Archive for the ‘K-12’ Category

Changing Mobile Learning Practices: A Multiyear Study 2012–2016

Since the first iPhone was invented in 2007, mobile devices have progressed from a convenience in our daily lives to a necessity. In higher education, the use of mobile technologies in learning has also increased rapidly over that 10-year period.1 Given mobile’s changing nature and affordances, however, it is still unclear how to best integrate […]

Virtual School Startups: Founder Processes in American K-12 Public Virtual Schools

Traditional school districts do not have a lot of experience with virtual schools and have lost students to state and charter virtual schools. To retain students and offer alternative learning opportunities, more public districts are starting their own virtual schools. This study was an examination of foundational processes at three California virtual schools in traditional […]

Students’ perspectives on the design and implementation of a blended synchronous learning environment

This study investigated a blended synchronous learning environment (BSLE), which was designed for a group of master’s students taking a course at a teacher education institute. The BSLE was created for the majority of the students to attend the course face-to-face and at the same time allowed the rest to join the identical sessions using […]

How Net Neutrality Impacts eLearning: Trouble on the Horizon?

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted in December of 2017 to dismantle the net neutrality policy it established in 2015 under the Obama administration. The core of the Net Neutrality policy was to reclassify Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as “common carriers” who are providing public telecommunications services like other utilities (electricity) instead of just being […]

Will AI be a bane or boon for education?

K-12 and higher ed need to rethink their structures to prepare for the arrival of artificial intelligence in education, experts say. edscoop  

Download Report: Projections of Education Statistics to 2026

Projections of Education Statistics to 2026 is the 45th in a series of publications initiated in 1964. This publication provides national-level data on enrollment, teachers, high school graduates, and expenditures at the elementary and secondary level, and enrollment and degrees at the postsecondary level for the past 15 years and projections to the year 2026. […]

Download Report: Student Access to Digital Learning Resources Outside of the Classroom

Student Access to Digital Learning Resources Outside of the Classroom Student Access to Digital Learning Resources Outside of the Classroom draws upon nationally representative data sources, existing research, and relevant state and local intervention efforts to examine the five research areas designated in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and to provide a comprehensive picture […]

The open corpus challenge in eLearning

Learning has transcended into a life-long endeavor in the information age. It is no longer restricted to confines of formal classrooms. Consequently, a student is not restricted to traditional learning resources like teachers, textbooks or printed content. Digital resources available on the Internet form a very significant component of self-learning. Copious volumes of learning resources […]

U.S. Education Market Will Reach USD 2,040 billion by 2026: Zion Market Research

New York, NY, April 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zion Market Research has published a new report titled “U.S. Education Market by Type (Cloud and On-Premise); by Content (Audio-Based Content, Video-Based Content, and Text Content); by Smart Learning Mode (Collaborative Learning, Virtual Instructor Led Training, Simulation Based Learning, Adaptive Learning, Social Learning, Blended Learning, and […]

Tech Giants Announce New Funding for 1-to-1 Devices, Computer Science Education

Verizon Innovative Learning, the education initiative of the telecommunications company’s foundation, pledged more than $200 million Monday to furnish technology, teacher training, and internet connectivity in K-12 schools, which would double its investment over the next five years. Education Week