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Online Learning vs. Classroom Learning Research

eSchool News

Advocates of online learning cite flexibility and access, while proponents of in-person instruction emphasize social interaction and hands-on learning. In online learning vs. classroom learning research debates, both sides grapple with balancing effectiveness and equity.

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Can A New Online Learning Platform Improve Employment For Those With Visual Impairment?

Edsurge

Despite being capable of working a variety of jobs, people who are blind or visually impaired tend to have low job placement rates, low salaries and an unusually high underemployment rate. However, the accessibility of workplace training can serve as a stumbling block.

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COVID-19 Has Widened the Skills Gap. But It Also Presents an Opportunity to Close It.

Edsurge

When the unemployment rate spiked during the spring of 2020, jobs that required a college degree declined more than those that didn’t, and new college graduates were hit the hardest. Through 2022, half of all planned cloud migrations will be delayed by two years or more due to the lack of trained talent.

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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

In the previous posts on this topic our examination found that technology can and does help when it comes to improving completion rates , reducing tuition costs and helping universities to bridge the revenue gap. Blended and online learning is increasingly in demand by students.

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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

The Hechinger Report

One reason for the growth is the sort of advertisement that attracted Nemergut, which often touts the schools’ long experience in online instruction and teachers specially trained in remote learning. They also say they are taking steps to improve retention and graduation rates.

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Obama Budget Would Restore Ed-Tech Money Flow to K-12 Districts

Marketplace K-12

States and school districts would see new money for teacher-training, "personalized learning," and other efforts under a $200 million budget proposal from President Obama. Digital Conversion District Budgets E-rate Ed-tech Online Learning 2016budget'

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March.

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