Learning with hands‐on experiments can be supported by providing essential information virtually during lab work. Augmented reality (AR) appears especially suitable for presenting information during experimentation, as it can be used to integrate both physical and virtual lab work. Virtual information can be displayed in close spatial proximity to the correspondent components in the experimentation […]
May 16, 2020 | Augmented Reality, Daily News, Higher Education, Instructional Design, K-12
Teaching practices and rationales of experienced online social studies teachers at one fully online high school in the southeastern United States were aligned with the Community of Inquiry theoretical framework using the descriptive case study method. Three male teachers and one female social studies teacher, all with three or more years of experience in the […]
May 16, 2020 | Daily News, K-12, Research, Theory
Despite the preponderance of online learning in K-12 public schools, still little is known about what constitutes good online teaching. The purpose of this interpretivist investigation was to learn about some of the ways in which culturally responsive teaching occurs online. This study focused on the practices of four full-time online high school teachers. Using […]
May 16, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, K-12, Online Teaching
Faculty are using social media to support, encourage, and maintain connections with their students and colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they also need to be aware of the potential sensitivity of the information they share about their students. EDUCAUSE Review
May 16, 2020 | Daily News, Faculty, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Online Teaching
As challenging as the current academic term has become, colleges and universities are facing an even longer list of unanswered questions and daunting obstacles for the fall. EDUCAUSE Review
May 16, 2020 | Daily News, Governance, Higher Education, Management, Policy, Reports & White Papers
As many colleges line up to say they’ll be reopening campuses, California State University is planning for most courses to be online. What makes the system different? Inside Higher Ed
May 16, 2020 | Daily News, Governance, Higher Education, Management, Policy
From determining a remote learning strategy to planning for the new normal and enabling standards-based practices, these five phases describe the progress institutions are making toward excellence in teaching and learning online. Campus Technology
May 16, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Instructional Design
The mental and emotional health of students is becoming just as important during COVID-19 as their academic development. Two recent surveys have examined the social and emotional well-being of K-12 students but from opposing sides — one focused on the students and the other focused on teachers. Both were undertaken by companies that sell products […]
May 13, 2020 | Daily News, K-12, Learners
A new program will help higher-ed institutions evaluate how effective their online learning programs are–a measure growing especially important as the global coronavirus outbreak has forced campuses to shut down physical operations. eCampus News
May 12, 2020 | Accreditation, Assessment, Higher Education
With home instruction continuing for the remainder of the school year and a fall reopening still in question, the education system finds itself pondering the next phase: building a better online model. Center for Digital Education
May 11, 2020 | Daily News, K-12, Online Teaching
