Online Learning: Page 17


  • Khan Academy, College Board partner on free SAT practice tools

    The study tools include four full-length practice tests, thousands of practice questions, interactive video lessons, and study tips.

    By Allie Gross • June 3, 2015
  • Florida DOE approves Edmentum online courses

    Twenty-six courses have been approved for the 2015–16 school year, under the Florida Approved Courses and Tests (FACT) Initiative.

    By Allie Gross • June 2, 2015
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    ITT fraud charges and online course actors: The week's most-read education news

    Fall behind? Get caught up on the importance of human connections in online courses and more right here!

    By May 15, 2015
  • Ohio legislature questions virtual school's truancy

    Ohio Virtual Academy allegedly collected per-pupil dollars for hundreds of chronically truant students it kept on its books.

    By Allie Gross • May 6, 2015
  • Coding requirements and Clinton for-profit ties: The week's most-read education news

    Get caught up on the closure of Corinthian's final 28 campuses and more right here!

    By May 1, 2015
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    Alabama to require all districts to offer virtual schools

    By the 2016-17 school year, every high school student in the state will have the option of attending online classes.

    By Allie Gross • April 28, 2015
  • Autism in college, ProctorU, and gainful employment: The week's most-read education news

    Get caught up on the discussion of whether community college is the next frontier of K-12 expansion and more right here!

    By April 24, 2015
  • Discovery Education and Intel Security release cyberethics module

    The new offering is part of the Intel Security Digital Safety Program, which aims to teach students about making smart decisions online.

    By Allie Gross • April 17, 2015
  • Online PD focused on SPED training

    Scenario Learning has launched its Exceptional Child Online Professional Development System.

    By Allie Gross • April 13, 2015
  • For-profits and LinkedIn's lynda deal: The week's most-read education news

    Get caught up on the U.S. Department of Education's latest guidance for ed tech providers and more right here!

    By April 10, 2015
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    Online accessibility a challenge for K-12 districts

    Administrators struggle to make sure online lessons are accessible for students with disabilities. 

    By Allie Gross • March 30, 2015
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    Blackboard and Apollo face declines: The week's most-read education news

    Fall behind? Get caught up on graduates' satisfaction with Capella's competency-based model and more right here!

    By March 27, 2015
  • New PD program developed by U of North Dakota and Whitewater

    The digital program costs $50 per semester and allows licensed education professionals to earn graduate-level professional development credits.

    By Allie Gross • March 26, 2015
  • Will Google take the lead in teaching kids to code?

    It's been almost nine months since the tech giant's CS First afterschool and summer coding initiative launched.

    By Allie Gross • March 26, 2015
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    Blackboard still losing market share in higher ed

    The company’s learning management system market share has fallen to 44% while Instructure continues its gains.

    By Tara García Mathewson • March 25, 2015
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    4 key challenges and priorities of K-12 IT leaders

    Data security and budgets ranked high among school IT specialists' concerns in a recent Consortium for School Networking survey.

    By Allie Gross • March 23, 2015
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    SXSWedu 2015: Our recap of Austin's ed innovation extravaganza

    Miss any of Education Dive's coverage of the higher ed and K-12 innovation showcase? We've got you covered.

    By March 19, 2015
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    Sal Khan: We're thinking very seriously about Android

    The founder and executive director of Khan Academy also told us that, in successful school implementations of the platform, teachers and students deserve most of the credit.

    By March 19, 2015
  • Cybrary offers online IT and cybersecurity curricula for schools

    The new online platform helps K-12 and higher ed institutions offer specialized classes without developing their own curricula.

    By Tara García Mathewson • March 19, 2015
  • WIN Learning supporting math instruction in 15 rural Kentucky counties

    The Kentucky Valley Education Cooperative is funding the digital, blended learning program with a Race to the Top grant.

    By Allie Gross • March 19, 2015
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    Versal exits beta, announces partnerships with Wolfram and Discovery

    The free, open online course and lesson publishing platform is also gaining a new board member in Stephen Wolfram.

    By March 4, 2015
  • ACT names new chief

    Marten Roorda will move from the Netherlands to Iowa as he takes the reins this fall.

    By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 2015
  • Funding, LSAT, and Chevron: The week's most read education news

    Fall behind? Get caught up on new funding for a 'YouTube for universities,' Hobsons' acquisition of Starfish Retention Solutions, and more right here!

    By Feb. 27, 2015
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    5 gamified tools for K-12 classrooms

    Adding elements of gaming to the learning experience is picking up steam, and everyone from NASA to Amplify is jumping onboard.

    By Allie Gross • Feb. 13, 2015
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    Is this robot the solution to sick days?

    The VGo allows students to attend class remotely during prolonged medical absences.

    By Allie Gross • Feb. 10, 2015