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Online Classes Get a Missing Piece: Teamwork

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The lack of social interaction could be one reason behind high dropout rates in online classes. Often in online courses students disappear and drop,” says Barbara Illowsky, dean of basic skills and online educational resources (OER) and a professor of mathematics and statistics at De Anza College in Cupertino, California.

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” Via NPR : “How To Apply The Brain Science Of Resilience To The Classroom.” ” “​ OER Researchers Don’t Disaggregate Data on Diverse Students. .” ” “​ OER Researchers Don’t Disaggregate Data on Diverse Students. ” “Whither Moodle ?

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How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT.” Via Edsurge : “Campus Support for OER is Growing, Survey Finds.” ” “Just how polarized are we about reading instruction ? ” Edsurge profiles Imbellus : “A Test Worth Teaching To?

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” Via The Atlantic : “Why Many College Dropouts Are Returning to School in North Carolina.” Speaking of Google, “ Google Is Teaching Children How to Act Online. .” Via AZ Central : “ Arizona cancels vaccine program after backlash from parents who don’t vaccinate.” What’s next?”