5 key questions that could shape the future of virtual learning in Michigan

Even with most back-to-school policy in Michigan still up in the air, one thing is already clear about the fall: Schools will continue the extraordinary online learning experiment that began when classrooms closed this spring.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hasn’t announced whether classrooms will be allowed to reopen, but districts across the state are already planning to keep classrooms closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The widespread shift to virtual instruction could accelerate the state’s long-running push to offer more education online, a move with enormous but uncertain implications for students.

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Atlantis University

Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Atlantis University (AU) is an international institution offering courses and academic programs that lead to Associate’s degrees, Bachelor’s degrees, Master’s degrees, certifications, and other diplomas in the fields of business and technology. The university also runs a language institute for individuals looking to enhance their marketability by gaining fluency in a foreign language.At Atlantis University, innovation, global focus, and a humanistic approach are all core values contributing to a unique educational model one that promotes personal and professional development.

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Using Google Ads To Increase Student Digital Engagement

Article | November 15, 2022

On average, prospective students engage with more than 1,000 digital touchpoints while researching programs in a 6-week period before filling out a lead form. With prospective students moving through different stages of their research funnel and using multiple platforms in the process, understanding the type of audience categories that Google Ads has to offer will provide the clarity you need to make smarter strategic decisions that will help you increase digital engagement. This also allows you to better anticipate your prospects’ interests and preferences while delivering the right marketing message at exactly the right time, whether you’re using Search, Display, or YouTube.

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3 Pillars of SEL that Every Educator Must Embody

Article | July 19, 2022

As a learning method, social and emotional learning (SEL) has solidified its importance in nurturing children to become thriving students. But SEL programs are not just a nice-to-have. They need to be implemented fully, and educators must understand their role and implement it to their full strength for it to be successful. Here are five best practices for educators when navigating an SEL program at their schools. Acknowledge the Significance of Educator SEL Often, educators and administrators are so occupied with achieving measurable metrics and tracking quantifiable KPIs that SEL programs seem redundant. Educators’ embodying SEL is just as essential to its success as implementing it for students. A research paper by Edward Fergus and Anne Gregory concluded that the educator’s social and emotional capabilities are just as critical to the success of SEL programs. Schools must outline ways to support teachers in order for SEl to be effective. Make SEL Meaningful for Educators Schools and districts don't have much free time, but implementing teacher-first SEL is not a privilege but a necessity, particularly after a challenging couple of years. Set time during meetings to discuss SEL, reflect, and connect with fellow teachers to imbibe SEL. Promote Introspection Education leaders should promote the embedding of SEL into teaching practices. Encourage asking questions such as, what teachers have learned in the past couple of years, how they have connected with students, and how to reimagine lesson plans in the light of SEL? To Conclude SEL should be embedded in the DNA of learning and education. The more connected educators are with the principles of SEL, the better they are able to impart it to students and stay prepared for disruption in learning methods.

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Inspirational Stories From Aspiring Medical Assistants

Article | July 12, 2022

Last month, we partnered with Zollege and Snap Medical Assistant Academy to provide over $250,000 in scholarships to aspiring medical assistants. Through their applications, we got the opportunity to learn more about why they want to pursue a medical assistant certification, their goals and how this program can help achieve them, and the impact they hope to have in the healthcare field. Below, we have just a handful of some of our favorite responses!

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6 Technology Trends That Redefine Data Analytics in Higher Ed

