This article examines the use of the phrase best practices in academic literature that discusses online learning. Results of our study indicate that, despite the ubiquity of this phrase in academic literature concerning online pedagogy, the majority of articles lack empirical support for promoting certain approaches as best practices. Faculty and administrators would be well […]
April 19, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, K-12, Research
Three higher ed IT leaders discuss some of the lessons they are learning as they respond to current challenges. EDUCAUSE Review
April 18, 2020 | Daily News, Digital Media, Higher Education, Internet
The inequitable ways the move to remote learning has affected different groups of students; are recession-affected students flocking to online courses? What’s happening with the fall semester? Inside Higher Ed
April 18, 2020 | Daily News, Digital Media, Higher Education, K-12
As K-12 schools move to fully online learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many educators are using free web and video conferencing platforms (such as Zoom) to connect with their students. While this is a worthy goal, the scramble to implement online learning on the fly inadvertently presents schools and their students with an […]
April 17, 2020 | Cybersecurity, Daily News, K-12
Emergencies are inevitable–but a strong online learning plan can help with continuity and student success eCampus News Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
April 16, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Online Teaching
Philadelphia students will begin remote instruction next week — 38 days after they were last in classrooms, and they won’t learn new material until May 4, 52 days after school was dismissed amid the pandemic. Center for Digital Education
April 16, 2020 | Daily News, K-12
Current as well as aspiring distance education leaders, attempting to introduce innovative programs and practices into conventional academic settings are often so eager to demonstrate they are ‘thinking outside the box’ that the new ideas they advocate appear too different and too radical compared to current practices, and thus frequently end-up alienating rather than attracting […]
April 16, 2020 | Conferences, Daily News, Higher Education
In my experience, the key to successful online learning — or any learning for that matter — is recognizing that durable, long-lasting and serviceable knowledge is acquired when there is increased cognitive effort. In the world of remote or online teaching, that’s not always easy to achieve. Campus Technology
April 15, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Instructional Design, K-12, Online Teaching
The webinar will stream Thursday, April 16, and highlight the online university’s approach to personalized support for institutions moving to virtual learning amid COVID-19 outbreak. Western Governors University
April 14, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Online Learning, Online Teaching, Resources
RESTON, Va., April 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Blackboard Inc. today announced the debut of its K-12 remote learning solution, Blackboard Unite for K-12, a holistic suite of tools and resources providing K-12 districts with the tools and best practices needed to transition to a virtual learning model. Blackboard
April 14, 2020 | Daily News, K-12, Learning Management Systems
