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Flipping the higher ed new normal: from synchronous to asynchronous education

Bryan Alexander

I know people don’t want to mention Microsoft Teams because it’s Microsoft. Those that do might struggle with limitations of data caps or competing with folks thrust together in a lockdown and each hungry for broadband. The pedagogical dimension – the whole point of the exercise!

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Jeff Bezos Wants to Go to the Moon. Then, Public Education.

Edsurge

And we’ve only seen the beginning—within the next few years, the company is poised to disrupt the healthcare market, become the market leader in online advertising, establish itself as a competitor to USPS, FedX and UPS, and provide global access to broadband internet through a network of satellites orbiting the planet… to name but a few examples.

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Flipping the higher ed new normal: from synchronous to asynchronous education

Bryan Alexander

I know people don’t want to mention Microsoft Teams because it’s Microsoft. Those that do might struggle with limitations of data caps or competing with folks thrust together in a lockdown and each hungry for broadband. The pedagogical dimension – the whole point of the exercise!

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The pandemic’s remote learning legacy: A lot worth keeping

The Hechinger Report

In Utah, the Murray City School District had been slowly developing a broadband network for students for two years when funding from the CARES Act helped the district speed up the rollout. Sometimes the exercise prompted her to follow up with individual concerns. Related: Research evidence increases for intensive tutoring.

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65 ways equity, edtech, and innovation shone in 2022

eSchool News

FWA allows extremely high-speed broadband where fiber connections can be too cost-prohibitive to install. Think of broadband speeds where large amounts of data can allow students to collaborate digitally from their schools or homes. Access to interactive experiences, 3D drawings, site visits, etc. Territorium.

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

“It’s an exercise of power aimed at the public, and in a democratic society, power deserves attention and scrutiny, not gratitude.” This fall, the EducationSuperHighway released a price comparison tool so that districts could see neighbors’ broadband costs and ideally leverage that information to get a better deal.