Article | July 20, 2022

Data and analytics have become a prominent strategy across industries to promote informed decision-making. Riding this wave is the higher education industry. Recently, the higher education IT association inaugurated a data and analytics edition of the Horizon Report, a report that provides a deep analysis of technology trends and practices that impact higher ed institutions. The report confirms that data analytics is an emerging alternative for strategic decision-making and planning. According to the report, here are the six practices and technologies that will have the greatest impact: Data Management Data management and governance includes automating workflow, managing access, consent management, data privacy, and data integrity management. According to Educause, these data processes form an essential part of institutional success and security. Despite this, many institutions rely on multiple committees instead of a dedicated team for data management and governance. This gap is an opportunity for data and analytics solution providers to meet and improve data management in higher ed. Consolidating Data Sources Data silos are a common concern in higher ed institutions. The tremendous volumes of data that institutions have stored are never leveraged due to the divide between systems. Unifying these data sources will help higher education institutions build a seamless ecosystem that supports their administrative as well as remote instruction platforms. Data Architecture High-end analytics is incomplete without smart data architecture. The scalability and flexibility of the data architecture enables higher ed institutes to be agile and use data effectively to fuel decision-making. Establishing a modern data architecture will be at the top of the list for higher ed institutions. Data Literacy Equipping decision-makers and stakeholders with the necessary skills to interpret the insights generated by the data is crucial to the success of the organization. Stakeholders across the institutions in higher education, from management leaders to administrators and teachers, need data literacy training to leverage data efficiently. DEI-based Data and Analytics Data analytics professionals are putting more emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to drive how they retrieve, analyze, and process data. This will allow higher ed institutions to capitalize on data and analytics to promote their DEI policies, boost equity, and track progress to improve outcomes. Enhancing Institutions’ Data Analytics The growing demand for meaningful, and insight-driven data is pressing data professionals to enhance their capabilities and contribute to the institutional capabilities to use data effectively. Institutional leaders can start considering what purpose data analytics might play in the future if stronger procedures are in place. Collaboration between institutions will be more secure, useful, and advantageous. Analytics administrators can anticipate greater outcomes for students, instructors, and staff as data analytics procedures advance.

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Atlantis University

Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Atlantis University (AU) is an international institution offering courses and academic programs that lead to Associate’s degrees, Bachelor’s degrees, Master’s degrees, certifications, and other diplomas in the fields of business and technology. The university also runs a language institute for individuals looking to enhance their marketability by gaining fluency in a foreign language.At Atlantis University, innovation, global focus, and a humanistic approach are all core values contributing to a unique educational model one that promotes personal and professional development.

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Kahoot! launches the Kahoot! add-on for Google Classroom

Kahoot | August 02, 2022

Kahoot!, the global learning and engagement platform company, today announced that it has launched the Kahoot! add-on for Google Classroom, making it possible for educators and learners around the world to discover, create, assign and host interactive learning sessions without ever leaving Google Classroom. As a Google Classroom add-ons early access partner, Kahoot! is one of the first digital learning platforms to be available as a Google Classroom add-on. As shared on the Google for Education blog, "Add-ons provide a better end-to-end experience to not only save time for educators, but also simplify the digital classroom experience for students, too." "Both Kahoot! and Google Classroom are used by millions of educators and students worldwide to support and enrich learning, With Kahoot! now offering a Google Classroom add-on, teachers and learners can access, explore and share engaging Kahoot! content directly from Google Classroom, boosting engagement at school and supporting students' independent learning at home." - Melissa Mills, Product Director at Kahoot!. Instant access to supercharged learning and engagement district-wide Administrators can set up the Kahoot! add-on for schools across their district from the Google Workspace Marketplace in just a few clicks. Once enabled, educators and students can access Kahoot! on any device within Google Classroom, without needing to navigate to an external website or use an additional login. Classroom add-ons are available for all Google Workspace for Education users with the Teaching and Learning Upgrade or Google Workspace for Education Plus editions. Through the add-on, teachers can search for or create their own kahoots, as well as discover the millions of ready-to-use learning sessions on Kahoot!, which educators can then assign for students to complete directly within Google Classroom. The Kahoot! EDU offering for schools and school districts also enables educators to access a school library of kahoots, where they can find and share learning content with other teachers throughout the school or district. This integration marks Kahoot!'s latest collaboration with Google, beginning in 2019 when Kahoot! was selected to become a Google for Education Partner, followed by working together to launch Google Search Practice Problems and an integration with the upcoming live sharing feature on Google Meet. About Kahoot! Kahoot! is on a mission to make learning awesome! We want to empower everyone, including children, students, and employees to unlock their full learning potential. Our learning platform makes it easy for any individual or corporation to create, share, and host learning sessions that drive compelling engagement. Launched in 2013, Kahoot!'s vision is to build the leading learning platform in the world. Since launch, Kahoot! has hosted hundreds of millions of learning sessions with 8 billion participants (non-unique) in more than 200 countries and regions. The Kahoot! Group includes Clever, the leading US K-12 EdTech learning platform, together with the learning apps DragonBox, Poio, Drops, Actimo, Motimate, and Whiteboard.fi. The Kahoot! Group is headquartered in Oslo, Norway with offices in the US, the UK, France, Finland, Estonia, Denmark, Spain and Poland. Kahoot! is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker KAHOT.

