Free Resources to Help with Remote Learning in 2021

If you’re looking for software and services to augment online and blended instruction this year, start here. Campus Technology

January 8, 2021 | Daily News, Higher Education, Resources

How To Ignite Learner Engagement And Drive Employee Performance Using Gamified Learning Approaches

Conventional learning, modeled on legacy training approaches, often fails to meet corporate learning objectives. In this article, I show you how to use gamified learning to break free from limitations and make training more effective and engaging. eLearning Industry

January 4, 2021 | Business, Daily News, Games, Instructional Design

How finding a job will be different in 2021

2021 may bring some normalcy back to the workplace, but some changes are going to stick. Here’s what you need to know. FastCompany

January 4, 2021 | Business, Daily News, Employment

Reflections, Challenges, and Strategies for Online Academic Instruction: A Faculty Perspective on the Rapid Transition from Face-to-face to Online Instruction During the COVID-19 Crisis

The purpose of this paper is to share the challenges faced with the rapid transition from face-to-face to online teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic and highlight successful online teaching strategies. The challenges are presented in a question and solution-based analysis to help educators mitigate barriers for students who are engaged in online instruction. The […]

January 3, 2021 | COVID-19, Daily News, Faculty, Faculty Development, Higher Education

Elementary Educators’ Experiences Teaching during COVID-19 School Closures: Understanding Resources in Impromptu Distance Education

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019 and early 2020, universities, schools, and businesses in the United States closed and moved online (CDC, 2020; “A Timeline of COVID-19 Developments in 2020,” 2020). By April, 2020, it became clear that the school year would end virtually, (Anderson, 2020). Teachers throughout the United States found themselves […]

January 3, 2021 | COVID-19, Daily News, Digital Media, K-12, Management

Download White Paper: Access, Engagement, and Resilience During COVID-19 Remote Learning

Kansas was the first state to close P-12 schools and move to a continuous learning model in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A multidisciplinary group of K-State College of Education faculty researchers conducted a survey in May, 2020 to capture the voices and experiences of Kansas teachers, school counselors, and administrators during that time related […]

January 3, 2021 | COVID-19, K-12, Learners, Learning Ecosystems, Management

Biden’s education secretary pick called an experienced educator, edtech advocate

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his pick of Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona as his education secretary. According to those who have worked with him, Cardona will be a strong advocate for educational technology and ensuring students have continued access to education during the pandemic and beyond. edscoop

December 27, 2020 | Daily News, Government, Higher Education, K-12

Recent Information from the U. S. Department of Education Regarding COVID-19

What’s New! COVID-19 Waivers and Flexibilities under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (HEROES Act) *CORRECTED Version (December 11, 2020) COVID-19 CARES Act Flexibilities Letter to Student Services Grantees (December 3, 2020) COVID-19 Program Match Flexibility Letter to GEAR UP Grantees (December 3, 2020) COVID-19 Institutional Service Letter (December 3, 2020) Flexibility under the […]

December 27, 2020 | Daily News, Government, Higher Education, K-12

Download Report: How the Coronavirus Outbreak Has – and Hasn’t – Changed the Way Americans Work

About half of new teleworkers say they have more flexibility now; majority who are working in person worry about virus exposure The abrupt closure of many offices and workplaces this past spring ushered in a new era of remote work for millions of employed Americans and may portend a significant shift in the way a […]

December 27, 2020 | Business, Daily News, Employment

An analysis of internal and external feedback in self-regulated learning activities mediated by self-regulated learning tools and open learner models

In self-regulated learning (SRL), students organize, monitor, direct, and regulate their learning. In SRL, monitoring plays a critical role in generating internal feedback and thus adopting appropriate regulations. However, students may have poor SRL processes and performance due to their poor monitoring. Researchers have suggested providing external feedback to facilitate better student SRL. However, SRL […]

December 20, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Self-regulated Learning