The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2023

In early 2020, the Department of Education, in collaboration with several other federal agencies, launched CTE CyberNet, an intensive professional development program for K-12 educators that would meet in person over the summer. It’s definitely become a huge thing in education here in our in our city,” she said. “If

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

Every now and then, it's been hard to do a call while the kids are screaming or something like that, but between meetings, to see them or have lunch with them or go on a walk with them, that part has been actually quite nice.” EdSurge: How did you adapt to meet the needs of students during the pandemic? They were real education.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In 2012, the government of India stated that it would need to build 1,000 new universities and an astounding 50,000 new colleges by 2020 to meet expected demand as its population and workforce continued to grow. That meant using online learning to serve people who would otherwise have no access to higher education.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Kameshwari Shankar watched for years as college and university courses were increasingly taught online instead of face to face, but without a definitive way of understanding which students benefited the most from them, or what if anything they learned. This story also appeared in The New York Times.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2021

Minneapolis June 22, 2021 – Edmentum (edmentum.com ), a global pioneer in education technology, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Apex Learning, a Seattle-based industry leader in digital curriculum and virtual learning with over 20 years of deep expertise providing high-quality, rigorous, and teacher-centered programs.

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Mark Smithers

MAY 5, 2016

This involves creating a distinct grouping within the HEI that is normally tied to the teaching and learning governance function. This group will comprise of learning designers, online learning developers and project managers as well as the usual organizational management functions. I know that many will disagree.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 1, 2022

We can’t talk about equal opportunities and equal outcomes for students if we don’t begin with literacy,” said Pulver definitively. Then, teachers can set weekly goals for students, schedule regular times to review the data, and adapt lesson plans in real time, reinforcing online learning and celebrating student progress along the way.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2020

The more I saw people struggle with online learning, it convinced me this work is more important now than it ever was." But the more I saw people struggle with online learning, it convinced me this work is more important now than it ever was.” Instead, he became more resolute about its mission. Why did I feel unengaged?

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 12, 2021

I was still able to have the conversations, meet new people, experiment with new education products, and listen to extraordinary speakers who are, in myriad ways, changing the planet for good. We learned a lot about ourselves and our work and school environments over the past year and a half. Everyone wins with this approach.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2022

Lee Zeitz The communities of inquiry is a model that has been used with online learning. Editor’s Note: See the COI Framework for PDF’s, definitions of each presence and an overview of the model. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Read more: Actionable advice for educators to move to online learning. With so many engaging, technological resources at hand, resorting only to Zoom or Google Meet is almost a sin. Schools should not transfer the classroom-learning mindset to a digital medium; instead, they should make the most out of e-learning possibilities.

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Online Learning Video Education Learning 354

Connecting 2 the World

JUNE 14, 2022

Often, in higher education, accessibility is often a medical condition that prevents a person from learning in a traditional way (labeled "disabled") thus requiring accommodations. Digitally, there are accommodations or finished products that must meet a certain standard when designing an online resource or course.

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Accessibility Resources Learning Assessment 45

Tech Helpful

MAY 25, 2017

Yesterday morning before heading to the Tennessee STEM Innovation Summit that I am currently attending, I sat in on a meeting where we announced to our middle school that we were going to pilot the LMS Canvas for next year. Digital revolution means meeting individual student needs with more feedback. That is definitely no lie.

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EdTech LMS Analysis Meeting 51

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Her coalition of advocates in Nashville now meets remotely, every Friday morning. Having to shift to online learning because of the pandemic “has definitely affected our motivation,” said Emmanuella Agyemang, a 16-year-old junior at University Heights High School in the Bronx who plans to go to college and wants to be a journalist. “We

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

The practice of funding public schools and assessing student engagement based on a student’s physical attendance is rooted in this definition and has only reinforced what is an outmoded idea. Today, I lead a company that creates online models for teaching and learning, yet my mission is much the same as it was when I was in the classroom.

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Dropout Competency Based Learning Differentiated Instruction Online Learning 60

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

When edtech companies approach Kara Monroe, they all tout how their product is different from everybody else’s. Courseware in Context (CWiC) framework aims to categorize and compare the range of emerging products that faculty are using to teach their online and blended courses.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2020

If anything, what people are mistaking now for online education — long class meetings in videoconference rooms, professors in their bathrobes, do-it-yourself tools made of rubber bands and cardboard — appears to be making them less, not more, open to it. Related: How do you manage college online — quarantined with eight people?

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Tools Coursera Course Survey 119

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. It also invested in software like ST Math and the reading program Lexia, created by the Rosetta Stone company. DeVonté Trask, 11. Lexia costs around $5,000 per year.

