How Can You Take the Distance Out of Distance Learning?

By MATTHEW LYNCH

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Distance learning has provided thousands of students the chance to increase their knowledge on a chosen subject in an accessible and flexible way. During the fall semester of 2014; 5,750,417 students in the U.S. were enrolled in a postsecondary distance learning course. It is clear that distance learning creates opportunities for young adults and professionals that previously weren’t available. However, while students often praise the flexibility of distance learning, they also comment on the isolation that distance learning students can experience.

How to Teach Critical Thinking Skills Online

By MEGAN O’REILLY PALEVICH

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The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed new challenges around teaching essential skills such as critical thinking—here are some strategies to help.

What will be the EdTech Trends in 2021?

By Acer Education

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The year 2020 will be remembered as the year when social distancing has changed the landscape of education.

Any predictions we can make about the educational technology trends for 2021 must take this into account: the first few months of the year, at least, will be more of the same, but this time, with the added gift of experience.

Most people will agree that schools were unprepared for such a large-scale shift, and that while using technology to support learning can be a new and exciting opportunity, a forced switch without an adequate transition period was traumatic for everyone.

This time, however, teachers have learnt a few lessons of their own: blended learning is the keyword of EdTech trends and the mistakes made in 2020 will be something to build upon in 2021.

3 Reasons why AI Could be Your New Teaching Sidekick

By MATTHEW LYNCH

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Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is a relatively new technological advancement becoming increasingly popular in the classroom. There are plenty of reasons for this. For example, AI is much better at explaining and describing abstract concepts to students than actual teachers. 

In this article, we will be discussing why AI can be used as a sidekick for teachers in the classroom. 

How to Guide Students to a Deep Understanding of Math Concepts

By Nell McAnelly

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How to Make Virtual STEM Lessons More Engaging for Young Learners

By Melissa Collins

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COVID learning loss has substantially impacted math gains

By LAURA ASCIONE

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6 Ways to Create Engagement During Online Learning

By Devin Partida

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Online education has already made many advancements in the past year. With more schools than ever going online, it’s important to think about new ways to engage your students and keep them learning at the top of their game, even without the benefit of an in-person classroom.

While learning online may not have all the same features of an in-person school, there’s a lot you can do to make the experience beneficial for all your students.

'The Robot made me do it': Robots Encourage Risk-taking Behaviour in People

By University of Southampton 

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New research has shown robots can encourage people to take greater risks in a simulated gambling scenario than they would if there was nothing to influence their behaviours. Increasing our understanding of whether robots can affect risk-taking could have clear ethical, practiCal and policy implications, which this study set out to explore.

3 Ways Online STEM Education Combats the COVID slide

By Michael Bodekaer Jensen.

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Learning may have moved online for most students, but critical STEM education doesn't have to suffer the learning gaps brought on by the COVID slide--here's why