Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2022

They’re rejecting time- and place-based education; creating low-cost degrees; adopting competency- or outcome-based education; emphasizing digital technologies; focusing on populations underrepresented in traditional higher education; and offering pioneering subject matters and certifications.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

How ideas from the Nonprofit Technology Conference can positively impact adult learning and workforce development initiatives. Multi-directional Learning. How can students and teachers learn from each other on common issues, solutions, strategies, and pitfalls? Creating Engaging Online Learning Experiences.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As he watched his own kids adjust to online schooling during the pandemic, he felt that Zoom lacked features to let teachers handle standard classroom activities such as taking attendance or giving quizzes. That means his development costs are nearly five times as much as if he built a piece of software for the web.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 14, 2022

According to researchers from the foundation, the participants in the study described problems with online trainings that were incompatible with screen-reading software or visual adjustments like changing the font size, with quizzes that didn’t work with a keyboard and with educational images and videos that weren’t verbally described.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Today, the aim is to foster peer collaboration, engagement with digital tools, and teacher-student communication within the classroom. To meet these demands, educators should consider interactive learning platforms that put lesson interactivity first. This makes it clear as day why implementing new platforms can be a headache.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The metaverse is most commonly associated with extended reality technology (virtual reality and augmented reality), as well as with social media capabilities and the use of digital avatars controlled by users. Additionally, the use of avatars within the metaverse delivers something akin to student-centered learning.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Online learning lets children learn from the comfort of their own homes and gives teachers a chance to set their own schedules. However, some parents and teachers are worried about the social growth of students who are learning remotely. Hosting a virtual party is a great way to build social skills during online learning.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 25, 2019

Nowadays students of all grades complete their homework, communicate with their peers and teachers, check their grades and conduct research for assignments online. Learning is more digital than ever and it will only continue in that direction. Digital security threats can come from new and unexpected sources.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 13, 2020

Below are some free resources to inspire students to enhance their STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) skills and also for Social and Emotional Learning. Free Distance Learning Resources. Aperture also has a parent portal with additional resources families can access during this transition period.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 5, 2016

One of the most interesting reads for teachers ready to embrace modern technology is this particular book, which draws from the extensive experience of its authors regarding the use of digital apps, such as Google Apps, in the process of educating the young minds of tomorrow. Who Owns the Learning?: by Alan November.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

This past Wednesday (February 6) was the second annual Digital Learning Day. New Milford High School joined thousands of other schools and educators across the country to showcase how digital learning is changing education. So what did you do on Digital Learning Day 2013?'

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2021

But even students who do have Wi-Fi and digital devices for schoolwork may not be able to fully participate in their courses if the technology they have is old, outdated or not powerful enough to handle the demands of today’s higher ed software and streaming services.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Some charge for their software or are expensive to fix. This 3D printer comes with free software and provides students and teachers with simple instructions on how to 3D print parts that break. The post 7 Recommended Hands-On STEM Learning Products appeared first on Teacher Reboot Camp.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Mind42 is a free online mind mapping software that runs in a browser. Groupboard is an advanced collaborative online whiteboard and web conferencing software. Digital Advent Calendar. Create collaborative and colorful diagrams and flowcharts. Access a library of shapes, containers, stylized fonts and more.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2020

For the better part of a decade, many schools have been implementing blended learning models that integrate online learning with brick-and-mortar instruction to rethink time, space and staffing. It essentially asks: What activities are best for independent learning versus learning together?

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 2, 2018

At the heart of the program is the Future Ready Framework, part of a very useful online dashboard. iNACOL (International Association of K-12 Online Learning). Focus: Digital Learning Advocacy and Research. Digital Promise. Focus: Closing the digital learning gap. Structure: Membership-based.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

If this spring semester of impromptu remote learning has taught us anything, it’s that not everyone takes immediately to online learning. Whether you are a teacher, a parent, or a curriculum developer or instructional designer, some things can be done right now to make distance learning not only educational but fun and engaging.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2023

This course was meant for anyone interested in becoming a future software engineer or data scientist, not someone who is already one.” A still shot from an online course about the Python programming language, created with the help of a generative AI tool. A Booming Sector The edtech industry is eager to build on ideas like that one.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2025

