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The Effectiveness of Online Learning Depends on Design

Catlin Tucker

As students of all ages spend more time learning online, it’s worth asking, “How effective is online learning?” ” The answer varies dramatically and depends entirely on the design of the online learning experience. Community of Practice. Participation.

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From China To America: How Online Learning Is Connecting Cultures

EdNews Daily

Online learning is not new. However, learning and teaching English across borders is still in its infancy, and continues to grow every day. At 51Talk, based out of China, American teachers are sharing their stories about lessons, culture, and even how they’re making money online at home teaching.

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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

While the pandemic still took its toll, adapting to online learning was smoother in Lindsay due to its preexisting infrastructure and history of adaptation. This requires a lot more depth and knowledge in terms of digging into the learning targets and really understanding [what] the child has to achieve.”.

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ISTE 2016: 3 Free Tools for Teachers

EdTech Magazine

By Meg Conlan Online tools give educators the ability to assess students, find and share video content, and collect multimedia presentations from students.

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Ka’Ching! 2016 US Edtech Funding Totals $1 Billion

Edsurge

billion across 138 venture deals in 2016. This year startups that serve primarily the K-12 market raised $434 million; those targeting the postsecondary and corporate learning sector raised $593 million. It’s worth noting that even though 2016 marked the end of this trend, the dollar total still surpasses the years before 2015.

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Five Ideas for Creating a Community in Online Learning

FuelEd

Contributor: Kelli Hicks Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 11:15am As an online or blended learning teacher, it can be hard sometimes to create the same feeling of a community that you can in a traditional brick-and-mortar setting—but it isn’t impossible.

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As Online Learning Grows, So Will Proctors. Case in Point: Examity’s $90M Deal

Edsurge

staff—alongside its business as more and more students take online courses. According to Babson Survey Research Group, nearly 32 percent of higher-ed students took an online course in 2016—a figure that has increased for 14 consecutive years. The company expects to grow its headcount—from its 100 full-time U.S.