All posts by Henry Kronk
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With the ESSA Set to Roll Out, Few States Have Dealt With Virtual Charter Schools in their New Legislation
May 05, 2018 Henry Kronk
ESSA was passed largely as a response to the culture of ‘teaching to the test’ created by NCLB and seeks to allow states…
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Ontario Partners with LinkedIn’s Lynda to Offer Free Online Courses to Over 1 Million Learners
May 04, 2018 Henry Kronk
If online courses and eLearning have any advantage over traditional education, it’s scalability. On Thursday, the government of Ontario proved that in spades…
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“There’s No Question that Flipped Learning Works.” Jon Bergmann and Errol St. Clair Smith Respond to Recent Research.
May 04, 2018 Henry Kronk
A study on flipped learning conducted by a team from the Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health was published last month in BioMed Central…
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A Second and Third Thought on College Completion Rates
May 03, 2018 Henry Kronk
Toward the end of April, college completion rates for part-time students was something of a trending topic. First, an Australian study by the…
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Some Colleges See Online Learning as ‘Less Than.’ But a New ASU Study Suggests High Quality Online Courses Result in a Solid ROI
May 02, 2018 Henry Kronk
Many educators and administrators find value in eLearning, online learning, and digital education in general—but is it a good investment? A team of…
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Skewed Data, Non-Disclosure Agreements, and Hush Money from ECOT: Allegations Fly Against the Now Defunct Virtual Charter School
May 01, 2018 Henry Kronk
On Tuesday, the Columbus Dispatch reported that the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT) manipulated student activity tracking software in order to boost their…
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Microsoft Word Is Rolling Out Some New Features. But Will It Help Its Melting Popularity?
April 30, 2018 Henry Kronk
Once the king of basic operational software, Microsoft Word is not quite taking this insurgency lying down. In January of this year, the…
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Study Suggests Web-Based Patient Education Can Outperform Traditional Methods in Orthopedic Medicine
April 28, 2018 Henry Kronk
These efforts provide a real opportunity to help people understand their conditions, make informed consent, and live healthier lives. A group of researchers…
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White Students Take More STEM Courses, Earlier
April 27, 2018 Henry Kronk
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released their 2015-2016 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) report. The government…
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SelfStudy Hopes to Continue the MOOC Revolution with AI-Powered Personalized Learning
April 26, 2018 Henry Kronk
SelfStudy is a platform that uses machine learning algorithms to keep professionals up-to-date and in the know in their respective fields. On Saturday,…
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