Edsurge

MAY 25, 2020

One source for insights on how to proceed is the cross-pollination that takes place when educators working in separate spheres learn from one another. The success of Khan Academy videos (almost all of which are under 10 minutes) served as a template for creating cutting-edge online-learning experiences, including massive open online courses.

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MOOC Khan Academy Learning Blackboard 195

The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2021

That kids can download the material on their phones makes it “really accessible,” he added. When Covid hit, Cantave said his team saw an opportunity to launch the app and engage students at home while they were in remote learning. “We We want these stories to be accessible to everyone,” said Cantave.

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Instructional Materials Trends Study Report 132

ExcelinEd

MAY 12, 2020

In Chicago , districts that had already invested in technology for each student and where students were already familiar with online learning platforms encouraged their teachers to introduce new material. Some students are also able to receive one-on-one assistance from their teachers via “virtual office hours.”.

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Instructional Materials Assessment Learning Strategy 69

ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

84% said that school tech adds value to their child’s learning. Blended learning combines traditional classroom learning with self-paced online learning. Districts using blended learning are at the forefront of using digital content. Parents echoed this view. That's a 45% increase in just one year.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

These tools help create instructional content, interactive lessons, polling surveys, activities, and students’ opportunities to ask questions and communicate effectively. Flipped classroom models empower students to do classroom work at home using multimedia presentations and online learning platform resources.

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Flipped Classroom Software Tools Classroom 97

EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The US Department of Education recently noted here that “Online learning opportunities and the use of open educational resources and other technologies can increase educational productivity by accelerating the rate of learning; reducing costs associated with instructional materials or programs.”.

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Learning Instructional Materials Blended Learning Technology 100

Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 8, 2019

Despite popular rhetoric along the lines of “you can’t learn from materials you can’t afford,” their rather ingenious experiment showed that increasing access to learning materials by adopting OER instead of traditionally copyrighted resources (TCM) will almost never measurably improve learning.

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Khan Academy OER Case Study System 106

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. The move to online learning also made people wonder: Are there practices we can continue when the pandemic abates? ” – Bob Cunningham, Executive Director of Learning Development, Understood. education system.

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 142

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

In my last blog, I focused on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle of representation. I described how blended and online learning can help educators provide opportunities for students to perceived and engage with information presented in multiple modalities. Physical Action.

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Blended Learning UDL Learning Guidelines 546

MindShift

JULY 21, 2020

As the dust settles from emergency distance learning, schools now have the summer to reckon with what worked and what must change as they grapple with the uncertainty of the next academic year. Some educators who want to make online learning more engaging and accessible are exploring the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework.

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UDL Online Learning Accessibility Guidelines 64

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2016

Supplementary STEM videos serve to engage students in science learning. Students in South Carolina will soon have access to short Twig Science and Tigtag Science videos through a new statewide partnership. The South Carolina State Board of Education approved the adoption with Carolina Biological.

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Video STEM Academic Standards Instructional Materials 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

The grant targets students living in remote, rural parts of the district with limited or no access to Wi-Fi and cell service, students in difficult family situations and high schoolers struggling to stay on track for graduation. It’s similar to what the district has offered to kids in its digital learning programs for 15 years.

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Elementary Exercises Meeting Report 140

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2020

Until all students are treated equally and given access to similar educational resources, we have little chance of achieving equality in K-12 schools. Related content: 5 things you don’t know about online learning. How online learning promotes equality and equity in schools.

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Online Learning Blended Learning Instructional Materials Learning 80

The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

And, when teachers share lesson plans with one another in closed or proprietary online learning platforms, they may be ceding ownership of their lessons to the technology providers, depending on the agreements made between their school and the provider. Related: Psst!

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Software Student Data Privacy OER Data 49

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The program offers multi-platform online learning tools, with digital resources including: an interactive map, video vignettes, biographies and thought-provoking classroom activities to help students further explore how to help prevent human rights abuses and violations around the world.

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STEM Study Instructional Materials Resources 41

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

Library closures hit patrons hard—especially those who relied on them as their main internet source and used them to access online educational resources. Teachers cite the challenges of remote instruction as a top reason for leaving their jobs during the pandemic.

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Libraries Survey E-rate Report 163

Wired Campus

OCTOBER 28, 2015

According to the latest Campus Computing Survey of top technology officers at colleges, released on Thursday, 81 percent believe that open educational resources will be an important source for instructional material in the next five years.

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Report Survey OER Education 28

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ebert, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Nevada Department of Education Nominated by: Discovery Education The shift to distance education precipitated by the COVID pandemic highlighted challenges including access to technology, professional learning for educators, and high-quality instructional materials.

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Edmentum Digital Divide Professional Learning Industry 86

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

For the new report, it was reclassified from an app to a learning management system, and its mentions grew from 44 percent as an educational app in 2018 to 54 percent as the LMS teachers said their school used in 2020. Apparently 1:1 device access. Trailing Google Classroom as the K-12 LMS of choice was Canvas, at 28 percent.

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EdTech LMS Survey Classroom 177

Learning in Hand

AUGUST 17, 2017

Documents are only accessible by you (the owner) unless you turn link sharing on. Preview links are good for newsletters, flyers, and instructional materials. You’ll then see the version with menus and you can then access the File menu to make a copy. G Suite apps include Google Documents , Sheets , Slides , and Drawings.

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Google Adobe Examples iPhone 111

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 12, 2018

Project CORA : I first met CORA, the Community of Online Research Assignments, back in 2016 and immediately considered her a welcome friend. The open access, collaborative portal facilitates the sharing and adapting of research assignments for librarians who teach. Thing 22: Online Learning.

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Secondary Libraries Assessment Outcomes 42

EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2012

Notes from panel discussion/concurrent session at SXSWedu 2012 Geoff Wurzel, TechNet Wurzel was one of the influencers on Senate Bill 6 and the creation of the Instructional Materials Allotment in Texas. Make it accessible to the general citizen and to those who are making investments. Our kids are getting left behind.

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Learning Pearson Study Survey 61

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

Elsevier has acquired SSRN , an online open access repository. The company, which provides public radio and related instructional materials to classrooms, has raised $1.55 .” Speaking of openwashing : “ Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core , Rise of ‘Open’ Resources.” million total.

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Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

” “What’s the bottom line on online preschool ?” “ Florida Virtual School model shows online learning can be engaging,” according to a puff piece by Education Dive , which rewrites a puff piece by eSchool News. ” asks The Hechinger Report. NPR on MOOC Micromasters.

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