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How to Prevent the Summer Slide and Help Reduce Educational Inequality

Waterford

But even over summer break, students still need educational opportunities so they can return to school strong and ready to learn more. One of the most common causes of the achievement gap , or the differences in scores between disadvantaged and advantaged children, is summer learning loss (also known as the summer slide).

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The science of never forgetting: Spaced repetition for fast learning that lasts

Brainscape

I knew the stuff I had crammed the night before, but all the concepts I’d learned earlier? That’s when I realized: studying hard isn’t enough if you’re not reviewing what you’ve already learned. The first time you learn something, you review it after a short period. But it makes sense, right?

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Transcription and Accessibility—New Partnerships from Microsoft and Amazon

Edsurge

The e-commerce giant announced that Amazon Transcribe , a service that converts audio from speech to text is partnering with Echo360, a video-platform for higher education institutions, to provide automated captioning of lectures that will be displayed side-by-side along the video. I think if the error rates were even lower.,

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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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Once Reviled in Education, Wikipedia Now Embraced By Many Professors

Edsurge

As one writing instructor posted to an e-mail list in 2005: “Am I being a stick-in-the-mud for for being horrified by students’ use of this source?”. What we're learning over time is that, of course, Wikipedia had and still has problems with accuracy and relevance. At any rate, those folks on Wikipedia, they're volunteers.

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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 ). When did you first become involved with research into distance education and online learning?

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The 7 Key Elements of eSpark’s Theory of Learning

eSpark

eSpark’s Theory of Learning is grounded in seven research-based elements – teaching practices or design elements – that are directly linked to student learning outcomes. 1: Differentiation Keeps Learning Accessible. 1: Differentiation Keeps Learning Accessible. Our team uses an 85% positive rating as a baseline.