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Top e-learning trends to keep an eye on in 2020

Neo LMS

With that in mind, it’s important to keep an eye on the myriad of digital education trends that are currently shaping up the industry. Top e-learning trends to keep an eye on in 2020. Here are a few e-learning trends to keep an eye on in 2020: Video learning. AI enables fast data analysis and decision making in learning.

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Fewer teenage mothers, but they still present a dropout puzzle

The Hechinger Report

Only 53 percent of women in their twenties who first became mothers when they were teenagers completed a traditional high school degree, according to a January 2018 report released by the nonprofit research organization Child Trends. Child Trends analysis of NSFG 2011-15 data, accessed through the National Center for Health Statistics.

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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

.” When, or if, this doomsday scenario arises for higher education, it will be a combination of the challenges we have examined thus far – costs of “campus-based” education, failing revenue streams, and expensive dropouts. Read more: Will AI replace teachers?

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Online Learning vs. Classroom Learning Research

eSchool News

Dropout rates in online K12 programs tend to be higher compared to traditional schools, indicating issues with retention and persistence. While students can achieve academic success and benefit from personalized learning experiences, challenges such as dropout rates and access disparities remain significant concerns.

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OPINION: Now is not the time to put college plans on hold

The Hechinger Report

As a fall semester transformed by the Covid-19 pandemic continues, a startling trend is emerging: Students, especially those from low-income backgrounds, are leaving college at an alarming rate. About 250,000 fewer students from the lowest-income backgrounds have renewed this form, known as the FAFSA, compared with last year.

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Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost

The Hechinger Report

The idea is to find trends and patterns in huge amounts of historical data and use those patterns to predict the future. The companies claim this kind of pattern analysis can help colleges pinpoint which students are veering off course and help them when there’s still plenty of time for them to get back on track to finish college.

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Temple University is spending millions to get more students through college, but is there a cheaper way?

The Hechinger Report

Jones discussed programs at Temple that provide financial resources to students the university thinks are at risk of dropping out, while Tough discussed the power of just telling students they belong in college—a potentially far cheaper solution to the college dropout crisis. The university then provides those students with increased support.

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