This study examines how ethical leadership influences school effectiveness via the mediating role of affective commitment and job satisfaction. For this purpose, 306 teachers completed measures of ethical leadership, affective commitment, job satisfaction, and school effectiveness. The results supported the hypothesized positive links of ethical leadership to affective commitment, job satisfaction, and school effectiveness. The […]
January 26, 2020 | Daily News, K-12, Leadership Professional Development, Research
As the number of English language learners in today’s classrooms continues to grow, educators must consider new ways to facilitate their learning. English language learners, or ELLs, are the fastest-growing group of K–12 students in U.S. public schools. They currently make up 10 percent of the total public school enrollment, according to research by the National Center […]
January 26, 2020 | Daily News, K-12, Technology
A satirical student newspaper recently wrote that Stanford University installed facial recognition cameras in the front of some lecture halls to take attendance and analyze the expressions on students’ faces. Though that particular instance isn’t true, the scenario taps into the very real concerns that privacy activists have about the potential application of face surveillance […]
January 26, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Policy, Privacy, Technology
Coursera, the online learning platform, is extending its reach in traditional postsecondary education, announcing it would offer a bachelor’s degree for the first time from a U.S. university.
The University of North Texas, a public research institution, will work with Coursera to offer an online bachelor of applied arts and sciences starting this fall that is […]
January 26, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, MOOCs, Policy
Students at Arizona State University can now download class documents as files formatted for screen readers, braille or MP3 audio, the school announced Thursday, a service university officials said will make digital course content more accessible for all students. Ally, the new tool from learning management system provider Canvas, not only scans content and converts […]
January 26, 2020 | Accessibility, Daily News, Higher Education, Resources
London School of Business and Finance has announced it is offering all of its online postgraduate students a new way to gain public speaking skills via virtual reality headsets. So far, hundreds of headsets have been sent to students all around the world, including Germany, Nigeria, India and the United Arab Emirates. Education is expected to […]
January 26, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Technology, Virtual Reality
Bologna Digital 2020: White Paper on Digitalisation in the European Higher Education Area 1.1 Why this White Paper? Europe needs new visions for contemporary higher education in the digital age. Digitalisation is not only an additional challenge, but also an effective means to address key challenges for higher education in the 21st century. This paper […]
January 25, 2020 | Accessibility, Assessment, Blended Learning, Daily News, Digital Badges, Digital Literacy, Digital Media, Higher Education, Learners, Learning Design, Policy
One of the goals of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is to democratise education. With their unique openness feature, courses are offered to global learners with diverse backgrounds and cultures. This research has conducted a systematic literature review to identify the cultural aspects of multicultural learning environments and MOOCs, and what strategies, approaches, and dimensions […]
January 19, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, MOOCs, Review of Literature
This policy report represents Output 6 (O6) of the MOONLITE project and provides guidelines for policy makers on how to maximise the potential of MOOCs and minimise the potential risks they might introduce to the HEI (system) and society. The recommendations are summarized in the form of a declaration, initiated at the MOONLITE multiplier event […]
January 19, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, MOOCs, Policy
The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) is pleased to announce the 2020 Annual Conference Call for Proposals. Proposals are now being accepted based on the conference theme, “Grooving Around the World with Digital & Distance Learning in Music City” and will be taking place May 18 – 21, 2020 in Music City: Nashville, Tennessee! United States […]
January 19, 2020 | Business, Conferences, Daily News, Government, Higher Education, K-12, Technology
