Tag: distance learning
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Minneapolis teachers say they will strike starting Tuesday | Health and fitness
By STEVE KARNOWSKI – Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Teachers in the Minneapolis school district said they would go on strike Tuesday after failing ... -
Student Engagement Specialists Win Global Campus Innovation Award
Photo submitted Lesley Speller (left) and Alicia “Lish” Estes The Global Campus presented its Lightbulb Award to two members of staff who use ... -
Taft University Announces 22nd Annual Duthoy Scholarship Program
LAKEWOOD, Colorado., March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — As a leader in distance education, Taft University is proud to offer online graduate programs tailored to working professionals. ... -
100 schools in Zimbabwe to benefit from rapid teacher training on open, distance and online learning
At least 100 schools across Zimbabwe’s 10 provinces are set to benefit from the “Rapid Teacher Training on Open, Distance and Online Learning”. This is the ... -
Infortrend EonStor GS Enterprise Unified Storage enables online learning and data backup in schools
TAIPEI, February 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Infortrend® Technology, Inc. (TWSE:2495), the Industry’s Leading Enterprise Storage Provider, Enables Schools Online Learning and Data Backup with EonStor GS ... -
Universities don’t owe students money for online courses
A state Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday that three Michigan universities do not owe students financial reimbursements for switching from in-person to online classes during ... -
Former Twitter and Microsoft execs building a classroom on the Metaverse explain what it would look and feel like
Invact Metaversity raised its first round of funding at a valuation of $33 million in less than 3 months after its launch. They are trying to ... -
“FID” days keep the class in session during snow days | News
Snow days as students knew them in the past are no longer thanks to distance learning. Although students may miss weekday sledding and snowman-building days instead ... -
Smashcut teams up with NYU Tisch and The New York Times
NEW YORK, 03 Feb. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Smashcut, a next-generation online learning platform and video content studio, is launching a new course, Documentary Workshop, ... -
Suspect of threats against UCLA in custody in Boulder, Colorado.
A former UCLA professor arrested by Colorado police on Tuesday after allegedly sending campus members a video referencing a mass shooting threatened to hunt down and ... -
Oregon’s online schools report graduation rates amid rising enrollment and greater scrutiny
In March 2020, COVID-19 had closed schools in Oregon, forcing everyone to learn remotely. In the following school year, this continued as thousands of students began ... -
Kansas school closures for COVID student illness, teacher shortages
The coronavirus pandemic continues to escalate in Kansas, forcing more than a dozen schools to cancel classes as state regulators ease education requirements to become a ... -
Hamilton Public School Board investigates ‘racial slurs’ and ‘disturbing images’ in online course
The Hamilton Public School Board is investigating a racist incident that occurred in a classroom away from an elementary school. In a letter to families Thursday, ... -
Families Despair of Return to Distance Learning After the Holidays | New Jersey News
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) – Relative Latonya Peterson sums up her frustration that schools in Detroit are returning – at least temporarily – ... -
U of A ranks 11th nationwide in Newsweek’s first online student survey
The U of A ranked 11th in the country and received five stars in News weekthe inaugural ranking based on a survey of colleges and universities ... -
State of Texas Temporarily Moves Spring Classes Online Due to COVID
SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State University has announced that it will move some classes to online / distance learning for the month of January. Classes ... -
Brexit and remote working trigger increased online demand for English language teaching skills
As the physical demand for British citizens teaching in Europe has declined, the TEFL Org has found a significant increase in the number of those looking ... -
The best stories in 2021
The biggest news in education in 2021 has undoubtedly been the reopening of schools during a pandemic. When schools abruptly closed in March 2020, many believed ... -
Why a hybrid of online and classroom learning may be the way forward for CCG schools
DUBAI: Distance learning, where the student and teacher are not physically present in a traditional classroom environment, has become the norm in most parts of the ... -
University of Illinois to briefly go online in January as coronavirus heats up – NBC Chicago
The University of Illinois will temporarily switch to distance learning in January before opening classrooms to students. Students and staff in Chicago and Champaign-Urbana will be ... -
Students learn by doing in Weare’s E3 elective classes, which are back after a one-year hiatus
For students of the course “Walk on the Wild Side” by Jan Dwinnells, teacher at Weare Middle School, locate animal tracks, dissect owl pellets, sort the ... -
Dartmouth Partners with Coursera for Online Learning
Dartmouth is expanding its digital learning offerings with a new partnership with the Coursera e-learning platform. Faculty and staff from across campus, including the Thayer School ... -
Rochester Public Schools online option takes off in first year
The district first announced plans for the project last year, providing a permanent option for students who thrived in the online environment that formed when the ... -
