Online Learning: Page 17
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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 Roger Riddell • May 1, 2015 -
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 Roger Riddell • 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 Roger Riddell • April 10, 2015 -
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 -
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 Roger Riddell • 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 -
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 -
Deep Dive
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 -
Deep Dive
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 Roger Riddell • March 19, 2015 -
Deep Dive
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 Roger Riddell • 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 -
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 Roger Riddell • 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 Roger Riddell • Feb. 27, 2015 -
Deep Dive
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 -
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 -
Poor results reported as Michigan sees increase in online K-12 students
Are struggling students being pushed into online classes they aren't prepared for?
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 9, 2015 -
Ed tech tools and free college: The week's most read education news
Fall behind? Get caught up on the pros and cons of Obama's free community college proposal, the latest speed bump for MOOCs, and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 30, 2015 -
Blackboard improves Moodlerooms services
The improvements to the open-source learning management system are meant to provide more intuitive navigation and easier content searches.
By Keith Button • Jan. 29, 2015