Planning for the future of online learning

April 3, 2018

The delivery of education needs to evolve in order to remain relevant. In this guide, we take a look at some of the reasons for the movement towards online learning and reveal why institutions need to innovate to stay competitive. Key takeaways include:The trends in technology and the future workforce.Examples of successful online institutions.Making the business case for online learning.

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eScience Labs

eScience Labs collaborates with hundreds of higher education institutions to provide a traditional hands-on laboratory experience to students engaged in online and blended learning.Through a combination of hands-on science lab kits, virtual learning tools and customized digital curriculum, eScience Labs helps higher education institutions expand and strengthen science comprehension.

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whitePaper | November 13, 2019

The purpose of this eBook is to explore the intersection between science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, particularly computer science, and girls. Historically, women and other minority students have been largely absent from STEM fields and classes, and across 39 states only 45% of high schools teach computer science (Girl Scout Research Institute, 2012; Anderson, 2018). This eBook covers statistics for girls and minority students in STEM, the growing technology-dependent labor market, current initiatives and organizations encouraging STEM, literature on how to support these promising students, and resources.

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whitePaper | August 12, 2020

The Back-to-School Safety Concerns Report examined the top challenges for school leaders as they prepare for students, teachers and staff to return to the classroom during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as uncovered what efforts and preparations will be implemented to maintain a safe environment.

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whitePaper | December 19, 2020

The long-standing belief of training being a classroom-based or face-to-face activity underwent a rapid reconsideration stage, wherein face-to-face training lost 100% of its use owing to the current global lockdown in the face of the COVID-19 health crisis.

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whitePaper | April 23, 2022

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