years of active service, and I actually finished my service the week of September 11, 2001. No one noticed that I had a learning disability.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 30, 2022

That focus, combined with other strategies like longer math periods and tutoring, has helped Northside Middle’s students bounce back from learning losses during the pandemic more quickly than middle schoolers in many other districts, teachers and administrators here say. I need a textbook, I need some notes, right? Some examples.

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Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

It’s been slow to develop – I co-taught classes like this in 1999 and 2001 – but some new projects look promising. All faculty felt more comfortable with online learning pedagogy. Students had positive learning outcomes in these courses, and faculty and peer assessors ranked student outcomes favorably.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

In one class, Danusis introduces me to a lanky child in rain boots, who clicks through an online math program while chatting about a baby goat that’s being weaned in her backyard. In another room, children rotate through learning stations, sometimes at screens, sometimes putting pencils to paper. Future of Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), today, more than 7 million children, or 14 percent of public school students , are entitled to special services and accommodations to help them learn. Meghan Whittaker, director of policy and advocacy at the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Here’s why they’re not.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The Emergency Home Learning (& More) Summit is in its final week. For the next eight days we'll be publishing three special 30-minute video interviews each day with an amazing set of learning experts (see below), for a total of 24 interviews (and maybe a surprise bonus interview or two). See all of the speakers here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2012

With four thoughtful and articulate education thinkers, my job will be to help them describe their alternative views to the current narratives that drive much of the impassioned debate around teaching and learning worldwide. psid=2012-08-08.0905.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 12, 2018

.” Not listed: other online degrees simply aren’t hyped the way MOOCs are. “ WeWork Helps Online Learning Take its Next Step Forward,” according to the Clayton Christensen Institute’s Michael Horn. “ Does OER Actually Improve Learning? Go, School Sports Team! ” asks The Atlantic.

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