Adapting to online learning in a pinch
Emergencies are inevitable–but a strong online learning plan can help with continuity and student success eCampus News Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Archive for the ‘Daily News’ Category
Are Philadelphia Schools Lagging in Online Instruction?
Philadelphia students will begin remote instruction next week — 38 days after they were last in classrooms, and they won’t learn new material until May 4, 52 days after school was dismissed amid the pandemic. Center for Digital Education
April 17, 2020 at 3pm EST: “Thinking on the Edge of the Box” – Michael Beaudoin, Ed. D., Emeritus Professor of Education
Current as well as aspiring distance education leaders, attempting to introduce innovative programs and practices into conventional academic settings are often so eager to demonstrate they are ‘thinking outside the box’ that the new ideas they advocate appear too different and too radical compared to current practices, and thus frequently end-up alienating rather than attracting […]
5 Easy Ways to Infuse Learning Science into Remote Teaching
In my experience, the key to successful online learning — or any learning for that matter — is recognizing that durable, long-lasting and serviceable knowledge is acquired when there is increased cognitive effort. In the world of remote or online teaching, that’s not always easy to achieve. Campus Technology
WGU to Host Webinar on Maintaining Student Support in Online Higher Ed
The webinar will stream Thursday, April 16, and highlight the online university’s approach to personalized support for institutions moving to virtual learning amid COVID-19 outbreak. Western Governors University
Blackboard Unite for K-12
RESTON, Va., April 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Blackboard Inc. today announced the debut of its K-12 remote learning solution, Blackboard Unite for K-12, a holistic suite of tools and resources providing K-12 districts with the tools and best practices needed to transition to a virtual learning model. Blackboard
Daily Updated Resources and Information for Online Learning
A drastic experiment in progress’: How will coronavirus change our kids? At the start of World War II, millions of children were evacuated from London and other cities and sent to live with foster parents in the English countryside. What happened to these children became a subject of study for psychoanalyst Anna Freud, who wrote […]
Higher Ed IT Funding Request for Federal Emergency Relief Bill
In March 2020, Congress and the Trump Administration negotiated and passed a $2.2 trillion emergency relief bill to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. EDUCAUSE worked to keep its members informed and engaged in supporting the higher education community’s request for the relief package, which ultimately yielded $14 billion in funding for colleges and […]
EDUCAUSE COVID-19 QuickPoll Results: Grading and Proctoring
With the massive and abrupt move to remote teaching and learning, higher education institutions need to address course grading and exam proctoring to maintain educational continuity. EDUCAUSE Review
Evaluating Teaching During the Pandemic
Some colleges are changing how they collect and consider student ratings of instructors, citing the COVID-19-driven move online. Might that undermine a widely criticized (and used) tool? Inside Higher Ed
Popular Posts
Sponsors
