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

Bryan Alexander

Screenshots of students and faculty in their Hollywood Square boxes are the emerging icons of the new post-secondary order. Those that do might struggle with limitations of data caps or competing with folks thrust together in a lockdown and each hungry for broadband. Zoom University is a nickname I’ve seen pretty widely.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition)

Doug Levin

" Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? Arkansas Matters → Arkansas lawmakers want to take a closer look at technology in schools and ask if it's really helping- not hurting- students.

EdTech 150
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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition)

Doug Levin

" Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? Arkansas Matters → Arkansas lawmakers want to take a closer look at technology in schools and ask if it's really helping- not hurting- students.

EdTech 150
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US Edtech Investments Peak Again With $1.45 Billion Raised in 2018

Edsurge

Source: EdSurge Higher Education & Post-Secondary Post-secondary tools altogether saw a notable bump in funding. Continued improvements in school technology infrastructure, in particular the “penetration of broadband and digital devices,” says Rogers, is making it possible for “best-in-class digital solutions to win in the market.”

EdTech 143
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Flipping the higher ed new normal: from synchronous to asynchronous education

Bryan Alexander

Screenshots of students and faculty in their Hollywood Square boxes are the emerging icons of the new post-secondary order. Those that do might struggle with limitations of data caps or competing with folks thrust together in a lockdown and each hungry for broadband. Zoom University is a nickname I’ve seen pretty widely.

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

edWeb.net

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. She has also leveraged these skills to create employee onboarding and training programs at Apple, Facebook, Google and Uber.

EdTech 95
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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The New York Times notes it’s not just rural students who struggle with broadband access : “Why San Jose Kids Do Homework in Parking Lots.” Via The New York Times : “‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ .” “ Rural Kids Face an Internet ‘Homework Gap.’