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How not to write about HyFlex or online learning

Bryan Alexander

Today’s case in point is an odd article in Insider Higher Ed. “ HyFlex Is Not the Future of Learning ” starts off by complaining about that form of teaching, then becomes a general complaint about online learning. Next he praises the on-campus experience, in contrast to online learning.

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Coronavirus-Related Funding Opportunities for Schools and Districts

MIND Research Institute

Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund , or ESSERF, $13.2 billion for K-12 health, safety, and distance learning (technology and professional development). billion to institutes of higher learning. Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund , $14.25

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Follow Your Dreams: How This Platform Guides Learners From Passion to Profession

Edsurge

Now is the perfect time to start a “passion career,” says Rob Kingyens, Founder and CEO of New York-based online learning platform Yellowbrick. There are very few online learning providers that can say they have 14-year-olds and 40-year-olds in the same class together! It’s an incredibly diverse group.

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AI Is Everywhere. Now It Wants to Teach You Chinese.

Edsurge

A growing number of vendors are offering AI-powered language-learning apps to companies and the general public ( Speexx , Busuu , Duolingo ) for hundreds of languages, but Ponddy’s products were developed specifically for secondary and university teachers of Mandarin. There’s definitely a lot of source material.

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Edmentum to Acquire Apex Learning, an Industry Leader in Virtual and Hybrid Learning for Middle and High School Students

eSchool News

Minneapolis June 22, 2021 – Edmentum (edmentum.com ), a global pioneer in education technology, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Apex Learning, a Seattle-based industry leader in digital curriculum and virtual learning with over 20 years of deep expertise providing high-quality, rigorous, and teacher-centered programs.

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Can Competency-Based Education Demonstrate Mastery Across a Lifetime? #DLNchat

Edsurge

Our guest pointed to a five-page definition of CBE. Crisp and other #DLNchat -ters see the growth of CBE and its relevance to employers supported by the expansion of online learning. DLNchat is co-hosted by the Online Learning Consortium , WCET and Tyton Partners. on Tuesday, September 11 at 1pm PT/ 4pm ET.

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A few silver linings emerge in a dark time of closed schools

The Hechinger Report

She’s seen signs that online learning may create more access to higher education for some students, and she’s also come across stories of colleges pitching in to offer emergency help. So, there are faculty that are kind of leading the efforts, but definitely students working in facilities to create the face shields.