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Here’s the Syllabus for Your Summer Crash Course in Online Education

Edsurge

Can community guidelines help? Palloff and Keith Pratt (book), provides case studies about building community in online environments. High-Impact Practices in Online Education: Research and Best Practices ,” edited by Kathryn E. MJ Bishop, associate vice chancellor and director of the William E.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

Edgenuity boasts that the first case study in its long list of “success stories” shows how 10th grade students using its program “demonstrated more than an eightfold increase in pass rates on state math tests.”. But companies get to decide for themselves which label best describes their studies.

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

edWeb.net

Similarly, 28 states have policies and guidelines for external connections; 23 have them for internal wireless connections. Many times, the funding is not enough, and schools supplement from outside sources, including the E-Rate program. Included in the new report and accompanying website are case studies of success stories.