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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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Over 25 Ideas for eLearning… Inclement Weather and Snow Day Make Up

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As president of (OLN) I invite you to this very special archived webinar presented by the Online Learning Network at ISTE. You will learn from some amazing individuals representing school districts across the country. Evaluate, revise, and reflect on the program on a consistent basis.

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A Unified Approach for Digital Integration

edWeb.net

During her tenure with the University of Oregon she had the opportunity to collaborate with 21st century learning sciences luminaries, such as Don Leu of the New Literacies Learning Lab in Connecticut and Dr. Christina Luke, Ph.D.

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OPINION: A lack of diversity in research and analytics is not just unethical — it is dangerous

The Hechinger Report

Harnessing AI has countless applications, from helping to map diseases to improving adaptive online learning platforms to supporting the work of law enforcement officers. This moves us closer to more fully answering the key questions of policy evaluation: Does it work? It’s an exciting time for this pursuit.

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