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K–12 Student Digital Divide Much Larger Than Previously Estimated
With the prospect of another distance learning school year on the horizon due to the coronavirus pandemic, a new analysis released today finds that a full 15 to 16 million public school students across the United States live in households without adequate internet access or computing devices to facilitate distance learning. The analysis, from Common…
Why Media Literacy Is A Must: Remote Possibilities
With student screen time at all-time highs and social isolation increasingly affecting kids, the scourge of fake news is a bigger threat than ever. Nick Farrell, co-founder of Bites Media, has some ideas of how to combat it. On this episode of Remote Possibilities, Nick talks about the importance of media literacy and how…
The Future of eLearning: Why Asynchronous Learning May Become the Standard Post-Pandemic
Is it more fun to sit in front of a screen and watch a video or play an interactive game? The answer isn’t the same for everyone, but most would choose the latter. The gamification of learning is one element of eLearning that can help draw people in, as can the ability to choose…
The State of K-12 Cyber Safety & Security: Student Data Privacy in Remote Learning
Katie Fritchen is the Senior Marketing Director for ManagedMethods, where this post originally appeared. Districts are struggling to address the unique challenges presented by student data privacy in today’s remote learning environments. A white paper by McGraw-Hill Education defines student data privacy as, “…the use, collection, handling and governance of students’ personally identifiable information (PII).” The white paper identifies…
The Remote Culture: Balancing Technology and Humanity
The shift to remote work is a familiar topic these days, but it didn’t just start when the pandemic hit. Thomas Waite, CEO of K16 Solutions, an education technology firm, shared his thoughts about remote work’s past, present, and future. “We’ve felt little impact, as we’ve been a remote team for years. I’ve had the…
Class of 2020 Survey: Half of Graduating Seniors Change Plans for After High School Due to COVID-19
Roughly half (49%) of Class of 2020 graduating seniors say their plans for after high school have changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey by Junior Achievement (JA) and the PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF). Of those whose plans have changed, more than a third (36%) say they will now…
How to Combat the COVID Slide: Remote Possibilties
In the latest episode of Remote Learning, Dr. Liz Brooke, CCC-SLP, Chief Learning Officer at Lexia Learning, talks about the delicate strategies her company employed when interacting with current and new district customers, the new relationships needed with parents, the power of data to analyze the COVID slide, and ways to improve personalized learning…
What Learning Systems Are On Higher Ed’s Buy List?
The Tambellini Group today released its 12th annual 2020 Student Systems US Higher Education Market Share, Trends, and Leaders Report. The report found that there was a nine percent decrease in student selections in 2019, and four percent of institutions have selected modern SaaS student systems. The Tambellini 2020 Student Systems US Higher Education Market Share, Trends, and…
What’s Next? A Look At Back-To-School Post-Pandemic
Dr. Gerald Dawkins is SVP, Superintendent and District Relations, for K12 Insight. This article was originally published on TrustED. Nearly every aspect of American life has been upended by the scourge of a deadly virus and the social and economic fallout of a months-long lockdown intended to slow the contagion. School buildings in nearly every…
The Need to Support Teachers During COVID: Remote Possibilities
While most of the focus is rightfully focused on students during this uncertain time, Adam Geller, CEO of Edthena, reminds us not to forget about the teachers. He talks with host Kevin Hogan about how his classroom observation platform for using videos as part of professional development is more important than ever. To help educators…
Emphasizing Education in Real Estate: Dirt Work
Joseph Cahoon, Director of Folsom Institute for Real Estate at SMU’s Cox School of Business, joined us on the most recent episode of Dirt Work to discuss the cross-section of education and real estate in light of invocation and changes brought forth by the coronavirus pandemic. SMU successfully transitioned over 10,000 students to remote…
3 Big Deals In EdTech This week (June 22)
EdTech startup WhiteHat Jr announced its plans to expand in other global markets after growth in US for its one-to-one online coding classes. After launching their courses in the US since February this year, the company is growing at 160% MoM in the country and has over 20,000 paid subscribers across all 50 states in…
The Business Case for Microlearning: Quicksilver
