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Study International | April 19, 2020

Online higher education is having a moment right now. As universities around the world move online due to COVID-19, the true potential of online learning has become apparent. Anyone with a laptop, internet access, a streak of discipline and a dash of willpower can earn a degree without ever stepping foot on campus. So if your plan to start a degree has been thwarted by the current COVID-19 pandemic, know that hope is not lost. Here are five reasons you should consider online learning instead....

Education Modified | July 13, 2020

Education Modified and the DC Special Education Cooperative announce a partnership, supported by Someone Else's Child and MIT Solve, to streamline workflow and improve virtual special education delivery for 16 additional charter schools in Washington, D.C.Through this partnership, Co-op member schools can use Education Modified's data and collaborative workflow platform for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year to address a major stumbling block during the COVID-19 school closures: co...

edsurge | April 27, 2020

It has been over a month since most U.S. schools closed their doors. But what many hoped would be a temporary transition to remote learning has morphed into something more permanent, as many districts have announced they will not reopen for the rest of this academic year. The hasty rollout of new plans, and piecemeal changes to them, have flustered teachers and parents alike. “It’s really hard to have a routine with changing expectations week by week,” said Angela Estrella, an ...

edsurge | April 16, 2020

A project released this month hopes to capture audio diaries from around the world of life during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a sampling of these human stories shows how much disruptions in education are changing daily life. The audio project is called Corona Diaries, and it consists of a simple but elegant website that invites visitors to record a short audio clip answering one of three prompts: How was your day? How has your life changed? What’s troubling you right now?...