A Stronger Nation tracks the nation’s progress toward the 60% attainment goal. It offers detailed data arrays that describe education attainment at the national, state, and county levels. The report also provides attainment data for each of the nation’s 100 most populous metropolitan regions. All of this data is available in an interactive format to assist you […]
January 10, 2021 | Completion, Daily News, Degree Completion, Governance, Higher Education, K-12, Reports & White Papers
If you’re looking for software and services to augment online and blended instruction this year, start here. Campus Technology
January 8, 2021 | Daily News, Higher Education, Resources
Conventional learning, modeled on legacy training approaches, often fails to meet corporate learning objectives. In this article, I show you how to use gamified learning to break free from limitations and make training more effective and engaging. eLearning Industry
January 4, 2021 | Business, Daily News, Games, Instructional Design
2021 may bring some normalcy back to the workplace, but some changes are going to stick. Here’s what you need to know. FastCompany
January 4, 2021 | Business, Daily News, Employment
The purpose of this paper is to share the challenges faced with the rapid transition from face-to-face to online teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic and highlight successful online teaching strategies. The challenges are presented in a question and solution-based analysis to help educators mitigate barriers for students who are engaged in online instruction. The […]
January 3, 2021 | COVID-19, Daily News, Faculty, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019 and early 2020, universities, schools, and businesses in the United States closed and moved online (CDC, 2020; “A Timeline of COVID-19 Developments in 2020,” 2020). By April, 2020, it became clear that the school year would end virtually, (Anderson, 2020). Teachers throughout the United States found themselves […]
January 3, 2021 | COVID-19, Daily News, Digital Media, K-12, Management
Kansas was the first state to close P-12 schools and move to a continuous learning model in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A multidisciplinary group of K-State College of Education faculty researchers conducted a survey in May, 2020 to capture the voices and experiences of Kansas teachers, school counselors, and administrators during that time related […]
January 3, 2021 | COVID-19, K-12, Learners, Learning Ecosystems, Management
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his pick of Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona as his education secretary. According to those who have worked with him, Cardona will be a strong advocate for educational technology and ensuring students have continued access to education during the pandemic and beyond. edscoop
December 27, 2020 | Daily News, Government, Higher Education, K-12
What’s New! COVID-19 Waivers and Flexibilities under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (HEROES Act) *CORRECTED Version (December 11, 2020) COVID-19 CARES Act Flexibilities Letter to Student Services Grantees (December 3, 2020) COVID-19 Program Match Flexibility Letter to GEAR UP Grantees (December 3, 2020) COVID-19 Institutional Service Letter (December 3, 2020) Flexibility under the […]
December 27, 2020 | Daily News, Government, Higher Education, K-12
About half of new teleworkers say they have more flexibility now; majority who are working in person worry about virus exposure The abrupt closure of many offices and workplaces this past spring ushered in a new era of remote work for millions of employed Americans and may portend a significant shift in the way a […]
December 27, 2020 | Business, Daily News, Employment