The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

In 2016, 45,567 young people were held in facilities nationwide, down 20 percent from 2012.) Illinois’ effort to bring online learning to juvenile justice facility classrooms is rare nationwide. The post Online learning can open doors for kids in juvenile jails appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

But teachers were heroic during the pandemic, and data shows that students continued to strive toward meaningful learning, even with many forms of chaos erupting all around them. California, for example, had more school closures than any other state and some of the smallest declines in math achievement.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

With textbooks open, they watched a lecture about Newton’s Laws on a giant screen, while their classroom teacher simultaneously offered examples of those laws in action. When the lecture ended, they had yet another to chance to learn: A physics video chat with their tutor, a sophomore physics major at Yale.

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Fractus Learning

MAY 19, 2016

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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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2022

“In many ways, I feel like we went from being a voice in the wilderness to an answer to a prayer, particularly after the 2016 election,” he adds. A number of major events in recent years, including the 2016 presidential election in the U.S., 6, 2021, chief among them.

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Waterford

JUNE 11, 2020

Others, like genius hour and bite-sized learning, are recently arrived educational trends that may have a helpful place in your classroom. This year, as schools moved to online learning and teachers scrambled to adjust their curriculum, many teachers, students, and parents gained new appreciation for the value of self-care.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

Last week I participated in the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) 2016 conference. The event became much more dramatic than expected, once the hosting city, Washington DC, was clobbered by the great snowpocalyspe of 2016. Let me share some materials here, along with reflections on the conference.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 30, 2020

For example, self-actualization in a child is going to be wildly different from that of an adult in the prime of their career. In fact, as of September 2016, 117,794 children were waiting to be adopted , which means there’s a high chance that one of them could be your student. Consider e-learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2018

For example, according to the All India Council for Technical Education , a whopping 60 percent of engineering graduates from India’s technical colleges remain unemployed each year. That meant using online learning to serve people who would otherwise have no access to higher education. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2020

Neil Heffernan, a professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, came up with the idea in 2016 after a Maine middle school math teacher, Chris LeSiege, uploaded hundreds of hints he had written for solving textbook problems to Heffernan’s free online homework help website, ASSISTments.

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MindShift

MARCH 6, 2018

With textbooks open, they watched a lecture about Newton’s Laws on a giant screen, while their classroom teacher simultaneously offered examples of those laws in action. When the lecture ended, they had yet another to chance to learn: A physics video chat with their tutor, a sophomore physics major at Yale.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2018

The backdrop to the proposal is a growing number of students, in particular at public and private nonprofit institutions, who take online courses. Department of Education shows that 30 percent of undergraduate students enrolled in at least one online education course in 2016, up from 27.1 Recent data from the U.S.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

A 2016 report funded by the Gates Foundation found that in the U.S. As online course platforms proliferate, institutions of all shapes and sizes realize that they’ll need to translate content into digital forms. To be a good instructional designer, you should steep yourself in the research on learning and teaching.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Researchers found that online courses helped students finish their bachelor’s degrees faster, but students tended to get lower grades in their online classes — a sign that they’re learning less than they would have in a traditional class. Related: The online paradox at community colleges.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

This was not just so students would learn how to use the calculator. Rather, the focus of instruction shifted so that students could learn mathematics through the graphing calculator. For example, technology can help students connect graphical representations with algebraic equations.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

When Jevin West read the news rife with number-heavy coverage of both Covid-19 and the election last fall, he kept finding new examples to bring to his class on data literacy and misinformation at the University of Washington. Some universities and some K-12 school systems have developed media literacy courses and standards to help.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2018

A compelling 2016 study by the Online Learning Consortium found that video helped educators build and foster authentic relationships with students. Students can rewatch a video multiple times in order to gain and retain learning material. And captions, for example, enable deaf students to read the video.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

Department of Education reported that for the 2015-2016 school year, more than 7 million students —or 16 percent of all students—and 20 percent of high school students are chronically absent. Take, for example, the growing interest in Attendance Works’ services. percent (about 150 students) percent during the 2016-2017 school year.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

Overview of Tech and WiFi Provisioning Laws From state to state, laws vary in how they currently address (or don’t address) distance and hybrid learning resource needs—and no two sets of laws are alike. of California’s Public Contract Code only addressed online learning in the context of surplus technology and nonprofit computer labs.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Related: When it comes to liberal arts education, online learning changes only the tools. Another is the importance of being strategic about building student participation into every class – for example, by assigning pairs of students to prepare short background presentations each week.

