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OPINION: When it comes to liberal-arts education, online learning changes only the tools

The Hechinger Report

We’ve been talking about Sigmund Freud, Virginia Woolf and Michel Foucault in our first weeks online, and the students have been as insightful as ever in connecting these texts to their own situations. My colleagues report similarly positive experiences. Still, many students want nothing more than to be back on campus.

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OPINION: As students return to campus, higher ed must build on what we learned during the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

Working together, De Anza’s online education center stepped up, providing instructor training, while the college IT group added videoconferencing to the course management system and the library staff answered questions about Canvas and Zoom. Almost everyone admits the potential of online learning, used selectively and wisely.

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How to balance work and study as a teacher

eSchool News

According to LinkedIn’s 2018 Workforce Learning Report, 93 per cent of employees would stay at a company longer if their employers invested in their careers. CPD opportunities for teachers might include: : Workshops, seminars and conferences. CPD opportunities for teachers might include: : Workshops, seminars and conferences.

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Facing uncertain futures, high school seniors weigh tough college options and alternate paths

The Hechinger Report

Liz Willen is editor-in-chief of The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit news organization that covers K-12 and post-secondary education. In recent weeks, Willen has been speaking with seniors and their families to learn more about their decision-making process while keeping a close eye on the schools rapidly changing responses.

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Virtual Learning: Benefits and Challenges

Reading By Example

For example, evidence from the Florida Virtual School program shows students did as well or only nominally better than their peers who did not participate in the virtual learning program (Chingos & Schwerdt, 2014). Some of these results are due to the varied levels of effectiveness that a virtual learning experience might offer.

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Virtual Learning: Benefits and Challenges

Reading By Example

For example, evidence from the Florida Virtual School program shows students did as well or only nominally better than their peers who did not participate in the virtual learning program (Chingos & Schwerdt, 2014). Some of these results are due to the varied levels of effectiveness that a virtual learning experience might offer.

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Trends to watch in 2015: education and technology

Bryan Alexander

I’m building on previous posts about trends in technology and educational contexts , plus my FTTE report, naturally. Online learning, or the teaching formerly knows as “distance learning” Will this keep growing? There’s now a movement to teach humanities seminars online.

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