Edsurge

JANUARY 14, 2022

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. More-Inclusive Platforms At least one startup is gaining traction in building a possible solution.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Credit: Charlotte West for The Hechinger Report. Kids are helped along by access to take-home devices and individualized learning plans that allow them to progress through class material at their own speed. With about a day planning, [teachers] shift right into distance learning,” Rooney said. Ushering in a new model.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

From the very start of digital education, the big question has always been: ”How can students learn effectively, if they’re not face-to-face with their instructors?” Students can communicate peer-to-peer and also engage instructors directly in text, voice, and video, recorded for later access or run immediately in real-time.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Do students learn better online or in a classroom: statistics help shed light. What is the success rate of online learning? While some research suggests comparable outcomes between online and classroom learning, others indicate differences depending on specific contexts and methodologies.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 19, 2021

I find animated videos more appealing because they create a playful learning environment and activate that comforting feeling cartoons usually give them. You can see here an example of how I use videos in my class. To make the learning experience more personalized, you can create the videos yourself to suit your students’ needs.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 30, 2020

With most schools, restaurants, coffee shops, and public libraries closed, students have lost much of their access to public wifi. Work with local businesses and partners to create wifi hotspots where students can safely access wifi while maintaining social distancing protocols.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

A version of this post was originally published on December 3rd, 2020, in Education IT Reporter. Hybrid (or blended) learning takes any classroom a step further towards the virtual learning environment while still allowing face-to-face interaction and communication, albeit less than in the regular classroom. Adaptive learning.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2020

There is an emerging widespread awareness that digital learning is critical to the success of students’ education—certainly now, but also in a post COVID-19 world as we work to finally close the Digital Learning Gap. Sign up for the Digital Promise Action Report to stay up-to-date on our latest digital learning resources.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

One of the benefits of using an LMS for online teaching is that it makes teachers’ lives easier when it comes to tracking student progress and learning outcomes. For example, if most of your students spend too much time on a particular section compared to others, then maybe the content within that section is too hard for them.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Department of Education reports show that technology can potentially transform education. According to the study, learners who only received teacher training and did not engage with the online learning tools had poorer achievement scores. The majority of learners are comfortable using their personal devices to access schoolwork.

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Digital Promise

MAY 20, 2021

We came across many promising examples of micro-credential use, and look forward to featuring this work in our landscape report this fall. Codefi Foundation on Rural Innovation is focused on expanding access to digital jobs in software development for high-poverty communities. Here is a sneak peek at our five lead partners!

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

A version of this post was originally published on July 2, 2020, in Open Access Government. In the context of the pandemic, many schools and universities turned to virtual learning environments as the only way of ensuring some continuity of education during these times of crisis. Most educators only had a few days to figure things out.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2024

In addition, a 2022 GAO report indicated that K–12 schools faced significant disruptions in learning and substantial monetary losses due to cyberattacks, with some districts reporting a halt on educational operations of three days to three weeks and recovery periods spanning two to nine months.

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Laptops Strategy Policies Report 105

Neo LMS

APRIL 19, 2022

By switching to a learner-centered teaching model and enabling students with the tools they need for efficient individual learning , teachers can tackle low engagement issues. Here is where online learning technologies such as ILPs step in. Read more: NEO guide: Competency-based learning. Automate mastery.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

K-12 students lacked access to a working device, reliable high-speed internet or both. In the months that followed, many states and school districts mobilized, using federal CARES Act funding, broadband discounts and partnerships with private companies to connect their students and enable online learning. Money is an issue.

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Digital Divide Broadband Report Accessibility 215

Neo LMS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

However, there are categories of students who don’t have equal chances when it comes to accessing the Internet, which hinders their development and personal growth. Many developmental disabilities, for instance, affect the information processing and learning experience of children and teenagers. Siteimprove Accessibility Checker.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2024

Schirmeier said that although Forage job simulations aren’t a replacement for internships, they can help begin to level the playing field for students who don’t have access to internships and other such opportunities. There should be no barriers to accessing what those careers look like.” Sign up for our higher education newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

If a learning platform uses videos to explain concepts, and a designer doesn’t think about the effect of slow internet, students with spotty access are shortchanged. For example, the Boys and Girls Club spent months testing a learning platform for science, technology, engineering and math that Oakes’ firm had designed.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 25, 2020

Their collective efforts are meeting a range of needs—from internet access to devices to social-emotional supports. As schools prepare for uncertain and complex reopenings, we turn to Kansas City and Rhode Island for powerful examples of community in action. Tackling the Digital Divide with Device Deployment in Kansas City.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2022

What should come next is an examination of how schools can more deeply and deliberately harness technology to make high-quality learning accessible to every learner, even in the wake of a crisis. For example, Quill , which focuses on improving writing skills, is already using AI to deliver true personalization in the classroom.

