Source: www.citizensvoice.com In the interest of safety during the global pandemic, students and faculty alike at the Crestwood School District have remained virtual for the first half of the school year. But change is on the horizon for the Comets, with a new plan going into effect in the third quarter of the academic school […]
Fake Online Learning Platforms increased by 60% in second half of 2020
Source: tech-ish.com As the pandemic continues and schools globally experience either renewed closures or pursue a hybrid model of learning (in-person and remote), the educational sector continues to attract the attention of cybercriminals on the Internet. From July to December 2020, 270,171 users encountered various threats disguised as popular learning platforms – an increase of […]
Transitioning to the World of Online Learning: Preparing Higher Education Instructors and Students for Success
Source: Northcentral University www.ncu.edu In the Spring of 2020, most institutions of Higher Education abruptly converted to online education. Suddenly, instructors were no longer in the same physical space as their students. Separated from their students and colleagues, they had to rapidly adjust their teaching approach. This ubiquitous incorporation of technology was an enormous shift […]
Shift to online learning allows student to balance biology studies with a ballet career
Source: USC Dornsife dornsife.usc.edu In April 2020, Gabriella Schultze had been a trainee with the Ballet West dance company in Salt Lake City for two years when she learned she was promoted to the next rank, just below the main company. But she had a hard decision to make: She had already deferred admission to […]
Edify Learning Spaces revitalizes online learning using acclaimed Social and Emotional teaching approaches
Source: www.newswire.ca VANCOUVER, BC, /CNW/ – As pandemic guidelines continue to lean toward online learning for students, Edify Learning Spaces introduces its tutoring service in the hope that its holistic teaching approach using Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) techniques will alleviate the many mental health and educational challenges that students currently face … Read more: […]
Campus transition: FSU students, staff adjust to online learning
Source: www.times-news.com FROSTBURG — When Frostburg State University shut down its campus in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the college experience dramatically changed for most students with the onset of online learning … Read more: www.times-news.com/news/campus-transition-fsu-students-staff-adjust-to-online-learning/article_ad9f2052-6250-11eb-b7bb-b7f4067b5bf9.html
Early adopters of ‘distance education’ chart online learning’s evolution
Source: The Seattle Times www.seattletimes.com Online learning has been top-of-mind for many people in the last year, even for those who don’t have school-aged children. We have all had to expand the ways we work, meet and learn. Everyone has struggled with failed Zoom calls, but if we have learned anything during this global pandemic […]
Fort Bend ISD moves more campuses to online learning
Source: www.houstonchronicle.com Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the need to keep students and staff safe, Fort Bend ISD has continued its efforts to move classes from on-campus to online as needed … Read more: www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/sugarland/news/article/Fort-Bend-ISD-moves-more-campuses-to-online-15918993.php
Jadavpur University provide smartphones
Source: Republic World www.republicworld.com Jadavpur University has made the decision to provide smartphones and data pack to the students who do not own any. Read details about this new initiative … Read more: www.republicworld.com/india-news/education/jadavpur-university-to-start-online-college-by-facilitating-students.html
iHuman online education company files for IPO in New York
Source: SupChina supchina.com COVID-19 has accelerated a global boom in educational technology and remote learning, and China is no exception. Established companies and startups are targeting everyone from toddlers to university students … Read more: supchina.com/2020/09/11/ihuman-online-education-company-files-for-ipo-in-new-york/