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Can online learning level the AP playing field for rural kids?

The Hechinger Report

Still, as more rural schools look to virtual programs for help, there’s little evidence that online learning is equal to or can exceed outcomes from traditional in-person instruction, and some experts are urging caution — along with greater attention to quality. million online courses in 2014-15. million students took about 4.5

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March.

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Is Online Education Good or Bad? And Is This Really the Right Question?

Digital Promise

Further, re-conceptualizing and converting a traditional classroom course to an online course doesn’t necessarily make it better or worse. And what are the lessons for teaching – and learning – in the future? Research about online education. An abundance of studies have examined online education.

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The in-school push to fight misinformation from the outside world

The Hechinger Report

A 2016 study by the Stanford Graduate School of Education found that significant numbers of middle schoolers, high schoolers and college students could not adequately judge the credibility of online information. We’re teaching web credibility as if it’s 2002,” he said. Related: Can we teach our way out of political polarization?

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When His Roster Outgrew His Classroom, This Prof Mastered Modular Online Curriculum

Edsurge

Bruce Robertson to completely redesign a classroom course to fit an online/in-class hybrid format—in just two weeks. Right before the start of the Fall semester in 2002, Robertson learned that the 400-seat movie theater that held his Principles of Marketing class at San Francisco State University would no longer be available.

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Can sadness be good for reading?

The Hechinger Report

And if they were sad, or having a bad day with classmates or the teacher, well, then they might not learn so much. So a recent study suggesting just the opposite caught my attention, especially since it has potential applications for online learning. A 2016 Australian study, “ Can Sadness Be Good For You?

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Can Online Learning Level the AP Playing Field for Rural Students?

MindShift

Still, as more rural schools look to virtual programs for help, there’s little evidence that online learning is equal to or can exceed outcomes from traditional in-person instruction, and some experts are urging caution — along with greater attention to quality. million online courses in 2014-15. million students took about 4.5