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Asynchronous Learning or Live Lessons? Which One Works Better for Me?

Edsurge

There is a dearth of evidence to help teachers make informed choices on how to allocate time to asynchronous vs. synchronous online learning. By looking at research into online learning and human development, we can begin to grapple with the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Let’s start with the basics.

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10 steps for making your online courses accessible for all students

eSchool News

New report highlights 10-step plan to applying Universal Design for Learning online. UDL is tough enough in a face-to-face environment, but the real challenge might be how to implement the principles in an online world where students’ abilities and learning styles differ drastically.

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Improving Accessibility Often Falls to Faculty. Here’s What They Can Do.

Edsurge

“I think the onus is still placed on the student with a disability” to ensure they have learning materials that they can benefit and learn from, says Kwong. That’s especially concerning to her, given assistive technologies alone won’t always help. You have to advocate for yourself.” Chief among those barriers?

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How to create accessible e-learning design

Neo LMS

In a recent post I touched upon the subject of designing for accessibility in e-learning. The things is, there are millions of people out there who are living with some sort of disability, and they all should be able to access online learning content the same as everyone else. How to create accessible e-learning design.

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What is Digital Accessibility? (And Why It’s Crucial at Schools)

ViewSonic Education

Robust: the content should be able to be reliably interpreted by user agents such as assistive technology. . This is especially important with any digital media that is directly accessible by students, such as online learning materials, as well as any digital media that is used by teachers during lessons. .

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Top 10 Education Tech Trends in 2022

Kitaboo on EdTech

Edtech features like online learning, digital modules, instructional videos & presentations, and much more allow learners to access learning material anytime and anywhere. . For instance, Stanford University conducted its first VR course, canned ENGAGE, in 2021. Personalized Learning . Cloud Computing .

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How edtech can worsen racial inequality

The Hechinger Report

But what seems to be missing from the conversation is how technologies — especially those powered by AI and machine learning — can worsen racial inequality, if we’re not careful. Hebbar said she’s seen racial biases in some of the personalized learning software available for schools.

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