The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March.

Company 145

Company Pearson E-rate Software 145

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

When the unemployment rate spiked during the spring of 2020, jobs that required a college degree declined more than those that didn’t, and new college graduates were hit the hardest. Since 2014, Salesforce has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to develop curriculum for Trailhead, its free online learning platform.

Training 173

Training Company E-rate Software 173

Neo LMS

APRIL 28, 2016

Videos are known to be the most successful learning materials in terms of engagement and retention rates. The brain is active on almost all sensorial levels when watching videos, grabbing kids’ attention and helping them better remember what they learn. The comments section awaits your input.

Video 158

Video Classroom Course Elementary 158

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

So Fulé and her colleagues devised a program—free, voluntary, and entirely online—that has helped hundreds of students roll through remediation coursework and ace their math placement tests while measurably boosting their confidence about success in both math and college. Not insignificantly, the award came with a cash prize of $100,000.

Tools 77

Tools Outcomes Flipped Classroom E-rate 77

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

This means that students living in online “education deserts,” who already face significant barriers to success, are being locked out of the postsecondary education that is so important to so many individuals’ prospects for future prosperity and civic engagement. We can’t afford to lose our hard-earned momentum in educating our people.

Broadband 104

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Libraries 104

IT Bill

JUNE 2, 2016

For the past several years, online learning in higher education has focused on delivering a highly structured learning environment. Courses are typically designed to deliver content sequentially (week one, week two, etc.) with required reading assignments, discussion forums, quizzes, etc. CC-BY by Oliver Clark on Flickr.

Digital Badges 28

Digital Badges E-rate MOOC LMS 28

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

The online students in the report “are not outliers,” says McEachin, adding that “in terms of other states’ achievement with e-schools, [Ohio students] are in the middle,” says Dr. McEachin. A study published in 2015 by Stanford University showed a consistent rate of low achievement from online students across 17 states.

E-rate 71

E-rate Policies Report Analysis 71

eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2016

The E arly adopters move with the change. Some may see it as a challenge, but are reasonably happy to learn and adapt. Technological skills and the desire to enhance learning through the use of technology need to be an important part of the hiring process. The Innovators are usually enthusiastic. A blank radar graph.

Technology 40

Technology Blended Learning How To Khan Academy 40

Mark Smithers

AUGUST 24, 2015

In June of this year it was twenty years since I set up my first web server for delivering e-learning courses. Other highlights of the last twenty years are the growth of open education, open courses, connected, social and rhizomatic learning. As an aside, I think we have massively overcomplicated online learning.

E-rate 32

E-rate LMS Learning Course 32

Mark Smithers

AUGUST 24, 2015

In June of this year it was twenty years since I set up my first web server for delivering e-learning courses. Other highlights of the last twenty years are the growth of open education, open courses, connected, social and rhizomatic learning. As an aside, I think we have massively overcomplicated online learning.

E-rate 32

E-rate Learning LMS Course 32

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource — a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools — called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). We can extend the learning day. We can flip the classroom. Five percent is nothing.

Broadband 89

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 89

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Schools often purchase software, computer devices, and technology-based learning systems because they are effective marketing tools for recruitment, or because they want to keep pace with the digital investments of rival institutions, or simply because they fear appearing outdated. Fears, of course, need to be surfaced and addressed.

Digital Learning 77

Digital Learning Technology Mobility E-rate 77

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 4, 2018

Elearning design needs to engage and persuade the learner to know how to engage with the content and learning. Dr. Laurie Korte talks about e-learning design that engages learners and common mistakes of e-learning and blended learning classrooms. What is your intent for this learning environment?

Strategy 175

Strategy Learning E-rate Course 175

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Eduverse.com is a revolutionary online learning environment providing a safe and secure ‘metaverse’ for K-12 schools. Leo , Tutor.com’s soon-to-come new academic support platform, is purpose-built from the ground up by learning experts, teachers, and web developers in collaboration with K-12 and higher-ed leaders.

