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America’s reading problem: Scores were dropping even before the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

Pandemic school closures and remote instruction made learning to read much harder, especially for young, low-income students who didn’t have adequate technology at home or an adult who could assist them during the day. Nationwide, test scores for younger students, who are just learning to read, dropped far more than for older students.

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The Benefits of a Just-in-Time Flipped Class

Fractus Learning

As they say on their website : Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT for short) is a teaching and learning strategy based on the interaction between web-based study assignments and an active learner classroom. Then, I am much better prepared for the class as the assessment (the feedback) provides me useful knowledge about what they know and don’t know.

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4 Steps for Designing an Online Assessment for Flipped Classroom

Fractus Learning

Are you thinking about designing an online assessment for a Flipped classroom? First, consider whether the tool you are thinking about is the right tool for what you want to assess. Second, does this online assessment align with the rest of the course curriculum. 2002) and used by other academics (e.g.

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Business partnerships with community colleges help funnel workers into better jobs

The Hechinger Report

Anyone who passes a short online assessment can enroll, and in-state students who pass the course receive a partial refund from the college. Mesa Community College offers a wire harness assembly boot camp taught by Boeing employees. Credit: Brandon Sullivan for The Hechinger Report.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

.” From the Republican National Convention: TurnItIn was pleased , I’m sure, to be invoked many times following Melania Trump ’s convention speech, which plagiarized passages from Michelle Obama ’s 2008 speech. “ Blackboard Learn Ultra : Ready or not?” trashes U.S. Will the Market Provide Them?”