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Edsurge

MAY 14, 2017

In 2016, Fordham University found that students with more exposure to CTE courses are more likely to graduate, enroll in a two-year college, be employed, and have higher wages. For example, electronic engineering technicians, dental hygienists and paralegals are expected to earn an associate's degree before breaking into their fields.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2018

AI will have its place in teaching and learning, but transparency will be one of the key attributes of its effective application. For example, some students could benefit from a personal assistant who reminds them of upcoming due dates, asks if they need help using a particular tool or feature in an online class, and provides study tips.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. 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. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz. An independent evaluator disagrees.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Yet other studies have concluded that students were harmed and learned less in a flipped classroom. The University of Utrecht analysis of all the mixed results of 114 studies from 2006 through 2016 found that flipped classrooms tended to increase student learning by a small amount.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 8, 2020

In this video , I discuss the thought of starting our thinking as educators with student learning, as opposed to what we are teaching, which resonated with many: I know it seems like a simple shift in semantics, but I do believe the change is crucial. A simple example of how this could be implemented is by having students blog.

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Learning Confluence

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative Learning and Teaching. This book provides essential pedagogical approaches and frameworks for global collaborative learning. It is also a collection of anecdotes, inspiring examples, case studies and resources. September 2016 (1). August 2016 (2).

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

train future educators to teach online, experts say. A 2016 survey of such programs found that only about 4 percent of respondents offered field experiences such as student teaching in K-12 online settings. “We are very much focused on classroom teaching.” That’s not unique to Auburn. Few teacher preparation programs in the U.S.

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Learning Confluence

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative Learning and Teaching. This book provides essential pedagogical approaches and frameworks for global collaborative learning. It is also a collection of anecdotes, inspiring examples, case studies and resources. September 2016 (1). August 2016 (2).

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techlearning

APRIL 4, 2018

Here at Dalat International School, we believe that online learning is a vital component of a student’s education—so much so that, before our students can graduate, they must take at least one of their high-school courses online. Provide a transitional model for students who need to adjust to online learning.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2020

percent of all school-age children in the fall of 2016, the last year for which such data is available. For example, she said, one family might have materials translated into their home language while another might not. percent — the proportion of public school students who are English-language learners, according to a 2016 study. “I

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techlearning

JUNE 19, 2018

a Massachusetts-based non-profit organization helping schools provide their students with a variety of online and blended learning programs, found that VHS students who sat for Advanced Placement® (AP) exams outperformed the national scores on the College Board AP® exams. is an online learning pioneer.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

My personal example is worth noting as we are starting to see from the research coming available that the results of virtual learning, in which students engage in primarily online- mediated learning experiences, are mixed at best. There are times in which virtual learning is a necessity. Retrieved November 7, 2016.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

My personal example is worth noting as we are starting to see from the research coming available that the results of virtual learning, in which students engage in primarily online- mediated learning experiences, are mixed at best. There are times in which virtual learning is a necessity. Retrieved November 7, 2016.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Take LiveEdu , for example, a Y Combinator-backed online learning company that touts itself as being the “next-gen Lynda.com,” referring to a platform that offers online courses and skills training. Tokenized Learning According to data tracked by Coinbase , ICOs have raised nearly $3.4

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Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 8, 2019

If you didn’t know how Khan Academy worked before reading this article, you could easily have missed the role the online interactive practice system played in improving student learning and just thought “OER was better!” Do fees for access to online materials disqualify a program? Research at CMU.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2017

Some new online courses like The Active Citizen in the Digital Age from Stanford University are already moving us in this direction, helping to foster informed civic participation following the 2016 election. For example, in one case we introduced participants to each stage of the human-centered design process.

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Learning Confluence

JULY 1, 2018

Here are some essential artefacts to learn from in the meantime. When designing online learning consideration should be given to how a community can be built around subject content and objectives and how students will interact with the academic and with each other. International Journal on E-Learning , 16(1), 47-66.

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