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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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
The purpose of this white paper is to provide the Ohio Departmentof Education and regional technical assistance staff with a multidisciplinary perspective on the challenge of providing all prekindergarten through grade 12 students with appropriate, standards-aligned, and evidence-based literacy instruction within the context of blended/hybrid learning environments. It is an initial attempt to integrate multidisciplinary information […]
Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and related computational techniques have the potential to make powerful impacts on the future of learning. Technology’s impact on education is often to amplify impacts, regardless of whether the impacts are intended. Due to the accelerating pace of integration of technology in learning environments, the knob on the amplifier is […]
COVID 19 has had a wide impact on education internationally and specifically in Canada, with nearly all institutions now transitioning to online education, with many learning for the first time about Open Educational Resources (OER). Understanding what is happening with OER in the different regions of our country is one step in creating awareness and […]
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 […]
As schools and school districts plan instruction amid the current coronavirus pandemic, the use of technology and digital resources for student instruction is a key consideration. In this post, the final in a three-part series, we present results from the NAEP TEL and ICILS educator questionnaires (see the first post for information about the results of […]
Childhood obesity is nearing epidemic proportions in Ireland and abroad. Childhood is a key period in the prevention of obesity and additional conditions that are associated with a sedentary lifestyle. The study aimed to discuss the effect of a short eLearning course for Irish primary teachers and its effect on their behaviours, attitudes and knowledge […]
