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57% of Students Want More Online Tools When In Person Classes Resume
Daniel Tu-Hoa, SVP of Mathspace North America, has a good point. While everyone keeps talking about students in their worry about COVID slide and remote learning, no one is talking to them about it. In this episode, Daniel walks through the data his company gathered from their customers and how it may help propel…
eLearning Provides Marketers New Opportunities to Reach Audiences
eLearning perfectly aligns with personal branding and upskilling. That’s especially true, as the world continues to practice social distancing and in-person learning is on hold. As an educator, coach, and veteran marketer, Jamie Kernohan, founder of GVC Marketing, brings her insights to the conversation. One thing she’s noticed is that the skills gap was…
COVID-19 Education Research Report Looks Into Student Sentiment Towards Remote Learning
New research released today by Mathspace, a leading adaptive math platform, indicates three in four students are concerned about contracting COVID-19 this fall. The report also covers students’ sentiment towards remote learning and online tools. “Survey results show that students are acutely aware of the threat that COVID-19 poses to their well-being, which prompts the question:…
Don’t Toss That Tech!
While not exactly on the front lines, CEO Garry VonMyhr and his team at Tech Defenders, a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based information technology asset disposition (ITAD) and electronics recycling and repair company, have certainly become an essential service for schools. In this episode of Remote Possibilities, Garry discusses the surge in need for devices and…
Why Your Organization Needs to Create Educational Resources
Jim Huffman, CEO of GrowthHit and best-selling author of The Growth Marketer’s Playbook, joined Voices of eLearning to talk about leveraging thought leadership to craft a viable and impactful marketing strategy. The conversation started with Jim running through his ascension to an expert growth consultant, starting with his humble beginnings as a part-time educator….
Improving Employment Possibilities Through Electric Vehicles
We were joined by Ashhar Shaikh, co-founder of Skillshark, to talk about EV (electric vehicles) education, the EV for Africa program, and improving the employment possibilities for students and workers within India’s job market. According to Ashhar, education about EV possibilities goes far beyond just learning to build electric vehicles. Skillshark’s mission also includes educating…
Maine DOE Awarded $16.9 Million for “Rethinking Remote Education Ventures” Project
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) has been awarded $16.9 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s Rethink K-12 Education Models Funding. Maine is one of 11 States to receive funding. Maine’s project, Rethinking Remote Education Ventures (RREV) offers a multi-pronged solution with a primary goal of generating innovative remote learning models to provide equitable access…
71% of Tech Workers Would Move Overseas and Work Remotely if They Could
A new study released this by Remote, an HR technology startup enabling simplified global employment, highlights the wide reaching impact Covid-19 has had on how the UK tech community views the role of location in the future of work. For many people during lockdown, remote work meant working from home, but the future may hold…
Why Social Emotional Learning Is Important Right Now
For Robin Glenn, CEO and Founder of BASE Education, 2020 is the year she has been training for her whole career. An accomplished therapist with over 18 years experience in working with at-risk teens, she finds her company in a position to help everyone—students, teachers, parents—with social emotional support in the course of learning….
Scaling Your Network Training
Corporate eLearning is rapidly changing. It’s no longer boring, check the box training for compliance or HR. Online learning is now fueling the new pace of business, educating internal staff, external partners, and customers about the brand, products, and solutions. A major player in this evolution is Northpass, a customizable learning platform that serves…
At Least a Third of The World’s Schoolchildren Unable to Access Remote Learning
At least a third of the world’s schoolchildren – 463 million children globally – were unable to access remote learning when COVID-19 shuttered their schools, according to a new UNICEF report released today as countries across the world grapple with their ‘back-to-school’ plans. “For at least 463 million children whose schools closed due to COVID-19, there was no such a thing as remote learning,” said Henrietta Fore, UNICEF…
A Technology Shortage is Affecting Back to School Plans
Marc Netka doesn’t mince his words. As CEO and Founder of STS Education, he is working through the current worldwide laptop shortage crisis but is not happy about it. In this episode of Remote Possibilities, Marc reports on price gouging, false promises, and other unethical practices he is witnessing, advises districts on how…
How Technology is Unbundling Traditional Higher Education
Tade Oyerinde joined the host of The Voices of eLearning, JW Marshall, to discuss online learning technology and the unbundling of traditional higher education. Oyerinde is the founder and CEO of Campuswire, an online software specifically designed to meet the needs of professors and students. “COVID accelerates a trend that already existed,” noted Oyerinde….
