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Engaging Students in Critical Social Media Analysis Through Debate

Educator Innovator

As part of the national celebration of Digital Learning Day last month, I had the opportunity to moderate an online debate between two teams of high school students from opposite ends of California about the merits and risks of social media as a communication tool.

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Black Teachers Matter. Black Students Matter. Black Lives Matter.

Edsurge

I see white teachers educating themselves on white fragility and courageous conversations and then sharing resources and strategies with colleagues all over social media. However, there are Black teachers and students in your real life that could use your direct support that goes beyond posting on social media.

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Much ado about NAEP

Dangerously Irrelevant

But that’s a hard case to make, judging by a 2007 analysis from Gary Phillips, former acting commissioner of NCES. Phillips set out to map NAEP benchmarks onto international assessments in science and mathematics. . The pundits already are chiming in on the 2022 NAEP results.

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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

Blended and online learning is increasingly in demand by students. However the failure to adapt to, and embrace, new learning technologies as well as other advanced technologies such as AI, data analysis and machine learning will undoubtedly be the death-knell for most colleges. Read more: Will AI replace teachers?

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Why Flipped and Blended Learning are Making Waves in education

Ask a Tech Teacher

Vivek Singh and his colleague, Ilya Mishra, are new contributors to Ask a Tech Teacher who specialize in online learning and educational technology (more on Ilya’s bio below). Flipped learning involves extensive statistical data analysis and constant feedback. social media or school intranet portal, etc.

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How Data Science Can Help You Create Better Customer Experiences

EdNews Daily

This study of data has now grown into a dedicated field and Data Science learning is becoming a sought-after career. It is about gaining in-depth information out of large amounts of data, by its analysis. And adaptive learning is one of the major benefits of online learning as well.

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What It Takes For a College to Go Online

Edsurge

Leekang worked closely with me at NYU’s Tandon School where she was executive director of finance and management for the online unit, which consistently generated serious surpluses. At its best, research will identify direct competitors, as well as ways new digital programs can differentiate themselves from others to attract wide appeal.