The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

In August 2020, Amanda Nemergut was looking for alternatives to in-person public school for her three daughters. Then she saw an online ad for the Ohio Distance and Electronic Learning Academy (OHDELA). The school’s website promised a “rigorous education experience” delivered by highly qualified teachers. At Stride Inc.,

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

And I think that's because the past two years the students have had a different experience.” SAN MARCOS, Texas — Live lecture classes are back at most colleges after COVID-19 disruptions, but student engagement often hasn’t returned to normal. My next class was in the psychology department, on the topic of lifespan development.

Laptops 205

Laptops Smartphone Course E-rate 205

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

However, the outcome was better than I could even imagine. The Approach The student’s comments highlighted our hyper-focus on “academic content” and the lack of person-centered and action-oriented components in our lessons. We had just finished a discussion on climate change in my chemistry class. It’s a deeply depressing thought.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. Today, over 2.9

Trends 143

Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

eSpark

AUGUST 8, 2023

OpenAI, the organization behind ChatGPT and the Dall-E image generator, has been particularly scrutinized since the public release of ChatGPT in November 2022. For AI models, everything that comprises the human experience is replaced with data. The age of AI has dawned, and it's a lot to take in. AI is biased.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

With the movement for no-tuition community college gaining momentum in more states and earning top billing in President Biden’s education agenda , experts in college access and affordability advise caution about using that potent four-letter word: f-r-e-e. It even inspired President Obama to pitch a similar federal program.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

These days many schools tout blended learning programs when marketing their school to potential students. Blended learning can combine the flexibility of online instruction with the benefits of in-person teaching. The Good The best blended learning programs seem to have some common threads.

Blended Learning 135

Blended Learning Pearson Learning E-rate 135

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Could personalized learning and the use of technology fundamentally change rural student outcomes? In rural districts, children and youth face profound obstacles—geographic isolation and long bus rides to school, frustratingly slow internet connections, limited course options, and low college-going rates.

Personalized Learning 60

Personalized Learning E-rate Outcomes Learning 60

Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2017

During that short 30-second interlude, each person had the opportunity to lure one or more judges to turn their chairs around based on voice only. During that short 30-second interlude, each person had the opportunity to lure one or more judges to turn their chairs around based on voice only. Good and Jere E.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

From the very start of digital education, the big question has always been: ”How can students learn effectively, if they’re not face-to-face with their instructors?” I’d send instructors off into virtual classrooms, practically on their own, with little or no support. Sink or swim. million students. The LMS market today is valued at $9.2

Online Learning 138

Online Learning MOOC Learning Coursera 138

edWeb.net

JUNE 18, 2021

99% of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, but the district’s graduation rate is now over 90%, exceeding the state and national averages. 99% of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, but the district’s graduation rate is now over 90%, exceeding the state and national averages. By Robert Low.

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E-rate Professional Learning Elementary Robotics 59

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Tens of millions of students may now be months or, in some cases, even a full year behind because they couldn’t attend school in person during the pandemic. Educators will have to do something different for the 2021-22 school year to make up for those losses. There’s no silver bullet. Here’s a rundown of the most relevant research.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

Comments from both established learning companies like McGraw-Hill , as well as more recent entrants like D2L and Udemy , reveal a strong push among edtech companies seeking to position themselves as "education's answer to Netflix." Unlike movie enjoyment, which is an inherently subjective evaluation, learning is an objective outcome.

Education 60

Education Udemy EdTech E-rate 60

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. Today, over 2.9

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

The Game Agency

AUGUST 29, 2019

Over the past decade, health care professionals have adopted game-based learning in volume, resulting in improved training and compliance rates, boosted patient care, and time and cost savings for clinical practices. ?. Consequently, their training is best in class and can serve as a model for all other industries. James Rosser Jr.

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IAD Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Learning analytics has been a hot topic for a while in the education industry. Not by chance, learning analytics and all its related technologies (measuring learning, artificial intelligence, adaptive learning, personalized learning, etc.) Taking action is the ultimate goal of any learning analytics process.

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Learning Analytics LMS Analysis Learning 62

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Because digital devices and online environments can simultaneously be transformatively empowering and maddeningly disruptive, the work of integrating digital learning tools into schools is usually difficult and complex. Common challenges arise, however, and can be thoughtfully addressed by proactive leadership.

Digital Learning 96

Digital Learning Technology Mobility E-rate 96

eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2016

Blended learning, and its subset flipped learning, are trends that are not just growing but becoming the norm. Graph 1: A typical school population before technology is added to enhance learning and teaching. The E arly adopters move with the change. Are you asking candidates the right questions?

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Technology Blended Learning How To Khan Academy 40

Hapara

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] A digital learning platform is designed to make teaching easier by allowing educators to manage and individualize lessons and evaluate students. To get the maximum out of any digital learning platform your school uses, your operators need to be well-trained and skilled.