Over the past decade, we’ve come to realize that traditional training approaches are not A.) as effective as needed, or B.) adaptable enough for today’s fast pace businesses. As a delivery vehicle, microlearning is a powerful tool that can deliver better business results in a way that adapts to the business environment, particularly operationally…
The Future of E-Learning: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Changed Preconceived Notions about Education
Finding a way to effectively and fairly educate all of society’s young people already was a daunting task. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and added another wrinkle for educators and administrators to deal with. Arlynne Roa Awayan, Director of Customer Success and Engagement at CYPHER Learning and former president of the Philippine eLearning Society,…
Secretary DeVos Approves Six Additional Perkins Career and Technical Education State Plans
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today the Department of Education has approved six additional career and technical education (CTE) plans. Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, New York, South Carolina and Utah are the latest states to have their CTE plans approved under the new, bipartisan Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act…
Time To Go Global: Remote Possibilities
EdTech vendors have been good corporate citizens by offering free resources during this year’s school closures, but eventually they need revenue to keep the doors open. According to industry vendor Michael Spencer, CEO of Global Expansion Strategies, and former Senior Director of International Business Development at K12, the opportunity is ripe to find…
WES Mariam Assefa Fund Awards $1.35 Million in Grants to Support Career Pathways for Immigrants and Refugees Amid Pandemic
The WES Mariam Assefa Fund, the philanthropic arm of World Education Services (WES), today announced the award of $1.35 million in grants to enable immigrant and refugee workers to advance in the workforce of today and tomorrow and build strong careers that support their families and themselves. The three grant recipients are Building Skills Partnership…
How Up Hail is Empowering Commuters
Up Hail is revolutionizing commuting, allowing commuters to compare taxi, rideshare and bikeshare fees, among other potential options, to gain greater understanding and insight into what the best option is for their unique circumstance and needs. The service has been particularly useful in light of the growth of bikesharing, with a recent study by…
The Future of eLearning: The Benefits of Virtual Classrooms and Collaboration Technologies
Virtual classrooms and digital collaboration technologies are known quantities these days in large part due to the pandemic. And thanks to companies such as X2O Media, the bridge from the physical class and workplace to the virtual one may be a little easier. Mansour Brek, President of X2O Media, stopped by the podcast to give…
Nokia Today: How Congress is Working to Close the Digital Divide
US Congressman Bill Johnson, from Ohio’s 6th District, serves the needs of many rural communities in the state and knows the struggles and pain. “One of the biggest issues we’ve got is access to broadband,” Johnson said. “Businesses are being hurt because they can’t access the internet from home. Kids with distance learning can’t…
The Importance of Choosing a Learning Management System that Works for Everyone
This interview was conducted in Spanish. Esta entrevista fue presentada en español. Out of every crisis comes change. Most of the time, we worry about the bad side of those changes. Will we able to high five a stranger in the stadium after a touchdown? Can we go back into our houses of worship…
Safe and Sound: Remote Possibilities
Student safety and security have never been more important during these grim times. The move to remote learning has made life much more difficult for a much larger population of students. Jeff Patterson, Founder and CEO of Gaggle, watched demand for his company’s services surge this spring. On this episode of Remote Possibilities, He…
How EdTech Should Go Global
As we near the end of the academic year, educators are planning for an uncertain future. Districts are facing daunting budget cuts, and the very structure of school is in flux: will students return to brick-and-mortar schools with modified schedules and/or classroom designs? Will they continue to learn online? Or will it be a combination…
The Future of E-Learning: The Challenge of the 2021 School Year Goes Beyond the Textbooks
Though the official school year has finally come to an end, schools and administrations are still working hard to prepare for a fall start. What schooling will look like in a few months’ time is still a mystery, but academic leaders are preparing for multiple scenarios. Guests DeAn Jeffrey and Ginger Brawley, both Strategic…
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