EdNews Daily

JUNE 7, 2018

They’re told the tests are “important”, they need to “do their best”, and that they have “ one chance” to show what they’ve learned. For any child–much less one with test anxiety, ADHD, or learning disabilities–it can be a painful process. In 2015, over 650,000 students 1 nationwide opted out of standardized tests.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 5, 2014

STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I am almost booked through June I am already taking fall dates for 2015 – Mike.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2015

note : We’re counting down the top stories of 2015 based on popularity (i.e. Venerable columnist and blended learning expert Peter West hit a home run with his intro to the app Snip , which is making video creation easier for students and teachers. How flipped educators can create video tutorials a la Khan in no time flat.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2016

Florida Virtual School (FLVS), a statewide public school district in the state of Florida and international provider of education products and services, has selected D2L , a global learning technology provider, to deploy its Brightspace platform as the district’s new learning management system (LMS).

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

Welcome to a series of posts that are dedicated to going beyond the shine of technology by examining ways to use digital tools to engage students in real learning. In this second post you will discover how careful examination of the nouns in a standard can help you find resources to assist in proper technology integration.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

It doesn’t matter because the changes to higher education are happening because of economics, demographics and, most of all, technology. Incidentally, this power imbalance is one of the reasons mass adoption of online learning in higher education continues to fail. MOOC providers will keep on refining them.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over half full – Mike.

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IT Bill

JUNE 2, 2016

For the past several years, online learning in higher education has focused on delivering a highly structured learning environment. The inverse relationship between learner autonomy and course structure is important to keep in mind as we design for emerging distance learning models. CC-BY by Oliver Clark on Flickr.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The footage acquired was edited into a series videos demonstrating the power and benefits of HMH’s digital-first, connected solutions in a hybrid learning environment. Epic Charter Schools offers online learning to more than 30,000 students in the state of Oklahoma.

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Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

Punk learning (some would call it Edupunk ) reflects that seventies music ethos. For some time, educators have been subverting established methods and turning their backs on institutional tools and technologies such as the managed learning environment (also known as LMS or VLE).

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2020

million in 2014 and 2015. Shorelight was already running an international distance-instruction program this spring, using its proprietary “Shorelight Live” technology to connect young adults in Qatar’s mandatory national service program with faculty in the U.S. The company has applied for a patent for its live remote technology.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 16, 2015

Recently on this blog I featured an interview with Martin Weller , one of the keynote speakers for EDEN 2015. I think because I started to sound a bit like a fervent preacher when I started talking about teaching, learning and technology. And it quickly resonated with a lot of people.

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Hack Education

JULY 15, 2016

million settlement against the country’s largest operator of online charter schools. million from a business that pulled in almost $1 billion in revenue in 2015 – with no fines, penalties, or admission of wrongdoing. ” “Schools That Integrate Technology: Silicon Valley ” by Larry Cuban.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. It’s not that paying for a piece of technology will treat you any better, mind you.).

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Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Trump administration on Thursday withdrew 2015 guidance issued by the Obama administration that barred student loan guarantee agencies from charging collection fees to defaulted borrowers who start repaying their loans quickly.” ” This includes, of course, billionaire Betsy DeVos. .”

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “A state-court jury in Connecticut on Thursday sided with a fraternity whose house was closed by Wesleyan University in the fall of 2015 after the fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon, resisted complying with a university mandate to admit women.” Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

.” Via Education Week : “For Online Schools , Unique Challenges in Serving Transgender Students.” ” “Whatever happened to the promise of online learning ?” “How can online learning help Canadian colleges meet the challenges ahead?” ” asks MIT Technology Review.

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Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” An op-ed in Forbes by University Ventures’ Ryan Craig : “Make Online Education Great (For The First Time).” ” Via The Financial Times : “ Coursera chief on the future of online learning and the Trump era.”

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Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

Via Education Week : “ Minecraft Party to Raise Money for Technology in Philly Schools.” This coding bootcamp was acquired by the University of Phoenix’s parent company, Apollo Education Group , in 2015. “ Credly Receives Open Badges Certification ,” Campus Technology reports. ” asks Edutopia.

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