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Report: One of the Biggest Obstacles to Remote Learning? Finding a Quiet Place to Work

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Not all parents have the luxury of working from home, and many households lack sufficient technology to support their children’s online learning. Baker’s experience was reflected in the results of a survey sent by BrightBytes, an education data company, from April to June 15. Here is the full report.)

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Smarter Classrooms for Today and Tomorrow

eSchool News

Classroom response systems for instant feedback and engagement through quizzes, polls, and surveys. Mobile apps that enhance communication, collaboration, and access to educational resources. Video conferencing that connects students and educators globally for virtual lectures, discussions, and guest speakers.

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How Can Technology Help Improve Teaching Efficacy in a Classroom?

Kitaboo on EdTech

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a sudden shift towards online learning not leaving teachers and students enough time to adapt to the new platform and technology. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are enabling the personalization of education while also immersing the students in the lessons.

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?A Starter Kit for Instructional Designers

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Designing online learning experiences is essential to training employees, mobilizing customers, serving students, building marketing channels, and sustaining business models. Pore through the feedback they submit on surveys. The field has deep roots in distance education, human computer interaction, and visual design.

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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

MindShift

The NMC Horizon report highlights four principles of collaborative learning: “placing the learner at the center, emphasizing interaction and doing, working in groups, and developing solutions to real-world problems.” Access to mobile technology especially has helped students feel comfortable in the role of digital creator.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Knewton Raises $52M; Imagine K12 Merges with Y Combinator

Marketplace K-12

In addition, the sector saw several new partnerships spring up, such as Edmentum’s new partnership with WebbAlign and Learning Forward joining forces with Amplify, the former digital education division of News Corp. Founded in 2011, Imagine K12 has funded over 80 companies, including Remind , Class Dojo and Panorama Education.

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COVID-19 Is Accelerating the Digital Blending of Working and Learning

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Restaurants have rapidly shifted to online and mobile ordering, and are speeding up the deployment of digital kiosks that replace human workers. In a 2018 survey of hiring leaders , we found that online pre-hire assessment was the single most likely “disruptor” of the reliance on degrees in hiring, followed by simulation-based hiring.

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