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College Students Are Spending Less On Course Materials—And More On Tech

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Even though they are taking more courses, college students are spending less on course materials. Less money is coming directly from students' pockets to pay for course materials. It’s the lowest spending in fifteen years, the report notes. What’s driving the decline? In part, students are using more free content.

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Online-Only Students Report Little Interaction With Instructors and Peers

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The results of the survey , released this week, showed that students who took courses exclusively online were less likely to communicate with instructors and other students than students who take at least some courses in person. There’s still a lot of students taking online courses, but they're just wanting more interactions.”

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Instructor’s guide — How to see submissions and access Similarity & AI reports

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Open an assignment created through External Tool where students were supposed to submit their works (to access them follow Course —> Select a Module —> Select an assignment). Check ID — a unique identifier of a Similarity & AI report in our system. This guide explains how to view students’ submissions in your assignments.

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New Effort Hopes to Make ‘Weed-Out’ Courses More Equitable

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Some introductory courses have a “weed-out” reputation for narrowing the paths students can take through college. Statistics show significant inequities in the completion rate in gateway courses,” says Andrea Jones-Davis of Educause. Organic chemistry , anyone?) history surveys.

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The State of Computer Science Report Reveals Progress and Challenges in US Education

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The 7th annual report on K-12 computer science in the United States dropped today. Dig in to the whole report here. Gender Gap Challenge: The report addresses the persistent gender gap in computer science participation, with young women representing only around 30% of students in computer science courses.

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Stanford Report Says Emergency Remote Instruction Led to ‘Shift’ in University’s Identity

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A group of researchers at Stanford University spent the past year documenting how teaching and student services changed at Stanford during emergency remote learning, and their report , released today, argues that there’s been a shift in the institution’s identity as a result. I was certain it was not going to work.”

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Google, MIT RAISE launch no-cost AI training course for teachers

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The course is online, two-hours, and self-paced—with no previous experience required. Teachers who complete the course will earn a certificate that can be presented to their district for professional development (PD) credit. “Google wants to ensure every educator can take advantage of the opportunities created by AI.

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