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Remote Learning Is Here to Stay Results from the First American School District Panel Survey School districts in the United States have approached reopening public schools during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in notably different ways. The authors of this report developed a national picture of school districts’ needs and approaches to school reopenings […]

Online Learning to the Rescue: Again

Online learning has helped rescue higher education from the pandemic and from natural disasters, wars and untold disasters. Will it now inject higher ed into the fourth industrial revolution? Inside Higher Ed

Universities prepare for another largely virtual semester in 2021

As federal regulators rush to approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use by the end of the week, colleges and universities around the country plan for an unusual spring semester — with online classes, virtual commencements and strict health guidelines. edscoop

Senators ask online testing companies to address bias and privacy claims

Six Democratic senators on Thursday asked three leading online exam companies to address claims their online online proctoring and remote-testing products violate student privacy, and are possibly biased against people of color and people with disabilities. edscoop

Download Report: K-12 Online Program Evaluation, Quality, and Policy

K-12 Online Program Evaluation, Quality, and Policy Evaluation and approval of K-12 online and blended programs and courses vary widely by state, but there are five common areas: level of evaluation, approval requirements, geographic reach, delivery model, and evaluation and approval procedures. Educational stakeholders were largely in agreement that there should be clear expectations of […]

Download Report: Accountability in Massachusetts’ Remote Learning Regulations

Accountability in Massachusetts’ Remote Learning Regulations The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has solicited public comment on pandemic-related revisions to its important “Learning Time” regulation, 603 CMR 27.00. 1 This policy brief constitutes the comments of Pioneer Institute. The revisions establish baseline procedural and substantive requirements for in-person, hybrid, and remote learning. […]

Download Report: Top IT Issues, 2021: Emerging from the PandemicThe EDUCAUSE 2021

Top IT Issues examine three potential scenarios for the role of technology in higher education after the pandemic: restore, evolve, or transform. EDUCAUSE

COVID-19’s Lasting Effects on the Higher Education Landscape

Higher ed’s response to the novel coronavirus has exposed issues of pedagogy, equity and more — but also offers opportunities to reshape the future. Campus Technology

‘Disheartening’ news at UCLA: Online learning will continue next quarter

With two months left in the fall quarter, UCLA has announced that remote learning will continue in the winter quarter while other UC campuses continue to assess plans for the new year. The university will still allow exceptions for students who must attend hybrid courses, but online instruction will remain in place when the next […]

ASU: Laser-Focused on Ensuring the Current Learning Experience; Sights Set on Designs for the Future

We’re happy to be catching up with Kyle Bowen for the first time since his move to Arizona State University in February 2020 to assume his new post in the University Technology Office as the executive director of ASU’s Learning Experience Group. Here, we learn how the university can continue to offer students the experiences […]