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Understanding, Teaching, and Reaching Digital Native Students—and Digital Native Caregivers

Waterford

The term was coined by author Marc Prensky to describe a person who grew up surrounded by technology and is familiar with the Internet from an early age on. This can be tremendously beneficial—for instance, when scheduling online learning or virtual parent-teacher conferences when in-person learning isn’t possible.

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The Number of Students Taking in Online Courses Is Quickly Rising, But Perceptions Are Changing Slowly

Edsurge

In both K12 and higher education options for students to take whole courses, blended courses and—in some places—entire degree programs online are more prevalent than ever. Then they will mention taking one online course and hating it. Then they want to talk to me for 45 minutes about how bad online learning is.

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Online Learning Does Not Mean Sans Engagement

Fractus Learning

It’s now 2016 and educators still have not discovered the power of infusing a balance of asynchronous and synchronous technologies, as well as engagement into their online classroom. Online learning does not need to be mechanical in nature. Engagement needs to take place in the online learning environment.

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Pearson Returns to the Buyer’s Table With Workforce Education Deal

Edsurge

Founded in 2004 and formerly called College Plus, Lumerit offers degree planning services to match people with online courses that offer credits to graduate or transfer to a college. As part of the deal, Lumerit’s 70 employees will join Pearson’s Online Learning Services division, which houses the Accelerated Pathway team.

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Using Google Tools to Personalize Learning #GoogleEduOnAir

Learning With Lucie

(Thank you, Erica Zimmer (@NerdyMaestra) and Craig Lyndes for your help with this session) Preparing for this session, gave me a chance to reflect back over the past 20 years - starting with the year 1996 - the year technology tools allowed us to personalize learning like never before.

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Will a new batch of licenses help rural students get online?

The Hechinger Report

Shawn Caine, who teaches technology at Panguitch High School in Garfield County, Utah, lets students who don’t have adequate home internet service get online in her classroom before and after school. Her district of Garfield County has provided a computer to every student since 2016. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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Insights from CoSN Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity Winners

edWeb.net

He says, “We need to teach students the way they want to learn, not necessarily how we were taught.” Dr. Kelly May-Vollmar has worked in education since 2004. For the last two years, she has served as the assistant superintendent over educational and technology services. You can follow him on Twitter @scaughtsb. Ryan has a Ph.D.