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When Arizona State University shifted the whole student body to online learning during its COVID-19 campus closure, it had an advantage: Lessons learned by EdPlus and ASU Online. In this interview, EdPlus CEO Phil Regier shares the pain and the promise of digital education at distance.
04/23/2020
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According to former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, some companies are withholding free access service from families who have outstanding bills or other debt problems with the company.
04/22/2020
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This Friday, the Library of Congress celebrates its 220th birthday. The nation's library manages about 410 million digital files — 15.9 petabytes worth of digital collection content. To celebrate, the Library has released the "LOC Collections" app, which makes its digital collection available on any mobile device.
04/22/2020
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In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly all higher education institutions (90 percent) in a recent survey used some form of emergency distance education to complete the Spring 2020 term. And 56 percent of faculty who moved courses online were using teaching methods they had never used before.
04/22/2020
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With campus closures leading education institutions everywhere to scramble to move instruction to an online format, Campus Technology is convening ed tech experts and practitioners to share their ideas and best practices in a virtual event on May 5.
04/22/2020
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Data analytics company HelioCampus has released the LMS Explorer Kit, a free tool that allows institutions to extract and organize data from their learning management system to better inform resource planning and decision-making.
04/22/2020
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A cross-disciplinary team at Stony Brook University in New York has prototyped and tested a ventilator that could be used as an alternative to standard ventilators should the supply run out. The project was done in 10 days.
04/21/2020
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An education technology company has enhanced a program for experiential learning and assessment that can be used with K-12 and career and technology students.
04/21/2020
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The University of Michigan is adding new online programs for the fall, including a new master's degree in public health.
04/21/2020
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Western Governors University is known for innovation in pursuit of student success. Its latest initiative takes that out of school and deep into the hiring process.
04/20/2020
- Features and Cover Stories
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Upcoming events include the STEAM Week 2020, OLC Ideate, and the Campus Technology Distance Learning Summit.
04/20/2020
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Amazon Web Services Education has introduced a set of free resources intended to help teachers and faculty in K-20 with their transitions to remote teaching and learning.
04/16/2020
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With nearly all campuses transitioning to online learning during the COVID-19 outbreak, California's community colleges will let students continue their science lab-based education by giving them access to virtual laboratories.
04/16/2020
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At last count, 4,235 higher education institutions across the United States have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic — affecting an estimated 25,798,790 students, according to a visualization from Entangled Solutions.
04/16/2020
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Coursera has introduced a new tool that helps universities identify courses on the company's online learning platform that most closely match their on-campus offerings.
04/15/2020
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These practices will help engage students and improve outcomes throughout the online learning process.
04/15/2020
- Features and Cover Stories
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Lamar University in Texas is using a chatbot to help share information with students during the coronavirus pandemic.
04/14/2020
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Johns Hopkins University has launched a United States-specific COVID-19 tracking map with comprehensive county- and state-level data.
04/13/2020