Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

PHILADELPHIA — College tech leaders gathered here this week for the first in-person Educause conference since the start of the pandemic. Empathy seems to be a theme at this Educause,” said Ken Graetz, director of teaching, learning and technology services at Winona State University. This year’s conference stressed humans as … humans.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 23, 2020

Do your students feel connected to you, the instructor, the learning material, and their peers? Online learning is mostly asynchronous; it rarely takes place in real time and we rarely have the benefits of making connections and relationship building through nonverbal communication and verbal communication.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Educators from around the U.S. gathered in Oakland this past weekend for the Network for Public Education ’s (NPE) national conference, where several sessions centered around a common theme: protecting public education amid an era of federal budget cuts and concerns over the increased presence of technology in classrooms.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Shiny new technologies can capture well-meaning educators like insects in amber, but the evidence is clear that digital learning can improve student opportunities and outcomes. Below I outline six strategic steps that will point school leaders as well as classroom teachers toward digital learning success: 1.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 23, 2020

I’ve used these tips and resources this year and student helpers have really helped make hybrid and virtual learning run more smoothly. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Student Video Conference Jobs. Digital Advent Calendar.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

“A key to growing as an educator is to keep company mainly with educators who uplift You, whose presence inspire You and whose dedication drives You.” Now you need to take time for yourself and go on some learning adventures of your own! quarantinegamessorted Tinyurl.com/quarantinegamez Connect with educators online!

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2021

As the pandemic wanes, a chorus of commentators are offering predictions about what mark it will leave on higher education—with some forecasting colleges collapsing and others seeing increasing alliances with commercial partners. Most anticipate the growing centrality of online learning in university life.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Video Conference Check-in – If you already meet up virtually through a video conferencing platform, such as Teams , Meet , or Zoom , then do a quick check-in at the beginning. Digital Advent Calendar.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

Advancement Courses has a free micro-course – Launching Online Learning. Now is the time we all need to educate ourselves on effective online teaching and I recommend this course as a great place to start. Register for this free micro-course. Thank you, Advancement Courses for sponsoring this show.

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Digital Promise

MAY 19, 2021

Thank you for your work on the front lines to ensure our children and youth’s health and education were sustained throughout this difficult year. As Digital Promise team members who have researched and supported teachers’ use of educational technology, we want to recognize and celebrate your successes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 26, 2021

Join me and other education innovators on February 4, 2021 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Join me and other education leaders at the upcoming online conference Engage 2021 sponsored by Kognity. I am speaking at this conference. All opinions are my own. Bulosan, MA.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

As a side note: We’ve been fielding a lot of reader mail on the topic, and we’d love to hear more from you—particularly if you’re a science teacher covering the subject in class, or are working with consultants to shore up your digital learning plans. Or ping us if you simply have ideas for what you’d like to learn more about.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 23, 2020

I’ve used these tips and resources this year and student helpers have really helped make hybrid and virtual learning run more smoothly. ?Discover Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Student Video Conference Jobs.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Video Conference Check-in – If you already meet up virtually through a video conferencing platform, such as Teams , Meet , or Zoom , then do a quick check-in at the beginning. Digital Advent Calendar.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2022

We’re familiar with the higher education headlines. The world’s complexity has been catapulted to a new level, and higher education is feeling the repercussions like never before. At conferences and on calls I see innovative presidents, administrators and faculty sharing ideas and solutions that we all used to hold close to our chests.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 24, 2020

Distance learning has transformed the routines and lives of all stakeholders- students, families, and educators. I recently presented for the Minnesota Distance Learning Summit, Teacher Zen During Distance Learning. “Zen-Relaxed and not worrying about things that you cannot change.” Presentation Slides.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

We are just getting started with voice technology in education. From simple commands that retrieve stored information to a future where voice-activated AI coaches help us set and reach educational goals across a lifetime, the potential for growth is undeniable. We are just getting started with voice technology in education.

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

Almost 19 years ago, I started a new teaching position that introduced me to the world of online instruction in higher education. The position came with the added—weighty—responsibility of serving as a program coordinator for the Department of Psychology’s first fully online Bachelor of Science program.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Noah and I sat down at the Friendly Place in San Antonio a few years back and he began to passionately explain and sketch out his digital badging ideas for an entire district. I had used badges for my online learning conferences, but hadn’t quite used badges with students, yet.

