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Flipped learning is a form of active learning in which the basic content is assimilated before scheduled classroom sessions, enabling more productive use of classroom time to cultivate problem-solving ability, a key requirement of engineering graduates. While the flipped learning approach has escalated in popularity in the last five years, there are relatively few case […]
The recent Public Domain Day celebrated a raft of new creative works whose copyrights have expired, making them freely available to all. And educators should take note. Center for Digital Education
The Academic Libraries Video Trust (ALVT), a project of the National Media Market (NMM), this week announced that American University, Duke University, the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Delaware, Hofstra University, and the University of North Texas have joined the organization as Founding Benefactors. Each institution will provide $10,000 in initial funding […]
This is the sixth year CoSN has conducted a survey of U.S. K-12 district connectivity.Formerly known as “CoSN’s E-Rate and Broadband Survey,” the survey has sinceexpanded to include broader questions about school infrastructure. As a result, the survey has nearly doubled in size from 31 questions in 2013 to 59 questions this year. While some […]
Oh, you work at the World Bank, someone recently remarked to me. It must be great to have access to so much information and data about so many things. Yes, that’s certainly a perk of the job, I responded, although it can be overwhelming at times. What’s more interesting, and exciting, at least to me […]
We are incredibly fortunate to live in a time of accessible information and rampant knowledge transfer. However, a double-edged sword exists with the extensive scope and breadth of content that is available and which requires keen skills to cull the valid from invalid. Consequently, it is our obligation and responsibility to hone and refine our […]
(TNS) — Middle school students who designed and built a satellite watched their hard work pay off as it launched into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this month. Students at The Weiss School built the small satellite over a few three years and tested it at Kennedy Space Center this summer to prepare […]
I this study, we examined the research literature in the field of K- 12 online learning to identify the leading scholars, journals, top cited articles, research methods, and topics in this field of inquiry. Our research process involved collecting a corpus of journal arti- cles focused on K-12 online and distance learning; categorizing these articles […]
The integration of social media into higher education is having a significant impact on learning and teaching. As they become enmeshed in the fabric of academia, they are also becoming a site of contestation, especially in relation to teaching and learning. This research paper explores the key issues dominating current debates about the use of […]
Although the current administration in Washington continues to enthusiastically embrace online learning, in 2019, online learning may face heightened scrutiny. In late November, the U.S. Department of Education released its FY 2019 Annual Plan. Over the coming year, the Department of Education promises to take a closer look at the activities of online program management […]
