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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. Sure, there are sophisticated online lectures where learners can see one another on screen and break out into small groups to chat via video. But these are still the minority online classes.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via The New York Times : “ Penn State Student’s Dying Hours Play Out in Courtroom Video.” The company helps students make videos to market themselves to recruiters. ” “​ OER Researchers Don’t Disaggregate Data on Diverse Students. .” million total.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT.” “ Video Games Are a Waste of Time? Via Edsurge : “Campus Support for OER is Growing, Survey Finds.” Via Chalkbeat : “ NYC is offering the SHSAT during school hours to boost diversity, but it’s mostly benefitting white and Asian students.”

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” Via NPR : “ Texas High Schools To Require Police Interaction Education Video.” ” Via The Atlantic : “Why Many College Dropouts Are Returning to School in North Carolina.” ” Via The Atlantic : “Why Many College Dropouts Are Returning to School in North Carolina.”

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” “A Conveyor Belt of Dropouts and Debt at For-Profit Colleges ” by Susan Dynarski. Twitter announced big layoffs this week – 9% of its staff – and said it would shutter its video app Vine. Via eCampus News : “ Barnes & Noble Education announces advanced OER courseware.”