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A battle at one university is a case study in why higher education is so slow to change

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Steven Vargo for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Steven Vargo for The Hechinger Report. As for graduation rates that weren’t increasing, and dropout rates that didn’t decline, she said, “you have to ask why.”. A university analysis shows that this approach has sharply reduced dropout rates. That has changed.

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Measuring Up–the Key to Meeting State/National Standards

Ask a Tech Teacher

Measuring Up is a suite of tools that supplements any classroom curriculum by offering standards-based instruction, practice, assessment, and reporting customized to many state or national standards–with the singular goal of assisting students in meeting English Language Arts, Mathematics, and/or Science standards. What is Measuring Up?

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The Digital Library’s Best-Kept Secret

Edsurge

case studies and articles I had purchased over the years). article reported that students of universities such as Stanford are spending over $100,000 collectively each semester on course materials that are already freely available to them on the thousands of library databases they don’t know they have access to. Open Textbooks.

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In rural Maine, a university eliminates most Fs in an effort to increase graduation rates

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Robbie Feinberg for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Robbie Feinberg for The Hechinger Report. Now, the focus is on how to apply that knowledge; coursework includes case studies or interviews with lawyers and advocates for domestic abuse survivors, she added. “It’s Photo: Robbie Feinberg for The Hechinger Report.

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Learning Analytics 2018 – An updated perspective

IAD Learning

have been part of the “Horizon Report” for a while. There are many benefits of using learning analytics, as follows: Increase retention and performance: Learning analytics may be used to reduce dropout rates and increase students’ performance. Some reflect neither the spirit nor the current state of this technology.

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Should we screen kids’ genes to ‘predict’ how successful they’ll be in school?

The Hechinger Report

Already, several companies sell reports to consumers that incorporate polygenic scores for health or various physical characteristics — despite the fact that the scores are not perfect forecasters of a person’s future. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition)

Doug Levin

Here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Tagged on: March 3, 2017 How to Tell a Secret in the Digital Age | New York Times → Education reporters take heed.

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