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Personalized Learning Software Data Report 101

The Hechinger Report

JULY 19, 2021

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, virtual learning has worked for her son, who has autism and ADHD. “My My kid did better than he had before,” said Martin, who works as a data entry specialist at a company that manufactures glass. Most of the school year he’s been on honor roll. He hasn’t had that before.”.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2018

Its definition of what it means to be “rural” is beyond that which most Americans will ever come to know. It is perhaps unsurprising, then, to learn that Woodman is part of the 6 percent of public school districts that still don’t meet federal connectivity benchmarks. These districts serve 6.5 million students nationwide.

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Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Little Passports Animals Wild, Kids Meet 100+ Animals For Age Range 3-5 Years. We’ve got a lot of experience with both companies products. Two moms launched Little Passports in 2009, and since then, the company has become an international brand with exciting choices to keep kids entertained and engaged.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

As we think about our work in the past 2019-20 school year, we should reflect on the online learning that had occurred for those of us fortunate enough to have the necessary technology—both at our schools and in our students’ homes. How might we bring these important elements to the online learning experience in the next school year?

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

.” Several sessions in the Phoenix Convention Center are focused on how schools are interpreting personalized learning, which is broadly defined as tailoring a student’s education to meet his or her individual needs and interests. See also: Personalized Learning: What Companies Need to Know.

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Personalized Learning Education Policies Learning 40

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Milliron: Higher education right now is definitely in the beginning stages of any kind of use of AI. Candace, you're an early pioneer of using AI and adaptive-learning tools with the online learning initiative that you started at Carnegie Mellon University and now lead at Stanford. To just say "Trust us.

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Data Adaptive Learning System Company 77

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Exactly how many schools are actively engaged in iZone projects is unclear: The NYCDOE press office disclosed that 50 schools abandoned the iZone’s iLearn program between 2015 and 2016 to develop their own blended and online learning materials or to use outside resources including Google Classroom, Schoology, or Canvas.

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iLearn Policies Blended Learning Schoology 63

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. education system.

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 144

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

Secondary sessions are held in Zoom meeting rooms with a capacity of 300--if those rooms are full, you'll have to wait for the recording to watch. In moving from classroom-based instruction to online instruction, the role of the faculty member changes from the content presenter to the facilitator of online learning.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

One teacher, many students: It’s basically the definition of school as we know it, going back to the earliest days of the Republic. He’s found that, “what schools call personalized varies considerably,” and also that “a lot of schools are doing personalized learning, but don’t call it that.”

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Personalized Learning Khan Academy Learning Software 34

Nik Peachey

JUNE 11, 2008

How to use this with ELT / EFL students Well I think this is definitely a distance learning support tool rather than some thing to use in the classroom / multi media lab with students. I really like that you can record your meetings to watch later etc.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2017

And we went to Project Based Learning. The first big project was the Flat Classroom Project, which went on to win ISTE’s award in 2006 for the best online learning project, that I co-created with Julie Lindsey, who at the time had been in Bangladesh. So I’ve kind of changed — I’ve definitely changed my view on that.

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Georgia Test Prep

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Biggest Issues Faced By Parents with Virtual Learning. A study by edtech company Promethean found that only 5% of teachers feel like they’re receiving full training and support for edtech in their schools. Online learning programs around the nation are crashing. Parents are unsupported with the tech.

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Learning Chromebook Exercises Study 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Sophia Joffe, a high school senior who launched a database for enriched remote learning, at her family’s home in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. Guiding high school peers through online learning maze. As the coronavirus pandemic intensified in March, Sophia Joffe’s school in Toronto nimbly transitioned to remote learning.

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Education Online Learning Report Elementary 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The centerpiece of Summit’s franchising effort, called Basecamp, is its Personalized Learning Platform, or PLP, a free, open-sourced learning management system that boasts a full curriculum for grades 6 through 12, including projects, online learning resources and tests. I’ve never seen him react to school so well.”.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The long-term costs of making up for learning losses over the next few years are expected to far exceed the expenses that schools have already incurred. Have governments spent enough money to meet the unexpected and very steep costs of the last year? Schools are now tasked with making up for those kinds of learning losses.

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Laptops System Policies Meeting 132

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

ATLANTA — Brent Agnew remembers feeling a sense of relief when he left the meeting called to discuss his 6-year-old son Caleb’s anxiety attacks. One parent at a public meeting said that a police officer had told her that her son “would get better services in jail” than at her local school. Photo: Jesse Pratt Lopez.

Education 81

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 81

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly sharing five school districts’ private information with an advisory company while it was negotiating for the districts’ contracts.” For-profit higher ed company Education Management Corp says it will close 22 out of 26 of its Brown Mackie College locations.

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Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145