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4 Digital learning trends for Higher Education

Neo LMS

Despite the growing demand for edtech and online learning, face-to-face lectures and on-campus activities remained the core part of how students accessed their education. However, the events of 2020 have put HE on a fast track to digital adoption. Competency-based learning. Change is inevitable.

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

The Hechinger Report

For years, Lindsay has experimented with competency-based education, a more personalized approach to education that involves letting kids learn on computers for at least part of the day. In mid-March 2020, schools in Lindsay Unified shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The role of technology.

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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

The CoolCatTeacher

Mastery learning (also called competency-based learning) is being used in some classes and schools. Jon Bergmann, author of the Mastery Learning Handbook talks about how he uses mastery learning in his chemistry and physics classrooms. They've been learning about projectile motion.

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Today’s Innovations are Tomorrow’s Practices: Adapting Learning to Meet Students

Digital Promise

When COVID closed the door on in-person schooling in spring 2020, one of the biggest concerns for school districts was how to address the needs of students who experience cognitive learning challenges and/or physical disabilities.

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OPINION: Four effective strategies for parents who are now homeschooling their children

The Hechinger Report

Friday, March 20, 2020, 7:00 a.m. — For all parents, learning how to find an appropriate work-family balance is of paramount importance. For years, we have made it our mission to help educators reimagine their schools and classrooms with a model known as competency-based learning. Total age range: 5 to 15.

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Combining Online Courses With In-Person Supports, ‘Hybrid Colleges’ Unite

Edsurge

They’re proud of the model because it is serving students really well,” says Lauren Trent, CEO of AdvanceEDU in Colorado, which launched in 2020. There is mutual interest in learning from each other, when the models are different, what is driving student success?” “The network is incredibly collaborative.

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Does the future of schooling look like Candy Land?

The Hechinger Report

In particular, the suspension of mandated state testing in K-12 schools in 2020 “accelerated the conversation” about alternative assessments that would help educators personalize learning and focus on students’ long-term success rather than year-to-year progress, as measured by current end-of-year tests. “The The response?