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Hundreds of thousands of students still can’t access online learning

The Hechinger Report

But more than two months after the switch to distance learning, many students still don’t have what they need. Students who haven’t had access to technology since mid-March could face significant problems, said Karen Cator, CEO of Digital Promise, a nonprofit that works for innovation in schools. “If

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OPINION: Equity in online learning is about much more than technology access

The Hechinger Report

Even before the global pandemic pushed many colleges and universities to teach students remotely, online learning had become an increasingly important part of higher education. Yet, as this spring’s pivot to online learning showed us, equity remains a significant challenge. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Harvard and MIT Launch Nonprofit to Increase College Access

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What would you do if you had $800 million to build a new nonprofit to support innovation in online learning? The $800 million underpinning the effort derived from a controversial decision by the two universities in 2021 to sell their edX online learning platform to 2U.

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Triumphs and Troubles in Online Learning Abroad

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At the very dawn of digital education, Canada introduced one of the very first learning management systems, WebCT, a pivotal application, invented at the University of British Columbia in 1997. and Canada for some time, and even today the company is in second place, with DTL Brightspace, a Canadian firm, close behind.

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Q Academy Ventures into Online Learning for Kids

eSchool News

British Columbia-based Q Academy, a pioneer in tech-focused education, taps into online learning with the soft-launching of Q Academy Kids (QA Kids), a coding and design platform for young people. Q Academy is a pioneer in the delivery of technology-focused training for students and companies all over the world.

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Can A New Online Learning Platform Improve Employment For Those With Visual Impairment?

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But some advocates say that more-accessible tech platforms could be a key to changing that. However, the accessibility of workplace training can serve as a stumbling block. The company, Clusive, Inc., The company, Clusive, Inc.,

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Student seeks to create the ‘Netflix of online learning’

The Hechinger Report

I remember thinking that the school systems must have a great list of recommended online learning,” she said. Everyone’s a different learner,” said Joffe, “and that’s often overlooked in online learning.”. Joffe had to use her own experience with online learning to make her selections for the database.