Previous studies of word processing software, for example, have found that higher income students tend to be more facile in taking advantage of editing features and see greater writing benefits from the ability to cut and paste and move text around. Socioeconomic differences in how students benefit from technology arent uncommon.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

There has been little buzz about them in digital learning circles,” says Russ Poulin, executive director of WCET, a nonprofit focused on digital learning in higher education. Late last month, an article in the online course review site Class Central put it more starkly, calling the promise of the nonprofit “hollow.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Inspired by the breakout podcast Serial, four years ago two digital learning leaders at the University of Central Florida created their own podcast—focused on online learning instead of true crime. If there's one thing we've learned, it's that people are interested. Murder mysteries and online learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Leaders at college teaching and learning centers are trying to resolve what one called the “great proctoring debate” by encouraging professors to move away from high-stakes tests, but even though many instructors seem newly willing to try alternative approaches, that sometimes requires more time and energy than they have these days.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

And it's just another thing that you can have in the classroom that just kind of sparks a bit of interaction and kind of collaborative learning. But you point out that these days there’s plenty of software driven by artificial intelligence that has the flavor of a robot teacher. It's just part of what the software does.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. The bird’s-eye results: 65 percent of teachers say they use digital learning tools every day; 87 percent report using them at least a few days each week. That’s arguably the case for U.S.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Below are the slides and resources for my first presentation, STEAM Up the Learning ! Many of the missions in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning with Missions , are aimed at inspiring students to think critically, focus on questions versus answers, conduct hands-on research, and make a difference in the world with their innovations.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

The speakers all pressed that digital learning, and in particular online charter schools, are falling short for students and teachers. There has been a huge explosion of online learning and edtech in our schools… and online education is privatizing education through for-profit companies and their apps,” said Haimson.

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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. More motivated to learn. Software fine tuning.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2019

DeVaney wouldn’t reveal much about the innovation team’s particular plans, other than to say that the university intends to offer three new online and hybrid degree programs in the fall and to launch multiple degrees per year over the next five years. We develop a more agile and iterative model for our constituents on campus.”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2021

To expand the nation’s technical talent pool, Chinese universities are upgrading their capacity to offer more up-to-date science and technology courses, with universities just beginning to introduce degrees in artificial intelligence, machine learning, software engineering and other advanced specialties. online degrees in China.

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2020

On Wednesday, CampusLogic, a provider of financial aid software to colleges and universities, raised $120 million. No matter how colleges and universities plan to reopen in the fall, “the reality is that online learning will be one of the best ways to mitigate the risk and uncertainty of campus logistics,” says Maggioncalda.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In the wake of the pandemic, demand for online programs has only continued to accelerate, and the OPM industry has been at the center of it all—resulting in a huge windfall , followed by widespread criticism and ongoing scrutiny.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2019

If you’re wondering why online learning is booming, take a look at the latest U.S. Seventy percent of online undergrads and 80 percent of online graduate students work full or part time. America’s thirst for a highly-skilled workforce is driving the expansion of digital learning.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Educational institutions actively leveraged digital portals and resources to deliver learning solutions and thrive in this evolving world. Online learning platforms supported and enhanced education delivery, driving learning initiatives through digital channels.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2021

It was 2012, and online learning was suddenly booming. Courses at Stanford and at MIT were opened for free online to the masses, and the masses signed up—with some courses attracting more than 160,000 each.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2018

When I took stats, all my books had to be purchased in advance and run through software to transcribe it to Braille,” explains Kwong. Cole Eskridge, a course support specialist at University of Arizona’s office of digital learning, helps instructors at all stages think about approaching accessibility. Chief among those barriers?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Education technology spans a broad category of classroom tools, spanning corporate learning, language learning, digital learning content and more. Founders are finding incredibly creative ideas to make learning more accessible, engaging and inspiring. Reach Capital Edtech Outlook 2017 from Jennifer Carolan.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

Founded in 2009 and based in American Fork, Utah, the company has amassed 1,500-plus games, quizzes and templates to sell to corporate clients in search of more compelling digital learning materials for employees. Companies are looking at digital learning and saying. This needs to be part of our plan,’” he says.

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