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Training Digital Learning How To EdTech 157

Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 13, 2024

Creating Engaging Content Understanding Your Audience Writing Comprehensive Content Learning Clarity and Accessibility Evaluating Learning Outcomes III. Designing an Immersive Reading Experience Recognizing Learning Styles Implementing Visual Design Principles Using Adaptive Learning Paths IV.

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eBook Social Media Adaptive Learning E-rate 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Students who share racial and/or gender characteristics with their teachers tend to report higher levels of personal effort, happiness in class, feeling cared for, student-teacher communication, post-secondary motivation, and academic engagement.”. Photo: Laura Delgado. He graduated with a 3.83 Graphic: Davin McHenry.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

EdTech 129

EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 129

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, public school enrollment in the United States had been trending downward , thanks to birth-rate declines and more restrictive immigration policies, but the decreases rarely exceeded half a percentage point. So when the center’s main phone line rang in her corner office, she answered. How can I help you?”

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E-rate Elementary Education Report 132

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Since the shift to remote learning in spring 2020, schools in the U.S. These one-time gifts from billionaires and multinational corporations are welcomed by most schools, but they are not enough to close gaps in access to learning technologies nor ultimately a sustainable financing solution for technology infrastructure.

Technology 185

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 185

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Photo by micheile dot com / Unsplash How we teach is an extension and a physical sign of our strongest beliefs, not only about how people learn but about humanity itself. Take active learning as a major example. If active learning is such a great idea, why are faculty still so reluctant to adopt it? Aragón, O.

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Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

MARCH 26, 2024

The traditional form of a student evaluation of teaching (SET) is a survey given at the end of the semester, which asks students anywhere from 10 to 30 questions covering different aspects of a course, including the instructor's teaching style, course content, organization, workload, learning outcomes, and overall satisfaction.

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Data Course Analysis Libraries 73

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 28, 2021

How can we make social-emotional learning (SEL) more than a buzzword? Byron has extensive knowledge and expertise in mental health, social emotional learning, and behavior. Social-emotional learning must be action-oriented. Byron is a National Certified School Psychologist currently redesigning a high school in Southeast, D.C.

Learning 64

Learning Outcomes System Strategy 64

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

A Pearson business motto is “content plus assessment, powered by technology, equalizes effective learning at scale,” Fallon said, and after years of striving for that goal, “we only feel that it’s really now starting to come together.”. Those resources are increasingly delivered in digital form.

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Common Core Pearson Resources Company 76

Wired Campus

APRIL 30, 2015

For that, we invented a concept called Learning Gadgets. Learning Gadgets are almost like little apps. In the TV series Shark Tank, entrepreneurs with budding companies pitch their ideas to a panel of investors who ask probing questions and then decide whether to back the proposals. True, our panel didn’t have any money to invest.

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Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

When one person willingly offers to share their knowledge, expertise, skills, and passion with another, and that person willingly accepts the offer, we will rightly call this education. I agreed on the conditions that I would retain copyright in the chapter and that it would appear in the book under a Creative Commons license.

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OER Resources Education Pearson 60

EdNews Daily

JULY 10, 2019

It can bridge language-learning gaps and increase access with automation so fine that it can literally speak to a student and correct pronunciation and context, while removing any sense of embarrassment because it can be done privately anywhere. By definition, it’s the “motion” of “e.” By LeiLani Cauthen. One of them is love.

EdTech 203

EdTech E-rate Trends Equity of Access 203

Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 14 Edition). Teaching and Learning Get Personal With Change to Proficiency-Based Grading | Valley News → Parent confusion has been growing this fall after the Woodstock Union middle and high schools began to roll out a proficiency-based grading system. One involved a.

EdTech 191

EdTech E-rate Data Android 191

Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 14 Edition). Teaching and Learning Get Personal With Change to Proficiency-Based Grading | Valley News → Parent confusion has been growing this fall after the Woodstock Union middle and high schools began to roll out a proficiency-based grading system. One involved a.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Data Android 150

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

LeMya’s mother hoped it would help her daughter learn more of the foundational skills she’ll need to get a leg up in school. Research has found that quality early learning experiences are critical for children. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. JACKSON, Miss. The word “bake” was in red. her mother said. LeMya smiled.

Laptops 163

Laptops Accessibility Online Learning Company 163

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

From interactive digital resources to online learning platforms, technology has given educators innovative tools to create dynamic and inclusive learning environments. Students, in turn, have benefited from increased access to information, personalized learning experiences, and opportunities for collaboration.

Technology 71

Technology Education Adaptive Learning Accessibility 71

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s 6th most-read story focuses on the predictions educators and industry experts made for learning in 2022.

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EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 110

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. And now, we head into our third year of learning during a global pandemic.

EdTech 145

EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145