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COVID-19, academia, and the big push online: an update

Bryan Alexander

Karin Fischer notes of the decisions to break off connections with afflicted nations: “The swiftness of those decisions is notable in comparison to deliberations when coronavirus first broke out in China.” My readers know that the digital divide means unequal access to bandwidth, which can limit use of video and large files.

LMS 137
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Paying to Turn in Homework? ASU Prof's Viral Email Raises Questions About Online Textbook Model

Edsurge

That raises the question: is the move to digital homework systems creating a new kind of digital divide at colleges? Textbook companies defend their new model, arguing that digital titles help students learn better than past methods and are sold for far less than traditional textbooks.

Pearson 164
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COVID-19, academia, and the big push online: an update

Bryan Alexander

Karin Fischer notes of the decisions to break off connections with afflicted nations: “The swiftness of those decisions is notable in comparison to deliberations when coronavirus first broke out in China.” My readers know that the digital divide means unequal access to bandwidth, which can limit use of video and large files.

LMS 52
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The Politics of Education Technology

Hack Education

Facebook, like Google, is an advertising company. If anything, that’s a fair take on what “technology” might mean as a generic term: manipulating one set of basic materials to realize goals that exceed those materials. Facebook is, although Mark Zuckerberg denies it , a media company. In March, the FCC approved a $9.25