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Stride, Inc. Launches Pandemic-Proof Professional Development

Stride, Inc. | February 18, 2022

The ongoing pandemic has taught educators everywhere a powerful lesson – the need for flexibility and adaptability to include online or hybrid learning. With more than 20 years of experience in the virtual learning space, Stride, Inc. has much insight to offer during their Promising Practices Conference Series, six online events designed to provide budget-friendly, student-centered professional development for any present and future educator across the globe. According to MDR Education’s EdNET Insights, it is estimated that 74% of teachers in the United States spend about $250 per year, out-of-pocket, for their own professional development. With traditional teaching workshops and conferences ranging from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand, Stride’s Promising Practices Conference Series is filling a need for affordable and convenient professional development options at no cost for the first event and $1.99 per person for each of the following five events. “As students become more digitally fluent there is a tremendous opportunity for schools to invest in their teachers’ ability to meet them where they are in order to ensure learning gains. We are excited to extend our decades of expertise in online teaching and learning to educators around the world for the benefit of every student, in a way that is highly accessible and welcoming to educators of all backgrounds.” Niyoka McCoy, Chief Academic Officer at Stride Since 2000, Stride has transformed teaching and learning experiences by providing innovative, high-quality, tech-enabled education solutions, curriculum, and programs, training thousands of educators to bring quality hands-on and online curriculum to more than two million students worldwide. About Stride, Inc. At Stride, Inc., we are reimagining learning—where learning is lifelong, deeply personal, and prepares learners for tomorrow. The company has transformed millions of people’s teaching and learning experiences by providing innovative, high-quality, tech-enabled education solutions, curriculum, and programs directly to students, schools, the military, and enterprises in primary, secondary, and postsecondary settings. Stride is a premier provider of K-12 education for students, schools, and districts, including career learning services through middle and high school curriculum. For adult learners, Stride delivers professional skills training in healthcare and technology, as well as staffing and talent development for Fortune 500 companies. Stride has delivered millions of courses over the past decade and serves learners in all 50 states and more than 100 countries. The company is a proud sponsor of the Future of School, a nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the gap between the pace of technology and the pace of change in education. More information can be found at stridelearning.com, K12.com, galvanize.com, techelevator.com, and medcerts.com.

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Prospect Park Capital Corp. Announces Tutors On Demand’s Launch of EDSY, a TelEdTech Product

Tutors On Demand | February 04, 2022

Prospect Park Capital Corp. is pleased to provide a corporate update regarding 102130706 Saskatchewan Inc. (dba Tutors On Demand) (“Tutors On Demand”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Tutors On Demand has released its TelEdTech product under the name “EDSY”. EDSY delivers a robust, easy to use virtual learning product for education and instructional support utilizing a purpose-built digital learning environment. The technology has been built in-house with the student and educator’s needs in mind. The EDSY platform is website specific and does not require any application, software downloads or installations like its competitors. Although EDSY is best utilized from a desktop, it is supported by all browsers and offers scalability for all monitors, desktops, tablets, and mobile devices. This versatile virtual learning tool can be used by individuals and small and medium sized businesses. The product provides the opportunity for the user to create their own “branded” link to their virtual classroom environment. EDSY incorporates the ability to put students into a queue, to securely allow and deny students into the class session, and supports an environment where an instructor may have multiple student clients at the same time. An instructor starts a session by simply signing in and sending a uniquely generated link to a student client and having them click the link and start the class. “We are excited that the Tutors On Demand team of developers have managed to put together an amazing product that will help differentiate Tutors On Demand. We believe EDSY is the first of its kind, delivering educational support to students all over the world. In the field of EdTech this is a special type of TelEdTech built in-house that provides a safe and easy to use virtual classroom. EDSY is more applicable than simply using other video communication platforms. With interactive text, audio, video and a white board, we believe we have created a superior solution for virtual learning.” Anthony Zelen, director of Prospect Park Capital Corp. and Tutors On Demand Tutors On Demand is a signatory to the Student Privacy Pledge (2020). The Student Privacy Pledge (2020) commitments are intended to concisely detail existing federal law and regulatory guidance regarding the collection and handling of student data, and to encourage service providers to more clearly articulate these practices. About Tutors On Demand Tutors On Demand is a Canadian based company in the EdTech sector that connects qualified tutors and student learners who are seeking additional educational support. The platform is an effective, flexible, and affordable solution developed with responsiveness and the safety of interaction between tutors and students in mind. Tutors On Demand’s mandate is to help deliver courses online in a multitude of subjects, including math, sciences and languages in a secure, safe, and efficient environment.

