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Here’s the Syllabus for Your Summer Crash Course in Online Education

Edsurge

No one knows yet what the next semester will bring, but there’s a good chance the spaces where you used to teach, whether cavernous lecture hall or cozy seminar room, won’t be available this fall. Palloff and Keith Pratt (book), provides case studies about building community in online environments.

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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. Engage Edtech Employees in Extended Learning We call the program Freshman Seminar. Class Clowns ” by Jonathan A.

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Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive?

Edsurge

Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. Participants gathered online each week for seminar-style conversations, case study discussions and peer critiques. These design choices have noticeable implications.

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Inside one school’s efforts to bridge the divide between white teachers and students of color

The Hechinger Report

As schools seek to better serve an increasingly diverse student population and close racial achievement gaps, Sussex Tech offers a case study in culturally responsive practice. Related: Access does not equal equity. Teachers and administrators here acknowledge lingering tensions over last fall’s seminar.

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Take a field trip to Peru!

Kathy Schrock

The lessons include interactive story maps that allow students to explore the Humboldt Current, El Niño, and artisanal fishing; engage in a fisheries management activity using data; and participate in a Socratic Seminar that explores the challenges of open access fishing areas.

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eSchool News covers education technology in all its aspects–from legislation and litigation, to case studies, to purchasing practices and new products. eSchool News is a marketing solutions company serving the education technology industry.

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eSchool News

eSchool News covers education technology in all its aspects–from legislation and litigation, to case studies, to purchasing practices and new products. eSchool News is a marketing solutions company serving the education technology industry.