Differentiation Done Right: How to Guide Learning Opportunities at School and Home
Back-to-school season this year is unlike any other. With the pandemic forcing schools across the country to rethink the way they educate students, the spotlight is on differentiation and how educators will reach students at an individual level through online or socially distanced class learning. Megan Axtman, Reading Specialist at Taft Elementary, Boise, ID,…
G20’s Think Tank Group Warns Missing Generation’s Skill Gap Must Be Addressed
A task force of the G20 research and policy advice network, Think20 (T20), has identified artificial intelligence (AI) based learning technologies as the recommended approach to overcoming current educational challenges and ensuring existing and future employees are prepared to be a member of the workforce of today and tomorrow. With economies reeling from the repercussions of…
Time For EdTech To Deliver
For Erez Pikar, CEO of Trox, these weeks of back-to-school chaos may ultimately prove to be the solution to truly integrating technology into schools, and at home, in a meaningful and productive way. In this episode, Erez finds silver linings to digital equity, professional development, and more. For more than 30 years, the Trox…
Professional Tutors Are Working to Meet Students’ Needs in the Age of COVID
As families navigate the complexities of living and working from home together, the issues surrounding remote learning pose particularly tough questions. For example, how do parents manage their work schedule, as well as that of their children, all at the same time? How can parents and teachers best support the educational needs of students, and…
Parents Speak Up In National Survey About Wrestling With Remote Learning
As summer comes to an end, parents around the country are wrestling with how to prepare for a school year unlike any other in American history. In a new national survey of 4,600 parents, conducted by Discount School Supply (Newsweek’s #1 rated school supply website) and Co-Learn Club, 71% of parents who know their school’s plans for the…
Why Are EdTech Investments Surging?
Host JW Marshall was joined by Tony Wan, managing editor of EdSurge, to talk about educational technology (EdTech) and its place in today’s strange world. According to Tony, EdTech has been on the rise over the past decade as K-12 schools gradually integrated a greater degree of technology into their curriculums. More widely implemented…
Texas Education Agency and Verizon Enable Distance Learning for 18.9M Students In 16 States
For students across Texas and around the country, bridging the digital divide and providing reliable Internet connectivity that enables distance learning for students without Internet access are among the top priorities for state governments, school districts, teachers and parents alike. Many students across the U.S. will start the 2020-2021 school year this month. Verizon has…
How to Earn Education Credits Without Needing A Credit Line
This year’s frantic switch to online learning has begun to create opportunities for more people to learn at a fraction of the cost of a traditional higher education experience. While the trend began years ago with the introduction of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), the pandemic has accelerated it as evidenced by some recent higher…
New Tools for Student Creation
Nefertiti Dukes’ enthusiasm is contagious. As the Educator Growth Lead at Screencastify, a video creation and editing tool used by 12 million students, she encourages kids to use their screens, not just watch them. In this episode, she talks about how creation tools are more important than ever in a remote learning environment. Prior…
Gen Z May be Rejecting the Traditional College and Career Paths
Amidst a global pandemic, American teenagers remain steadfast in their belief that higher education plays a key role in their future success; however, the education and career paths they are planning to take after high school differ from previous generations. In fact, more than half are open to something other than a four-year degree and…
Using Creativity to Reimagine Student Success
Mala Sharma is VP & GM Creative Cloud, Product Marketing at Adobe. This article originally appeared here: This year — a year like no other before it — sees students heading back to schools that are vastly different than the definition of “school” they’ve grown up with. Not only do students have to acclimate to…
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