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Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2018

But how should instructors foster rich, inclusive dialogues with diverse students—and do so online where everyone might be anonymous? At the Online Learning Consortium’s Innovate conference this week, a panel of digital learning specialists shared how they are working to address some of these challenges at their own institutions and beyond.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. Samsung’s Interactive Whiteboard was ready out-of-the-box and was an easy-to-use product for educators to easily provide personalized experiences.

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Learning Confluence

JULY 1, 2018

Last week I attended the 43rd Improving University Teaching Conference held on the Charles Sturt University Port Macquarie campus. When designing online learning consideration should be given to how a community can be built around subject content and objectives and how students will interact with the academic and with each other.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2018

The familiar comment on education is that it hasn’t changed in a hundred years. However, pioneering educators have been thinking more critically about what schools should look like and how we can better cater to the needs of all students while keeping in mind the changing requirements of higher education and a new workforce.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

The unconventional flurry of both in-person and virtual academics in a school that had never before offered AP physics is part of a broader experiment that experts say could herald the future of education, especially for rural schools. based education company that is part of a nonprofit consortium in the state. compared to a 2.84

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 2, 2018

Some operate only in the United States, others world-wide, but they all have one thing in common: educators of all kind can find support in their professional lives and connect with like-minded individuals. So here are eight ed-tech organizations every teachers should know about: ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education).

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

I had an amazing time sharing with Texas teachers at the TCCA Conference ! Below are the slides and resources for my first presentation, STEAM Up the Learning ! NASA has amazing resources for educators, including free projects, lesson plans, videos, and interactives! The post STEAM Up Learning with 50 Fabulous Resources!

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

James Tiggeman Digital Learning Coordinator, Irving Independent School District. But even more than having familiarity with the technology, educators in these schools overwhelmingly agreed that the professional learning opportunities provided by the initiative helped prepare them for their new learning environment.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2021

One way to think of it is as a four-party video conference, where three of the parties are themselves videoconferences,” Smith wrote the professors in an email. As he put it: “This is one of those images that is destined to become apocryphal over time, much like that 'learning machine' photo or the 'giant chalkboard' photo.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

It’s a trilogy in the making, and for 2U’s third chapter, the online program management company wants in on bootcamps. This marks the largest purchase to date by 2U, which launched in 2008 to work with colleges and universities to create online graduate degree programs. The deal is expected to close in two months. on Sunday evening.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

It sounds like a drastic measure: moving every school to online learning in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. One enterprising principal she knows created a Google folder for schools to share their virtual learning plans. So far, the digital learning plans have been a boon to educators looking for advice.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

Like many districts across the country, our teachers can no longer attend professional conferences or collaborate with peers to learn instructional practices because substitute teachers are not available to cover classrooms. This reality is problematic for teachers and necessitates a new approach to providing professional learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Yet overall, about half of both students and faculty—including those who voted for “mostly” face-to-face instruction—indicated some degree of preference for course delivery that combines aspects of both in-person and online education. I think what it perhaps reflects is a need to maybe do online learning a little bit better,” said D.

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edWeb.net

MAY 11, 2020

To help teachers with the transition to online instruction, an edWebinar hosted by SETDA featured educators sharing what is working for them as they teach students online during the COVID-19 crisis. Candice Dodson is the Executive Director of the State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA).

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

Emergency online teaching. Or just plain online learning. There’s just one problem: millions of students in the country don’t have a reliable way to get online. Already, the Northshore School District in Washington, the first in the country to move to emergency online instruction, has hit pause on the plan citing equity.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

TCEA, or Texas Computer Educators Association, is one of my favorite educational conferences. Even though I miss seeing everyone in person, it was a great online conference! Many parts of the combined conference are still going on through the entire month of February.). Blended Learning with Google.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Among the key findings: K-12 teachers and parents have apparently not been deterred by the hurried transition to digital learning during the pandemic. For both groups, 76 percent support increased levels of online learning even after students return to school full time.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2019

Unsurprisingly, some of the biggest drivers of these improved metrics include making people pay for online programs, increasing the selectivity of courses, and adding program managers and teaching assistants to follow up with learners. Here are seven practices for moving completion rates for online courses from 5 to 85 percent: 1.

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