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Competency Based Learning Data Policies Examples 104

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. With textbooks open, they watched a lecture about Newton’s Laws on a giant screen, while their classroom teacher simultaneously offered examples of those laws in action. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to provide access and opportunity they might not otherwise have.”.

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2021

So does lacking reliable access to a computer. One in 10 college students reported that their primary learning device was not equipped to perform a task required for a course during the previous week, according to a new report by EDUCAUSE based on a fall 2020 survey of nearly 9,500 students from 58 colleges and universities.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

Students have access to hundreds of courses while they are in Illinois’ juvenile justice facilities, but they tend to focus on math, language arts, social studies and science. Photo: TARA GARCIA MATHEWSON/The Hechinger Report. The online coursework is designed by the education company Pearson.

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Online Learning Blended Learning Pearson Learning 68

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

According to the report, the EdTech industry will reach a global value of $252 billion by 2020. If you are wondering how it works in practice, here’s a good example: Duolingo is a free mobile app that helps students to learn foreign languages. Online learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

As 2021 kicks off and we set our resolutions for the new year, we pledge our organizations’ continued efforts to respond to educators’ professional learning needs. For example, Gwinnett County Public Schools designed an online learning system (eCLASS) to support emergency online learning needs.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In some cases, the change interfered with the coping strategies students use to learn. But in other instances, institutions seized the unusual opportunity to encourage professors to redesign courses to be more accessible to people with varied needs. So the accessibility office agreed to pay for it—for now.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Without reliable access to the internet and devices like laptops or cell phones, college students probably aren’t going to succeed in online learning. A new survey shows that college students’ attitudes correlate with their personal experiences with online learning.

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EdTech Survey Laptops Online Learning 145

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2022

For example, features like Reading Progress and Reading Coach, built directly into Microsoft Teams, allow teachers to assign students self-directed exercises to boost reading fluency, whatever the skill level. Ultimately, the commitment to equity informed a successful approach to adoption and deployment of learning technology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 20, 2020

billion students out of the classroom , schools have been forced to make a decade of progress in online learning in just a few short months. Online learning has been shown to increase retention and tends to take less time. Online learning has been shown to increase retention and tends to take less time.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2020

Administrators should take the time to invest in their staff, ensuring that everyone is on the same page and creating a fluid, on-the-fly plan for transitioning from face-to-face instruction to distance learning in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak during the school year, the report suggests.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

If this spring semester of impromptu remote learning has taught us anything, it’s that not everyone takes immediately to online learning. From there, you can marshal the vast potential of technology to create an online learning environment and digital learning content precisely tailored to each student’s needs and interests.

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Social Media Gamification Learning E-rate 195

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2023

“There’s still things to learn when it comes to writing because writing is a form of figuring out what you think.” Students in an English class were given access to ChatGPT to see how they engaged with the tool. The post How AI can teach kids to write – not just cheat appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2024

The move to remote instruction — long before that model caught on in higher ed more broadly — came about as the institution searched for a way to stay relevant and accessible to more students given its geographic isolation, Kraft explains. Will tomorrow’s students flock to the convenience of affordable online learning?

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Since the start of the pandemic, more than two-thirds of public schools have reported increases in students seeking mental health services. Students in low-income areas are already the least likely to have access to special education and early intervention services — a challenge exacerbated by staffing shortages.

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Education Report Data Examples 82

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2024

Students will not have access to it unless they are working with faculty, staff or researchers who get accounts. Though much of the buzz around generative AI in the academic setting has concerned teaching and learning, Lo sees significant implications for other aspects of higher education.

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Digital Divide Company Training Data 101

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

Even as doors reopened to brick-and-mortar schools, administrators here saw the continued need for a virtual option in response to lingering concerns about Covid and to feedback from some parents that their children had thrived in online learning. The district assigned 10 full-time teachers to provide live, online classes via Zoom.

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Elementary Online Learning Report Personalized Learning 94

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 28, 2020

With millions of children out of school and trying to adjust to online classes from home, there is a big challenge for parents and teachers. The first thing parents need to arrange is online access. Fortunately, most people have smartphones, and it is possible to access online teaching platforms from a phone.

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