eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2024

The course is online, two-hours, and self-paced—with no previous experience required. Teachers who complete the course will earn a certificate that can be presented to their district for professional development (PD) credit. “Google wants to ensure every educator can take advantage of the opportunities created by AI.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Digital Learning Theories and Frameworks. Tony Bates (Free digital book). Learning Theories for the Digital Age slide presentation by Steve Wheeler.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2021

EdisonLearning a premier provider of digital learning solutions for grades 6-12, and Pointful Education, a leading publisher of career and elective courses, today announced a partnership that expands EdisonLearning’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) and elective offerings with the integration of Pointful Education’s online courses.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Even though they are taking more courses, college students are spending less on course materials. Less money is coming directly from students' pockets to pay for course materials. It’s the lowest spending in fifteen years, the report notes. What’s driving the decline? In part, students are using more free content.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2023

The deal was contentious because edX had long touted its nonprofit status and independence from capitalist pressures as it convinced more than 150 colleges — many of them highly selective ones — to join in as partners to offer free and low-cost courses online. Over time, edX grew to offer more than 3,000 courses, and drew 35 million learners.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow and the founder of the heralded Speak Up Research Project, along with a panel of students, had a conversation about decades of trends and the latest shifts in digital learning today. In 2014, only one in four students had direct access to technology in class. We’ve redefined digital learning.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

Technology isn’t the only tool we can use to create equitable learning environments, but there are a few ways it can assist in that mission. Students can access learning materials outside of school. Ensuring internet access outside of school. Technology will help create equity in schools when it’s used powerfully.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success. The first goal was to create an environmental scan of the digital learning environment in higher education with a focus on adaptive technology.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 8, 2023

What is a Digital Learning Platform? Gone are the days when learning was restricted to the classroom, with the instructor being the primary source of knowledge. A digital learning platform can be a learning management system (LMS) or learning content management systems (LCMS).

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eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2022

With the realization that COVID will stick with us, and with determination to live with it and resume aspects of pre-pandemic life, educators are once again eager to gather at edtech conferences and experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital learning resources, and professional learning opportunities.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 14, 2019

In this series we explore Powerful Learning, a set of principles to guide educators designing learning experiences that engage the hearts and minds of learners, and incorporate technology in ways that contribute to closing the digital learning gap. Every student has a unique and “jagged” learning profile.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

It didn’t align with the structure of her course. So Hardy and a colleague decided to create their own lab manual—and make it open access. They worked nights and weekends to develop the resource, which can be used digitally through a WordPress website or downloaded as a PDF. It was not good at all,” Hardy says. “I

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Edsurge

MAY 29, 2020

Throughout, the playbook explores themes of providing students with support in online courses, making such courses equitable, and the importance of continuously improving them. “Our Here are summaries of the four essential elements of successful online courses, according to the playbook. This is an emergency, after all.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2020

Or maybe you’re actually kind of intrigued by this whole online learning thing. Welcome to your summer crash course in online education. And you won’t be graded for this course—at least not by us. Is your course mobile-phone friendly? The recommended readings and key concepts were suggested by experts across higher ed.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 17, 2017

Credit where it is due : the 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform expanded coverage of the topic – including 4 items on ‘digital learning’ this year (2 answered by the full sample and 2 split A/B questions asked of half of the sample each) – and while not perfect is much improved.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Large-scale online courses called MOOCs can get millions of registered users over time. But one online learning pioneer, Stephen Downes, says that these free resources are not living up to their full potential to help students and professors. Lots of sites require you to log in to gain access to content, right?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2021

In recent years, learning management systems (LMS) have become the central hub of operations for many institutions of higher education—offering ready access to student data, course content and other essential information. Your LMS must be able to meet the unique needs and ever-evolving circumstances of your school.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Online and blended learning have become powerful solutions to improve students’ access to a high-quality education, regardless of their life circumstances, socioeconomic status or zip code,” said Thom Jackson, President and CEO of EdisonLearning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Shiny new technologies can capture well-meaning educators like insects in amber, but the evidence is clear that digital learning can improve student opportunities and outcomes. Below I outline six strategic steps that will point school leaders as well as classroom teachers toward digital learning success: 1.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2023

When it comes to teaching science courses online, colleges are getting creative. But ASU has an explicit mission to help more people access higher education — including, Austin says, students from low-income families and students from underrepresented minority groups. If it’s just easy, what am I learning?”

