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A battle at one university is a case study in why higher education is so slow to change

The Hechinger Report

This, and what they perceive as a crackdown on the toughest teachers, they say, coerce them into trying to keep students happy by making courses less demanding and awarding higher grades that aren’t deserved. “I Tuminez became president of UVU in 2018. I know grades are inflating. I do it myself. It “needs to have some rigor.

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An Onboarding Course to Help Your New Edtech Hires Empathize With Educators

Edsurge

Over the past seven years, we’ve continually developed and tweaked a seminar-style onboarding course to help all new employees, regardless of their background, catch up to speed on key issues in education and technology. The primary goal of the course is to start conversations that continue throughout an employee’s tenure.

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6 Practical Blended Learning Examples

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Auster ‘s Study In an innovative approach to blended learning, Carol J. Auster (2016) integrated screencasts into her Introductory Sociology course, applying what she describes as a supplemental model. Winters’s Study In their study “ Why Did You Blend My Learning? ” by Yvonne M.

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75 Resources to Help You Transform Education in 2019

ExcelinEd

As we launch into 2019, take a look at these 75 resources on quality, opportunity and innovation Excel in Ed published in 2018. The Case for Public Charter Schools: Ten Studies and Data Sets for Policymakers. Time to Change Course: A Case Study of Texas Charter Schools. Course Access: Policy Summary.

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Many community college students never earn a degree. New approaches to advising aim to reverse that trend

The Hechinger Report

Success coaches provide students with a range of services, including help with course registration, academic advising and career coaching, as part of a new program called SENSE. Nationally, about 36 percent of community college students who enrolled in 2018 graduated within three years. In Alabama, the rate is about 30 percent. “We

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Weekend Reading: Allez Allez Allez Edition

ProfHacker

And most of all, of course, that you are able to find some joy for 90 or 120 minutes on Saturday. Here in the United States, it’s one of those three-day weekends that often stretches a day or two on either side. Here’s hoping that no matter where you are, you’re able to find a little renewal, energy, or focus this weekend.

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State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

edWeb.net

SETDA’s latest research, Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities , highlights how state policies are supporting the transformation to digital learning. Of course, schools can’t make the switch to digital overnight. Now, students always have access to current materials.