Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

She makes some great points about first, why blended learning is becoming so popular, and second, how to make that happen in your life: Blended learning is becoming increasingly popular as institutions transition from classroom style learning to mixed media and online learning. Online Classes.

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EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

YouTube is only one of many online learning resources to make getting a college degree more straightforward and accessible. Because of this, you might profit much from using YouTube as a terrific tool in your online study. It has the potential to play a big part in enhancing the efficacy and depth of the learning process.

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Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 8, 2019

The most recent issue of IRRODL included an article titled Effectiveness of OER Use in First-Year Higher Education Students’ Mathematical Course Performance: A Case Study , by Juan I. Learning will only improve measurably if you ALSO do something else. Venegas-Muggli and Werner Westermann. When Grimaldi et al. When Grimaldi et al.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Learning loss is everywhere—and so are reports detailing the setbacks. And “non-traditional” students appear more okay with remote online learning than their “traditional” peers. Perhaps the most widely reported of the edtech industry’s learning loss reports came from nonprofit NWEA early this month.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Hogan , who is also Editor-at-Large with eSchool News , discusses COVID-19, digital equity, online learning, and what education will look like post-pandemic. Sal Khan : Yeah, I completely predicted it. A lot of kids don’t have the opportunity to get the help, the remediation, to be able to learn at their own time and pace.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2020

One source for insights on how to proceed is the cross-pollination that takes place when educators working in separate spheres learn from one another. The success of Khan Academy videos (almost all of which are under 10 minutes) served as a template for creating cutting-edge online-learning experiences, including massive open online courses.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

At its core, classroom learning provides a structured environment conducive to focused study and exploration. Why is classroom learning more effective? In examining classroom learning vs. online learning, classroom learning is often deemed more effective due to its immersive and interactive nature.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 6, 2016

. ‘Highly linear,’ self-paced, one-size-fits-all courses; videos made by experts; and an online platform to ‘deliver’ them, including quizzes. Khan Academy? K12 and Connections Academy? Moreover, lectures inspire students less than other methods, and lead to less study afterwards.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 8, 2017

Activities can be lessons through whatever program a student is working on (such as Khan Academy or an online keyboarding program) or one created by you. Include this in any study skills class to show students how to identify problems, make connections, and develop strategies for problem-solving and critical thinking.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

Researchers at California Polytechnic State University conducted a study in 1994, which showed conclusively that the group that was given a random assortment of pitches did much better in the post test than the group that received blocked pitches—several of one kind followed by several of another—and the control group.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

84% said that school tech adds value to their child’s learning. Blended learning combines traditional classroom learning with self-paced online learning. Districts using blended learning are at the forefront of using digital content. Parents surveyed further supported digital video for learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2019

That was something that Khan Academy understood—the value for students to access content at their convenience in the environments in which they're comfortable, and to be able to see the same lecture over and over again. I studied complex social and physical and biological systems. Is it sustainable? Did you pull it off?

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

What does personalized learning mean to the perennial tug-of-war over content — in higher education’s “great books” debate over whether students should absorb the Western canon or study what they want, and, at the K-12 level, over the Common Core? Is sameness the key to equal opportunity? That is harder to answer.

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Saving Socrates

MAY 3, 2020

Death knocking at our door, social isolation, job loss, and much more, but there might be a few positive outcomes to the largest experiment of remote learning in history. Many years ago, I began my career as a social studies teacher. I took over classes as a leave replacement during my second year of law school.

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

For many of us, the go-to platform for learning and sharing is video. We learn from TED Talks, the Khan Academy, as well as the growing number of videos we ourselves create for flipped. plays especially nicely with Coursera, Udacity, edX, Khan Academy, Vimeo, and YouTube. blended and hybrid instruction.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

As online learning companies compete for the attention and wallets of learners, players like MasterClass , Linked Learning , Cognotion and Harvard are investing in producing videos that are so beautiful they could be National Geographic documentaries or sitcom pilots. They tap into the power of narrative to make learning sticky.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2023

Studies have shown that computerized tutoring systems, where algorithms guide students through lessons tailored to their individual needs, can be effective when kids use them. The study was funded by both the Overdeck Family Foundation and Arnold Ventures; both foundations are among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.)

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 26, 2012

What 'flipping the classroom' boils down to it seems, is the creation of online content including videos that offsets the need for students to physically attend class. The Khan Academy videos have been hailed as a departure from 'boring old lectures', and I suppose the same could be said for the TED series of videos.

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MindShift

JUNE 27, 2017

They sat logged into their school-provided Chromebooks studying exercise ideas from their sports coaches. Since not all parents are equally familiar with technology themselves, schools can level the playing field by telling them about good online learning sites and best practices for limiting screen time.

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Hack Education

APRIL 24, 2020

"I don't even know why we study history. The history of the future is a study of political imagination and political will. Online learning will be the "silver lining" of the coronavirus — Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy (2020). But what already happened doesn't really matter.

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myViewBoard

JULY 26, 2020

In fact, according to some studies, while only 10-20% of information received through speaking or text was retained after three days, a whopping 65% of information expressed through visuals was retained. Video can also help students to relate better to the topic at hand and will often foster a more positive learning environment.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Unlike other popular math practice sites, such as Khan Academy, IXL or ALEKS, in which a computer controls the content, ASSISTments keeps the control levers with the teachers, who pick the questions they like from a library of 200,000. Would an online math platform work in conditions where computer access is uneven?

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MindShift

JULY 21, 2020

As the dust settles from emergency distance learning, schools now have the summer to reckon with what worked and what must change as they grapple with the uncertainty of the next academic year. Some educators who want to make online learning more engaging and accessible are exploring the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 1, 2019

Having a blended learning environment available allows collaborative tools to also be incorporated into lessons. Pupils can continue their studies away from the classroom using the environment too. What are some of the challenges faced with blended learning? What is a blended learning approach?

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

It’s called personalized learning: What if each student had something like a private tutor, and more power over what and how they learned? Pane is the lead author of one of the few empirical studies to date of this idea, published late last year. Two examples are McGraw Hill’s ALEKS and Khan Academy.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” ” EdX has launched some new “professional certificate programs.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. In 2013, Intel acquired Kno for $15 million — for “ pennies on the dollar ,” said one analyst — and rebranded the software as the Intel Education Study App. They’re distracting others. And on and on and on.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

” “What’s the bottom line on online preschool ?” “ Florida Virtual School model shows online learning can be engaging,” according to a puff piece by Education Dive , which rewrites a puff piece by eSchool News. ” asks The Hechinger Report. NPR on MOOC Micromasters. It’s not true.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

” Testing, Testing… From the Khan Academy blog : “ Khan Academy is the Official Practice Partner for AP.” ” This is the second major partnership the organization has made with the College Board , as Khan Academy is also its test prep site of choice for the SAT.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

There was all that ink spilled circa 2010 that Khan Academy and “ flipped learning ” were going to “ change the rules of education ,” replacing in-class instruction with online videos watched as homework. It has some 2500 “beta testers,” Edsurge reported in February.

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Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

” Via the Journal Sentinel : “More than 300 Kettle Moraine parents sign petition against online learning platform.” ” The new hires: Jonathan Goldman, formerly of Level Up Analytics and Intuit (and Khan Academy board member) and Phil Smoot, formerly of Microsoft. We just learned it was a fraud.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

” Bible study, I’m guessing. Khan Academy is launching a new series on US history and civics. Via Techcrunch : “Two hackers who stole millions of users’ data from ride-hailing firm Uber have been indicted on separate hacking charges related to a data breach at online learning portal Lynda.”

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