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Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2020

When Course Hero raised $10 million in early February, the amount seemed curiously small for $1.1 Last week, Course Hero secured an additional $70 million in an extension of its Series B round, courtesy of some of the biggest names in the financial sector—TPG, Goldman Sachs Asset Management and GSV. It kept its $1.1 billion valuation.)

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! With a free subscription teachers get 100 MB of storage and access to over standards aligned 8000 interactive lessons. You can even access Flocabulary lessons and integrate Flipgrid.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! You will have to sign up for a free account to access and edit the templates. Digital Advent Calendar. Tools to Create a Newsletter. These tools come with example templates you can easily edit.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

They fit into the categories of SEL, digital instruction, engagement/management, and leadership. Advancement Courses Advancement Courses sponsored this blog post. If you enroll in any of the courses mentioned in this post, use the code COOL20 to receive 20% off of your course. Search Courses Now.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 19, 2024

EdTech has enabled the delivery of quality educational content through digital learning to learners from all corners of the world. It has made learning mobile, engaging, and interactive, encouraging students to take an interest in digital learning and retain it. What Is Digital Learning?

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eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2020

This summer, many faculty will work on developing or revising curricular content for their courses. One of the keys in developing new digital materials is verifying that those materials offer accessible content for all students. Related Content: 5 steps to ensure accessibility.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Digital designs provide students with the ability to edit and improve the design overtime. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Seesaw is one of the best tools for students to create a digital portfolio. Digital Advent Calendar.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

There's a big giant access issue, both in terms of what happens when there’s no internet and then also what happens when you don’t have a device that can go on the internet,” says Beth Holland, the digital equity and rural project director at the Consortium for School Networking, an industry group for school tech directors.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Yet the contract terms for these subscription arrangements—which some publishers call “inclusive access” programs—raise questions about whether publishers and colleges pressure students into participating. These goals could “push the rapid adoption of access codes across the institution,” the report states.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2020

At the heart of the case are so-called “inclusive access” programs. Under this model, college students don’t procure materials on their own, but instead pay a fee (sometimes added to their tuition bills) in exchange for access to a bundle of digital textbooks and courseware systems assigned for their classes.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Flipgrid has tons of other features students and teachers love, such as accessibility with the Immersive Reader tool and the ability to create Augmented Reality videos. Digital Advent Calendar.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2019

Both companies have also made deals with colleges to buy digital licenses to courseware in bulk, and then add that cost into a course fee or tuition. Called “Cengage Unlimited,” the program offers students access to every digital textbook and tool the company sells , across the many different tech platforms on which they run.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 23, 2020

As millions suddenly found themselves with free time on their hands during the pandemic, many turned to online courses—especially, to free courses known as MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses. More than a million learners have used @classcentral to find their next course. The last 48 hours have been crazy.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 21, 2023

Provide information on how to get a library card and access the digital materials. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning or The 30 Goals Challenge or take a fully accredited online course for graduate credit ( Online Learning Best Practices , Connected Educators or TESOL Methodologies )!

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 8, 2021

What are digital learning platforms? Gone are the days when learning was restricted to the classroom, with the instructor being the primary source of knowledge. A digital learning platform can be a learning management system (LMS) or learning content management systems (LCMS).

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2020

Coursera, which provides online courses to higher-ed institutions, businesses and government agencies, has raised $130 million in a Series F round led by NEA. Previous investors Kleiner Perkins, SEEK Group, Learn Capital, SuRo Capital Corp, and G Squared also participated. But its time on the throne proved to be short-lived.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Sticky Note Web Wall Check-ins – Setup a Padlet or Linoit (free and accessible on any device) where students can click a sticky note and check-in. Digital Advent Calendar.

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