Archive for the ‘K-12’ Category

Communicative Interactions with Teachers in K-12 Online Courses: From the Student Perspective

This study examined student-teacher communication practice in online courses from the student perspective. Through a series of analyses of student end-of-course survey data, it was found that (a) students who are more motivated and engaged in communicative interactions with the teacher are more likely to show course outcomes and satisfaction at a greater degree than […]

Website Rates Security of Internet-Connected Devices

If you’re in the market for an internet-connected garage door opener, doorbell, thermostat, security camera, yard irrigation system, slow cooker — or even a box of connected light bulbs — a new website can help you understand the security issues these shiny new devices might bring into your home. Georgia Tech

Calif. introduces ‘Dashboard Week’ to raise awareness of school data

The California Department of Education and the State Board of Education have launched #CADashboardWeek, which will run from Sept. 16-20, to publicize school and district data that has been made available to parents, students and educators, the agencies announced Monday. edscoop

These are 2019’s top 10 wireless trends

A new report takes stock of where wireless technology is headed, and which wireless trends will most impact technology leaders eCampus News

3 Ways Student Data Can Improve Your Teaching

Leveraging data from your classroom can be one of the most effective ways to ensure students succeed ou’ve flipped your classroom, you’re assessing often with quick quizzes, and your students are even finding that regular, low-stakes assessments help their learning. But now you have a problem—too much data. What do you do with it all […]

The Global Landscape of Online Program Companies

New trove of data suggests a bigger, more complex, more varied ecosystem of companies that work with colleges to take their academic programs online. Trying to bring order and understanding to a market as transitory and diffuse as the business of online education can be a challenge. Important contributions have come in recent years from […]

Market Signals for Research-Based Innovations

Earlier this year, Digital Promise spoke with more than 50 stakeholders across the country to understand the most pervasive challenges facing the current edtech industry. Educators and education leaders, education nonprofit and procurement platform staffers, and edtech product teams shared that they need three things in relation to the edtech marketplace: trustworthy information, common indicators […]

Buffalo schools build Wi-Fi network targeting ‘homework gap’

A school district in Buffalo, New York, has announced a $1.3 million project to bring Wi-Fi connectivity to thousands of students’ homes in two of the city’s most poorly connected neighborhoods. edscoop

Unicheck Debuts AI-Powered Contract Cheating Detection

Plagiarism and cheating prevention software company Unicheck has introduced Emma, an artificial intelligence tool for authorship verification. Campus Technology  

She’s The Future Of Moodle. Gry Stene At MoodleMoot Australia 2019

The “Moot where Moodle plays home” usually ends with a splashy closing keynote from an invited speaker. It is meant to inspire and awaken the Open EdTech senses. Last July in Melbourne there was almost no exception. LMS Puls