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How Online Learning Research Can Improve Remote Instruction

Edsurge

But for now, some experts say to start simple: Take a short online course, for example, to see what students experience. The in-depth workshop or multi-day training can come later.) If nothing else, the experience of learning online can alter a teacher’s perspective, which is a crucial first step toward improving practice.

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Inspire Families to Read and Learn This Summer

Teacher Reboot Camp

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by attending a live webinar or workshop ! Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning or The 30 Goals Challenge or take a fully accredited online course for graduate credit ( Online Learning Best Practices , Connected Educators or TESOL Methodologies )!

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Should You Take the Plunge and Learn Web Development Online?

EdTech4Beginners

From blogs and tutorials to full-fledged courses, you’ll have no shortage of material to help guide your journey into web development. Finally, learning online provides unparalleled flexibility when compared to traditional education methods like attending college classes or workshops.

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Shifting from Time-consuming Teacher-led Workflows to Sustainable Student-led Workflows

Catlin Tucker

I’ve designed a new series of workshops that focus on helping teachers to transition from time-consuming teacher-led workflows to sustainable, student-centered workflows. The goal of these workshops is twofold. Want to learn more about blended learning and UDL?

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Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. Coronavirus closures gave many just days.

The Hechinger Report

After the Arizona State University Preparatory Academy announced on Friday, March 13, that it would shift its 11 schools to online learning because of the coronavirus crisis, teacher Theresa Ordell switched to high gear. Experts say teachers need weeks — if not months — of training to develop and implement an online class.

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Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive?

Edsurge

An entire graduate course at Stanford University explores the principles for designing spaces that support learning. Yet most of our energy has been focused on designing physical learning spaces, even as more teaching and learning shifts online. These design choices have noticeable implications.

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Playlists vs. Choice Boards: What is the difference?

Catlin Tucker

The playlist, or individual rotation model, is a blended learning model that strives to give students more control over the pace and path of their learning. When I facilitate workshops on this model, I describe it as a sequence of learning activities designed to move students toward a specific learning goal or objective.