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The Socioeconomic “Achievement Gap” is Widening

By Scott Cronenweth On June 25, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
It is by and large accepted that all students experience learning loss if they don’t participate in learning activities for a period of time. But students from lower-income families seem to lose more academic skills over the summer than peers with higher socioeconomic status.
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The State of Digital Education — Are You Ready for Disruption?

By Scott Cronenweth On June 4, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Education: Industry, Education: Technology
Just as it has disrupted major industries like telecommunications and retail, the Internet is now rapidly disrupting educational paradigms as well.
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Post-College Professional Training: The Next Big Trend in Tutoring?

By Scott Cronenweth On February 26, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Teaching & Tutoring
Enter the online tutoring startup Thinkful. Its tagline is "Online school for a better career." Its aim is to bridge the gap between the skill set you have when you get out of college and the skill set you really need to get a good job: "level-up to find the job you"ll love" as they put it.
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Blended Learning: 3 Reasons Tutors Should Be Interested

By Scott Cronenweth On January 29, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Tutoring
Blended learning – a combination of face-to-face and online learning that reduces "classroom contact hours" while incorporating "computer-mediated activities" to form an integrated instructional approach – is getting attention as a solution to a range of academic and financial challenges in education today, particularly in higher ed settings.
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Coursera Offers Fee-Based "Verified Certificates" to MOOC Students

By Scott Cronenweth On January 15, 2013 · 1 Comment · In In The News
By linking students" coursework to their identities, Signature Track provides a way to show achievement and share course records with employers, schools, or whomever you choose.
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2013: The Year of Learning Analytics in Online Education?

By Scott Cronenweth On January 1, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Learning Analytics
Among the questions these learning analytics can potentially answer is: How can the online course instructor improve his or her instructional approach and better support students?
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Can Live Online Tutoring Boost US Academic Achievement?

By Scott Cronenweth On December 18, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Teaching & Tutoring
Is live online tutoring “the answer” to America’s educational challenges? Probably not – but it can undoubtedly help deliver affordable, high-quality tutoring to many kids and adults.
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4 Sources to Help You Find Cool MOOCs

By Scott Cronenweth On December 12, 2012 · 7 Comments · In Tutoring
MOOCs are proliferating by leaps and bounds – but how do you know what’s available?
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The Teacher's Apple

By Scott Cronenweth On November 13, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Education: Industry, Education: Technology
As more and more laptops, smartphones and tablets find their way into college, high school and increasingly even middle school and grade school classrooms, more and more of that equipment is designed and sold by Apple. Why haven’t tech giants like Microsoft been more successful at taking market share from Apple in this growing market?
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11 Most “Wicked Awesome” Education Infographics I’ve Seen Lately

By Scott Cronenweth On November 7, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Education: General, General
Who doesn't love a good infographic?
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