Remove 2010 Remove Assessment Remove Online Learning Remove Reference
article thumbnail

Four tips for teaching in uncertain times

Hapara

Clarity and consistency is especially important in virtual learning. In “ Assessing Teacher Presence in a Computer Conferencing Context ,” the authors explain that designing an online course “forces teachers to think through the process, structure, evaluation and interaction components of the course.” . 2 (2010): 147—59.

Hapara 246
article thumbnail

6 Practical Blended Learning Examples

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The blended learning format enabled the instructor to work individually with students, facilitate small group discussions connected to their texts, and deliver targeted formative assessments. Winters’s Study In their study “ Why Did You Blend My Learning? References Auster, C. Luna and Stephanie A. Carney, E.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The (mostly) Republican Idaho moms fighting to reclaim their school district from hard-right conservatives  

The Hechinger Report

After this past school year ended, the superintendent acknowledged that 31 percent of teachers, counselors, and education leaders left the district, and scores of parents pulled their children, opting for homeschooling, online learning, or enrolling in another district. There was good reason for concern.

article thumbnail

Using Transactional Distance Theory to inform instructional design

IT Bill

For the past several years, online learning in higher education has focused on delivering a highly structured learning environment. Kozlow et al (2015) suggests that in order for autonomous learners to be successful they must possess self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies. References: A. Weimer (2010).

article thumbnail

How Education Elements Guides Districts in Creating Environments that Personalize Learning

Edsurge

The company got its start in late 2010, spurred by founder Anthony Kim’s work with KIPP Empower , an elementary charter school in Los Angeles. Kim had previously been an Executive Vice President at Edison Learning, a for-profit education management organization.

article thumbnail

Experiences in Self-Determined Learning: Moving from Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0

User Generated Education

Embracing Opportunities for Self-Directed Learning in Formal Learning Environments: Bernard Bull. Assessment as an Ongoing Act of Learning: A Heutagogical Approach: Melanie Booth. New Pathways to Knowledge and Learning: Rónán O’Beirne. Applying Heutagogy in Online Learning: The SIDE Model: Eric Belt.

Education 268
article thumbnail

Wednesday Early - Reforming Ed Reform Panel with Downes, Gardner, Kohn, and Stager

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

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. In 1999, Converge Magazine named Gary a "shaper of our future and inventor of our destiny."