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Kahoot! launches the Kahoot! add-on for Google Classroom

Kahoot | August 02, 2022

Kahoot!, the global learning and engagement platform company, today announced that it has launched the Kahoot! add-on for Google Classroom, making it possible for educators and learners around the world to discover, create, assign and host interactive learning sessions without ever leaving Google Classroom. As a Google Classroom add-ons early access partner, Kahoot! is one of the first digital learning platforms to be available as a Google Classroom add-on. As shared on the Google for Education blog, "Add-ons provide a better end-to-end experience to not only save time for educators, but also simplify the digital classroom experience for students, too." "Both Kahoot! and Google Classroom are used by millions of educators and students worldwide to support and enrich learning, With Kahoot! now offering a Google Classroom add-on, teachers and learners can access, explore and share engaging Kahoot! content directly from Google Classroom, boosting engagement at school and supporting students' independent learning at home." - Melissa Mills, Product Director at Kahoot!. Instant access to supercharged learning and engagement district-wide Administrators can set up the Kahoot! add-on for schools across their district from the Google Workspace Marketplace in just a few clicks. Once enabled, educators and students can access Kahoot! on any device within Google Classroom, without needing to navigate to an external website or use an additional login. Classroom add-ons are available for all Google Workspace for Education users with the Teaching and Learning Upgrade or Google Workspace for Education Plus editions. Through the add-on, teachers can search for or create their own kahoots, as well as discover the millions of ready-to-use learning sessions on Kahoot!, which educators can then assign for students to complete directly within Google Classroom. The Kahoot! EDU offering for schools and school districts also enables educators to access a school library of kahoots, where they can find and share learning content with other teachers throughout the school or district. This integration marks Kahoot!'s latest collaboration with Google, beginning in 2019 when Kahoot! was selected to become a Google for Education Partner, followed by working together to launch Google Search Practice Problems and an integration with the upcoming live sharing feature on Google Meet. About Kahoot! Kahoot! is on a mission to make learning awesome! We want to empower everyone, including children, students, and employees to unlock their full learning potential. Our learning platform makes it easy for any individual or corporation to create, share, and host learning sessions that drive compelling engagement. Launched in 2013, Kahoot!'s vision is to build the leading learning platform in the world. Since launch, Kahoot! has hosted hundreds of millions of learning sessions with 8 billion participants (non-unique) in more than 200 countries and regions. The Kahoot! Group includes Clever, the leading US K-12 EdTech learning platform, together with the learning apps DragonBox, Poio, Drops, Actimo, Motimate, and Whiteboard.fi. The Kahoot! Group is headquartered in Oslo, Norway with offices in the US, the UK, France, Finland, Estonia, Denmark, Spain and Poland. Kahoot! is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker KAHOT.

