In an era of increasing data interoperability in almost every sector of life, the idea that today’s students can’t seamlessly transfer credits from one institution to another seems preposterous. Yet higher education’s broken credit transfer system has plagued students and stumped policymakers for decades—to this day, first-time students who transfer lose 43% of their credits […]
July 5, 2020 | Accreditation, Assessment, Credentialing, Daily News, Higher Education, Innovation, Management
Google has kicked off a new Google for Education Certified Coach Program, for instructional coaches, and specifically the individuals who work with educators to help them integrate technology appropriately into their instruction. The program is free and will take about 20 hours of self-study, spread out through the school year. However, participants need to have […]
July 2, 2020 | Credentialing, Daily News, Higher Education, K-12
Download the ninth annual Online College Students research report from Wiley Education Services and Aslanian Market Research, a division of EducationDynamics for insights and recommendations for how to effectively attract, support, and retain online students. Based on a survey conducted in early 2020, this report compiles responses from more than 1,500 past, present, and prospective […]
July 2, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Learners, Online Learning
Learning is facilitated by participation and interaction and can be synchronously or asynchronously in online education. This study investigated the relationship between students’ academic success and online interaction and participation and explored their class attendance (synchronous virtual classes and/or watching the recorded virtual classes) in the online study mode of an enabling program at Southern […]
July 1, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, K-12, Offline Learning, Online Learning
Distance education across all levels of education is growing at a rapid rate. As institutions and governments attempt to guide distance education, working definitions and their meanings conflict. Perhaps this is in part because administrators and practitioners are working from definitions that are decades-old. This paper suggests new definitions are needed to help guide and […]
June 30, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Innovation, Instructional Design, Online Learning, Online Teaching, Research, Theory
As more colleges announce their instructional plans, two simulations suggest some of the likely challenges to a physical return. Others see opportunity for experimentation around teaching and learning. Inside Higher Ed
June 30, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Management, Policy, Virtual Worlds
Some people look at an equation and see a bunch of numbers and symbols; others see beauty. Thanks to a new tool created at Carnegie Mellon University, anyone can now translate the abstractions of mathematics into beautiful and instructive illustrations. Carnegie Mellon University
June 28, 2020 | Daily News, Digital Media, Higher Education, K-12, Resources, STEM
Based on pupil completion and performance data reported by public schools to MDE or CEPI, this report highlights 2018-19 enrollment totals, completion rates, and the overall impact of virtual courses on K-12 pupils. Detailed findings are presented in sections on schools, courses, and students, as well as over 50 data tables at the end of […]
June 28, 2020 | Daily News, K-12, Online Learning, Virtual Schools
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound and rapid impact on higher education institutions across the world. In this study, we report the findings of a survey investigating the rapid transition to emergency remote teaching in the early weeks of the pandemic at public and private post-secondary institutions in the United States. Participants consisted of […]
June 25, 2020 | Daily News, Faculty, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Management, Policy
Moving to online teaching in response to COVID-19 has reinforced the importance for universities to implement technology faster and more efficiently, several higher education technology leaders said Wednesday. Even as students return to campus for the fall semester, they added, the lessons learned during the rapid shift to remote education will stay relevant to institutions […]
June 25, 2020 | Daily News, Faculty, Faculty Development, Higher Education
