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Transcription and Accessibility—New Partnerships from Microsoft and Amazon

Edsurge

On the heels of one another, two tech titans recently announced higher-education partnerships that leverage transcription technology to make educational materials more accessible to a broader swath of learners. On April 5, Microsoft announced a partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.

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How to Prevent the Summer Slide and Help Reduce Educational Inequality

Waterford

The literacy rate in America is marked by a gap between privileged and disadvantaged communities. That way, every student has access to resources that can help them retain knowledge over the summer. Scholastic Instructor, May 2005, 114(8), pp. How Summer Learning Loss Widens the Achievement Gap. Krueger, A.B. Green, A.M.,

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. FY 2005 $496,000,000 (President Bush’s request: $691,800,000). FY 2003 $700,500,000.

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Best Websites to Help You Find Academic Books and Journal Articles

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

If you are affiliated with an academic institution or organization you can use their login credentials for free access, otherwise, you will have pay to access paywalled materials. WorldCat also features open source e-books, articles, and downloadable audiobooks and photos.

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Interview with Terry Anderson

Learning with 'e's

He is one of the pioneers of online and distance learning, and currently serves as the editor of the influential online open access journal International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning ( IRRODL ). Providing access was then and still remains my biggest motivation. We also wanted to find an open access publisher.

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The 7 Key Elements of eSpark’s Theory of Learning

eSpark

1: Differentiation Keeps Learning Accessible. Our team uses an 85% positive rating as a baseline. Pape, Karen E. These elements are: differentiation, adaptivity, student engagement, direct instruction, practice, formative assessment with immediate feedback and student explanation of learning. Bergan, J. Sladeczek, I. Lepper, M.

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The Complete Cognitive Science Behind Brainscape

Brainscape

These flashcards can be studied in a web browser or smartphone, and come equipped with an engaging user experience that  repeats concepts within a specific personalized interval of time, based on the user's self-rated confidence of each flashcard.

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