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Stride, Inc. Launches Pandemic-Proof Professional Development

Stride, Inc. | February 18, 2022

The ongoing pandemic has taught educators everywhere a powerful lesson – the need for flexibility and adaptability to include online or hybrid learning. With more than 20 years of experience in the virtual learning space, Stride, Inc. has much insight to offer during their Promising Practices Conference Series, six online events designed to provide budget-friendly, student-centered professional development for any present and future educator across the globe. According to MDR Education’s EdNET Insights, it is estimated that 74% of teachers in the United States spend about $250 per year, out-of-pocket, for their own professional development. With traditional teaching workshops and conferences ranging from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand, Stride’s Promising Practices Conference Series is filling a need for affordable and convenient professional development options at no cost for the first event and $1.99 per person for each of the following five events. “As students become more digitally fluent there is a tremendous opportunity for schools to invest in their teachers’ ability to meet them where they are in order to ensure learning gains. We are excited to extend our decades of expertise in online teaching and learning to educators around the world for the benefit of every student, in a way that is highly accessible and welcoming to educators of all backgrounds.” Niyoka McCoy, Chief Academic Officer at Stride Since 2000, Stride has transformed teaching and learning experiences by providing innovative, high-quality, tech-enabled education solutions, curriculum, and programs, training thousands of educators to bring quality hands-on and online curriculum to more than two million students worldwide. About Stride, Inc. At Stride, Inc., we are reimagining learning—where learning is lifelong, deeply personal, and prepares learners for tomorrow. The company has transformed millions of people’s teaching and learning experiences by providing innovative, high-quality, tech-enabled education solutions, curriculum, and programs directly to students, schools, the military, and enterprises in primary, secondary, and postsecondary settings. Stride is a premier provider of K-12 education for students, schools, and districts, including career learning services through middle and high school curriculum. For adult learners, Stride delivers professional skills training in healthcare and technology, as well as staffing and talent development for Fortune 500 companies. Stride has delivered millions of courses over the past decade and serves learners in all 50 states and more than 100 countries. The company is a proud sponsor of the Future of School, a nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the gap between the pace of technology and the pace of change in education. More information can be found at stridelearning.com, K12.com, galvanize.com, techelevator.com, and medcerts.com.

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Prospect Park Capital Corp. Announces Tutors On Demand’s Launch of EDSY, a TelEdTech Product

Tutors On Demand | February 04, 2022

Prospect Park Capital Corp. is pleased to provide a corporate update regarding 102130706 Saskatchewan Inc. (dba Tutors On Demand) (“Tutors On Demand”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Tutors On Demand has released its TelEdTech product under the name “EDSY”. EDSY delivers a robust, easy to use virtual learning product for education and instructional support utilizing a purpose-built digital learning environment. The technology has been built in-house with the student and educator’s needs in mind. The EDSY platform is website specific and does not require any application, software downloads or installations like its competitors. Although EDSY is best utilized from a desktop, it is supported by all browsers and offers scalability for all monitors, desktops, tablets, and mobile devices. This versatile virtual learning tool can be used by individuals and small and medium sized businesses. The product provides the opportunity for the user to create their own “branded” link to their virtual classroom environment. EDSY incorporates the ability to put students into a queue, to securely allow and deny students into the class session, and supports an environment where an instructor may have multiple student clients at the same time. An instructor starts a session by simply signing in and sending a uniquely generated link to a student client and having them click the link and start the class. “We are excited that the Tutors On Demand team of developers have managed to put together an amazing product that will help differentiate Tutors On Demand. We believe EDSY is the first of its kind, delivering educational support to students all over the world. In the field of EdTech this is a special type of TelEdTech built in-house that provides a safe and easy to use virtual classroom. EDSY is more applicable than simply using other video communication platforms. With interactive text, audio, video and a white board, we believe we have created a superior solution for virtual learning.” Anthony Zelen, director of Prospect Park Capital Corp. and Tutors On Demand Tutors On Demand is a signatory to the Student Privacy Pledge (2020). The Student Privacy Pledge (2020) commitments are intended to concisely detail existing federal law and regulatory guidance regarding the collection and handling of student data, and to encourage service providers to more clearly articulate these practices. About Tutors On Demand Tutors On Demand is a Canadian based company in the EdTech sector that connects qualified tutors and student learners who are seeking additional educational support. The platform is an effective, flexible, and affordable solution developed with responsiveness and the safety of interaction between tutors and students in mind. Tutors On Demand’s mandate is to help deliver courses online in a multitude of subjects, including math, sciences and languages in a secure, safe, and efficient environment.

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