Largest COVID-19 outbreak in Garfield County forces Ross Montessori school online
A sign outside Ross Montessori School in Carbondale informs parents about distance learning on November 15.Rich Allen / Freelance Post A week before the Thanksgiving holiday, ... -
7 super famous celebrities who graduated from online courses
While some learners prefer to be in a physical classroom, distance learning has many advantages. Whether you’re looking for more flexibility, more course options, or just ... -
Globe is PH’s Most Valuable Phone Company Amidst Digital Solutions Platform Pivot
Copyright 2021 PR Newswire. All rights reserved2021-10-27 Manila, Philippines, October 27, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Globe established itself as the country’s largest telecommunications company in ... -
The pandemic could have unlocked distance education. This is not the case (Notice)
In a rush to get back to normal and put last year’s distance learning debacles in the rearview mirror, states and school systems have dismissed a ... -
Bilingual Independent Study: How One California District Makes It Work
Courtesy of Rebecca Flores Zoe Flores, in fourth grade at Montebello Unified, shows books written in Spanish. Courtesy of Rebecca Flores Zoe Flores, in fourth grade ... -
Local school boards emerge as hot races in November elections | national
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – In a school district near the state capital of Ohio, school board members running for re-election this year have been subjected to ... -
Aligarh Muslim University with Fourteen Online Study Programs
Of all the central institutions, Aligarh Muslim University offers the most online degree programs. Aligarh-AMU Muslim University NEW DELHI: The list of universities authorized by the ... -
Ontario university will not allow unvaccinated students to take online courses this fall
TORONTO – An Ontario university has said it will not allow students to participate in e-learning courses this fall if they have not been fully vaccinated ... -
Update / Pandemic: In-person instruction ‘on break’ at local school | New
In-person education at Lewis & Clark Elementary School will be halted from Monday, September 27 to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The Chronicle first reported ... -
In online education, educators learn as they go
School districts in the United States weren’t ready for online learning when the coronavirus health crisis hit – and it affected students. Research on test scores ... -
Eastpointe school goes online only due to lack of teachers
Teacher shortage leaves Eastpointe school virtual for now In-person learning at a school in Eastpointe was interrupted due to a lack of teachers. EASTPOINTE, Michigan (FOX ... -
Distance learning in Africa goes distance
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – The pandemic has seen a rapid shift towards distance learning as schools shut down across the world. Unfortunately, hundreds of millions of people ... -
Learning Abandoned As Schools Fight Virus, Regulations
RALEIGH, NC – In his first week back to school after a year and a half, 7-year-old Ben Medlin was exposed to an infected classmate and ... -
Microsoft (MSFT) acquires the Edtech TakeLessons platform
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and educational technology – or edtech, as it’s more commonly known – might not be the most obvious connections. The company is best ... -
Juneau School Board Applicants Address Academic Loss from Online Courses
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – During the weekly Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday, candidates for the Juneau Board of Education were asked about student recovery ... -
Texas lawmakers fund e-learning but miss up to 40% of students
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most essential Texas news. Less than a week before the ... -
Back to school at Santa Barbara City College brings thousands of students to campus and online
SANTA BARBARA, Calif .– After COVID redirects thousands of Santa Barbara City College students to remote locations, they are returning to campus with the start of ... -
Jackson Schools plans to reopen in the fall
Photo from Micromedia Publications JACKSON – With graduation ceremonies now a memory, the school year is over, but the school board and administrators are already looking ... -
LPS Responds to Shared Responses from Parents for Safe Back to School Plan
So what do parents think? The results of an online survey are out. Not all are impressed LINCOLN, Neb. – (KLKN) Earlier this month Lincoln Public ... -
Let’s Talk Teacher Mental Health – Sat July 10, 2021
Latasha Safira (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta â Sat, July 10, 2021 Since the schools closed, ibu Tersih has to spend five extra hours each day ... -
Superintendent of Schools Delivers His Opinion on Key Education Findings Amid Pandemic
Teachers and students across the country returned to classrooms for in-person instruction just weeks before the end of the school year. For the 2021-2022 school year, ... -
Online learning at home won’t go away next year
Monica Spadel would never have considered enrolling her second-year daughter in online classes before the pandemic. But after schools closed and her family and others were ... -
Some changes caused by COVID-19 will continue
A patriotic light show, online and streaming public meetings, and live virtual fitness programs that began in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic will likely ... -
Five takeaways from Colorado’s choice registration numbers
Colorado students crossed school district boundaries a little more than usual during the pandemic school year, according to enrollment data. Colorado’s open enrollment laws allow students ...