Educational Stages, Higher Education
April 27, 2021
Via: Inside Higher EdSeven years, ago, Clay Shirky, who is now NYU’s Vice Provost of Educational Technologies, wrote a provocative and prescient blog post, which argued that higher education’s biggest challenges – especially its increasing reliance on non-tenure track instructors – arose from […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies, Educational Stages, Higher Education
April 2, 2021
Via: Ed SurgeWhen we look at all the assumptions that have been overturned in higher education because of the pandemic and all the needs that have only grown during this time, what becomes clear is that frameworks that previously worked for higher […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies, News
March 11, 2021
Via: eSchool NewsTechnology is ubiquitous in the lives of today’s students. As technology users, students access technology for entertainment, communication, and learning. Tech literacy, which has become as essential as reading, writing, and arithmetic in preparing students for the future, encourages students […]
Education Tech, Educational Stages, Higher Education, Secondary Education
March 4, 2021
Via: eSchool NewsOwl Labs, the collaborative tech company revolutionizing how the world communicates with its inclusive and immersive video experiences, today announced a new suite of features that will support the needs of educators leveraging the Meeting Owl (the company’s flagship 360-degree […]
February 26, 2021
Via: eCampus NewsThe rapid convergence of information and technology, the increased move towards automation and AI, and the changes in employment opportunities and environment caused by the pandemic have all accelerated the need for working adults who have some college credit but […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies, News
February 9, 2021
Via: eCampus NewsWhile there was undoubtedly a collective sigh of relief when we closed the door on 2020, it’s imperative that we not try to dismiss all that the last year brought us – Covid-19, calls for racial equality and unprecedented political […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies
February 3, 2021
Via: eSchool NewsOnline learning can both hinder and hold back a child. During this past year, educators and students across the country have grappled with how to adapt to online learning challenges. I have worked in online schools for over the past […]
February 1, 2021
Via: Ed SurgeIt is with great enthusiasm, and relief, that so many educators looked forward to the arrival of the Biden Administration and the new U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona. With their leadership, the department will finally provide programs and funding […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies
January 28, 2021
Via: Inside Higher EdEveryone harbors secrets not shared with anyone — not a partner, a therapist or a physician. Typically, these involve fantasies, emotional infidelities, family and financial secrets, and health or hygiene. The reason: they’re too intimate, embarrassing and humiliating. They conflict […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education, News
January 21, 2021
Via: Inside Higher EdHistory will recall President Biden at his inauguration urging unity in a deeply divided nation confronting a raging pandemic, growing inequity, systemic racism and a climate crisis. But sitting at a kitchen table in Philadelphia, a 13-year-old boy named Mogue […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
January 20, 2021
Via: Education DiveIn Kevin McClure’s view, the public often only hears about regional colleges when disaster strikes. These colleges serve a broad contingent of students, yet they generally have fewer resources compared to their flagship and research counterparts and get little attention […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
January 19, 2021
Via: Ed SurgeBefore the pandemic snarled daily routines around the world, Aria Jones’ 3- and 4-year-old students had a reliable schedule down pat in their Washington, D.C., preschool. They’d have breakfast at 8 a.m., come together for a morning meeting and then […]
January 12, 2021
Via: Inside Higher EdI owe a debt of thanks to George T. Karnezis, who made a sage observation in response to my review of Derek Bok’s Higher Expectations: if colleges and universities are serious about lower-division instruction, why do they relegate the responsibility […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education, News, Secondary Education
January 6, 2021
Via: Ed SurgeAs we close out 2020, we the people are tired. Essential workers, healthcare heroes and frontline warriors have been bearing the brunt of the impact on our education and hospital systems, as well as businesses and organizations, both private and […]
January 5, 2021
Via: eSchool NewsStudents taking Advanced Placement® courses through VHS Learning maintained their decade-plus record of exceeding the national average pass rate on AP® exams. A score of 3 or higher on an AP® exam is considered a “passing” grade for AP® college […]
Educational Forms, Informal learning
January 4, 2021
Via: eSchool NewsIt’s halfway through the academic year, and schools across the United States are still wrestling with how to keep students enthusiastic about learning through a computer screen. According to a recent survey of high school students, more than half (54 […]
December 22, 2020
Via: eSchool NewsWhat does education look like in a global pandemic? It depends a lot on how well you were prepared. There is no shortage of challenges and issues. As educators, we attempt to prepare our students for the world that exists […]
November 16, 2020
Via: Education DiveWhile the report offers a baseline for international student enrollment trends before the pandemic, a separate IIE survey of more than 700 schools found that international enrollment declined 16% this fall. New international enrollment fell by nearly half (43%), and […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
November 13, 2020
Via: Education DiveWithout built-in, in-person opportunities to make friends and bond with adults, some students are at higher risk of dropping out. An America’s Promise Alliance survey found 29% of students didn’t feel connected to adults at the end of the 2019-20 […]
November 11, 2020
Via: Ed SurgeMicrolearning is a buzzword used widely in the edtech industry, with many learning designers simply chunking learning content into small pieces of three to five minutes without actually solving competency-based problems like learner engagement, lack of time and the shorter […]