article thumbnail

3 Opportunities for education during the pandemic

Neo LMS

Some of these are: different approaches to teaching adapted to students’ needs, developed ICT skills, professional development for teachers, attempts to bridge the digital divide, improvement of resource accessibility, funding and curriculum changes. Exploring three opportunities for education created by the pandemic.

article thumbnail

COVID-19, academia, and the big push online: an update

Bryan Alexander

Due to rapidly escalating health concerns relating to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the 2020 APS March Meeting in Denver, CO, has been canceled. — APS Physics (@APSphysics) March 1, 2020. Yang (@Dali_Yang) March 3, 2020. That’s both asynchronous (LMS etc) and synchronous (videoconferencing).

LMS 137
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Making educators’ lives easier for World Teachers’ Day

Neo LMS

In fact, more than three in four teachers say that job-related stress has taken its toll on them during the 2020-2021 school year. That’s why neglecting this area can lead to a bigger digital divide among students. It’s no secret that teaching is already a stressful profession and the pandemic hasn’t made their jobs any easier.

Education 363
article thumbnail

PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. Sometimes an LMS discussion will help and other times integrating with another tool can be beneficial. JULY 19, 2020 · 1:26 AM | EDIT. JUNE 28, 2020 · 7:23 PM | EDIT. Thanks so much. Michael Gorman (mjgormans@gmail.com). Leave a comment.

article thumbnail

From normal to better: Using what we’ve learned to improve education

Neo LMS

2020 has been a stressful year for almost everyone, but it is not a new concept that schools are on the frontlines when it comes to the social and emotional health of the students. Read more: 6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide. Broadly support social and emotional health.

Education 418
article thumbnail

COVID-19, academia, and the big push online: an update

Bryan Alexander

Due to rapidly escalating health concerns relating to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the 2020 APS March Meeting in Denver, CO, has been canceled. — APS Physics (@APSphysics) March 1, 2020. Yang (@Dali_Yang) March 3, 2020. That’s both asynchronous (LMS etc) and synchronous (videoconferencing).

LMS 52
article thumbnail

The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Or rather, their interest wasn’t in the features of the new LMS.

Pearson 145