EdTech 131

EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 131

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

Library closures hit patrons hard—especially those who relied on them as their main internet source and used them to access online educational resources. Libraries Close, Internet Access Ends There have been several studies about how the lack of fast home broadband has hurt kids’ access to online learning during school closures.

Libraries 128

Libraries Survey E-rate Report 128

Evelyn Learning

JUNE 7, 2023

When making a decision about which college to attend, there are numerous factors to take into account, such as tuition fee, available courses, extracurricular activities, and more. Universities and colleges are no longer just institutions of learning and teaching. Try finding resources online and gain as much information as you can.

How To 40

How To Secondary Education E-rate 40

Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Online learning has become the norm now, with digital books and interactive eBooks are the ones that make learning possible. One of the major obstacles in online learning is keeping readers engaged throughout the course. These eBooks can be easily updated with the latest resources.

eBook 52

eBook E-rate LMS Social Media 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

Libraries 51

Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 51

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Our Twitter hashtag is #stemx13, and we have some resources for publicizing at [link]. See you online! Candidate Advanced math for the young, the very young, and the young at heart - Dr. Maria Droujkova Affinity Spaces as Learning Tools - Lindsey Tropf, M.Ed. Spreading the word : this a free event, so be sure to tell others!

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

From interactive digital resources to online learning platforms, technology has given educators innovative tools to create dynamic and inclusive learning environments. Students, in turn, have benefited from increased access to information, personalized learning experiences, and opportunities for collaboration.

Technology 73

Technology Education Adaptive Learning Accessibility 73

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s 6th most-read story focuses on the predictions educators and industry experts made for learning in 2022.

EdTech 111

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 111

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Here’s what they had to say: The demand for online learning will continue to grow in 2022 and possibly lead to the creation of virtual schools, which would introduce new AR and VR learning processes. Schools had a crash course in greater instructional technology usage during the pandemic. billion by 2022.

EdTech 145

EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

"This sort of pie-in-the-sky belief that simply getting more computers in kids' hands and more app-development elective courses in schools will make the future bright is an oversimplification of a complex issue." " Hopefully, not shades of future conversations about learning analytics.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. Um, they do.) Despite a few anecdotes, they’re really not.).

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Resources Market.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). UC Berkeley says it will remove online course content in response to a Department of Justice assertion that the materials violate the ADA as they are not fully accessible to those with disabilities. From the press release : “The U.S.

Education 40

Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Trump’s budget, of course, cuts $9.2 ” The story contains some machinations at the Department of Education in which the White Hous e tried to fire a Jeb Bush-supporting staffer. “Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?” “ Can personalized learning prevail?

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

Education Department said this week it will make Pell Grants available to 10,000 high school students who are enrolled in courses at 44 colleges.” ” EdX also announced the for-credit courses, part of its Global Freshman Academy partnership with ASU, that are starting this summer. ” Via NPR : “The U.S.

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “How Much Hollywood Glitz Should Colleges Use in Their Online Courses ?” Speaking of Hollywood Glitz, Variety reports that “ Kevin Spacey ’s Online Acting Course Pulled by MasterClass.” ” asks Edsurge.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

There was all that ink spilled circa 2010 that Khan Academy and “ flipped learning ” were going to “ change the rules of education ,” replacing in-class instruction with online videos watched as homework. How has online video changed our expectations of that? ” Online Education and Teaching Labor.

MOOC 55

MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55

Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

” Devschool did have four stars on Course Report , a Yelp-like review site for coding bootcamps. Keep that in mind when you see Course Report’s data touted, cheerleading the coding bootcamp trend.). Via Campus Technology : “ Online Learning Consortium , Tyton Partners Launch Courseware in Context.”

Education 40

Education Company Pearson E-rate 40

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. ” Of course none of this – not Africa is a Country’s excellent reporting nor Peg Tyre’s recent story in the NYT – stops Nicholas Kristof from touting Bridge as a “solution.”

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46