He is highly experienced in running educational research and development projects and is a recognised leader in the development of innovative ways to assess students
in digital learning environments.
In this article I will cover the main technological
trends in digital learning today and the concerns eLearning providers should explore further about how technological advances will shape digital learning environments in the future.
We show calculations when students learn online every other day in four core subjects, spending a maximum average of two hours daily
in a digital learning lab.
Not to mention, not all schools are blended and states need an accurate measure of what is happening across all of their schools, not only those
invested in digital learning.
The potential to eliminate such geographic constraints on school choice at both the course and school levels may
lie in digital learning.
Meanwhile, a key coalition representing school managers has put together an agenda of guiding principles for the next
steps in digital learning.
«Engaging Families
in Digital Learning Day,» from Edutopia community member Gwen Pescatore, explains the important role that parents play in celebrating digital learning and how to involve parents.
Thanks to a strong experience and expertise
in Digital Learning as Instructional Designer (designing 200 + resources and blended courses) and as Product Manager for the LMS, I help companies create efficient digital learning initiatives.
Touchstone's Time - Technology Swap engages students
in digital learning for a part of their day to enable great teachers to reach more students and focus on teaching higher - order thinking skills.
Whether you teach kindergarten or work in higher education, whether in a physical classroom or on an online platform, it's important to keep in mind Mayer's 12 principles when
working in digital learning environments with your students.
Serve as subject matter
expert in all digital learning trends, platforms, software and tools while continuously exploring new and innovative approaches
An assessment ecosystem, rather than a single common test, will give states the flexibility to take advantage of
innovations in digital learning over time while maintaining interoperability and comparability.
Trends in Digital Learning: Students» Views on Innovative Classroom Models found that 50 percent of middle school students who take an online class on their own feel that online learning makes it easier for them to succeed, and that students are looking for a classroom environment that more closely replicates the way they are using digital tools outside of school to support greater communications and collaboration.
Earl has earned a bachelors degree in Business Administration from Nebraska Wesleyan University, a Master's of Art
in Digital Learning from Loyola Marymount University and is a doctoral student at Johns Hopkins University in the School of Education.
«By integrating the strengths of CourseSmart with Vital Source, we are creating an extensive global sales channel for publishers and bringing the best
in digital learning technology and accessibility to the higher education community.
Embedding these experiences
in digital learning makes it far easier to scale the good experiences across a mastery - based system, which would build student motivation for and ownership over learning — all of which the research says bolsters learning.
I am the Director and Assistant Professor of the Educational Technology Program at The University of Arizona and have been
active in digital learning for over 40 years.
Although states can shift toward competency - based promotion, we should expect its implementation to be piecemeal, as those engaged
in digital learning utilize the mastery measure first and most dramatically.
However, the most telling thing about what is happening in a classroom where learners are engaged
in digital learning happens when we ask students about their learning.
The rich data collected from student
activities in digital learning environments propel the interest in products and tools that can deliver real - time feedback to students and instructors through visualizations of course activity.
As
highlighted in Digital Learning Now and EducationCounsel's recently published paper, «Louisiana Leading the Way Through Course Access» (May 2015), Ascension and Winn Parish stand out as beacons for the flexibility and promise of the policy.
They include Parents as Agents of Change, Getting Serious About Excellence with Equity, Family Engagement as a Shared
Responsibility in a Digital Learning Environment, Reframing Family Involvement in Education: Supporting Families to Support Educational Equity, How Can Evaluation Address Racial Equality?
On Wednesday, the Fordham Institute released «Quality Control in K - 12 Digital Learning: Three (Imperfect) Approaches,» the first in a series of six papers exploring critical
issues in digital learning.
Commenting on the findings, Rob May, Director of YMCA Awards, said: «It is clear from our research that providers are still at various points
in their digital learning journey; there's still work to be done to make strides towards industry wide adoption.
Three core instructional principles underlay gaming
design in digital learning: Engagement and motivation, challenge, and accomplishment.
The other breaking news story — Joel Klein's departure as chancellor of the New York City school system to take a
job in digital learning — gives us a clue.
Help us make significant
investments in digital learning, with a focus on preparing new and aspiring education leaders, including principals and superintendents, both here and abroad.
Prowise, a brand that
specialises in digital learning solutions, is becoming increasingly popular in classrooms across the country, as teachers and decision makers learn more about what this innovative brand can offer.