"Only 54% of employees apply what they learned from training. Here’s how to get your employees to use their new skills and increase learning retention."

Virtual reality introduces students to hands-on learning experiences, which can help boost remote learning retention.

The dialogue of synchronous online teaching can increase overall connection to the course, genuine engagement, and student retention.

In a Wednesday Education Department webinar, five leaders shared how their schools are working to gain public confidence and expand in-person learning.

You can't stop the music, and districts are using these digital tools for remote music education so the beat goes on

A startup founded by ed tech veterans has announced a program intended to make Zoom more effective in replicating the classroom experience for instructors and students. Class for Zoom is currently seeking people to beta test the software.

Teams at the University of Florida are developing new kinds of wristbands and face masks designed to keep users safe during the coronavirus pandemic.

As COVID-19 continues to generate economic devastation around the globe in 2020, here are 5 major insights we've uncovered to ensure economies build back better.

For many rural students hotspots are useless if ‘there's nothing for it to connect to’ in places with limited cellular service

"When all teaching and learning activities are moved online, having a sound strategy in place is crucial for making this transition as smooth as possible. Many use artificial intelligence or AI to help with the transition, especially in providing students’ real-time assessments.  Meanwhile, here are four tips that can help in the transition to remote learning."

"American youth are spending an alarming amount of time online. According to a pre-pandemic report, the average American teen spends approximately seven hours online per day. With remote learning in full swing for a little over half of American elementary and high school schools, students are spending even more time in front of a screen: By some accounts, students are getting up to 5 or 6 hours of additional technology use per day."

"A conversation broke out on Twitter last week. How do you make Zoom breakout groups less boring? Robin DeRosa, director of Plymouth State University’s Open Learning & Teaching Collaborative, posed the question and committed to sharing her findings via a presentation soon."

With the continuation of online and hybrid instruction, educators need to up their game to keep students engaged.

"Digital equity, as defined by ISTE, involves “making sure students have equal access to technology like devices, software, and the internet, and that they have trained educators to help them navigate those tools.”

A survey of nearly 900 instructors and administrators looks at the pandemic's impact on attitudes toward online learning.

While 40 percent of IT higher education IT leaders and instructional technologists said in June 2020 that their college or university was planning for "mostly in-person" classes for the fall, that share plummeted to less than 5 percent by August, according to a recent study by Educause.

Texas A&M University has launched a new service to help preK-12 students struggling with online classes by connecting them with students studying to become teachers.

"How do you assess student learning online? How is it different from checking for understanding and giving feedback in a classroom? Over the past few months, so many of our conversations have shifted to focus on the best ways to support student learning at a distance. We have platforms that make communication and distribution of resources easier than in the past. When assessing online learning and providing feedback to students, we can use these digital spaces strategically. Without attempting to substitute or mimic past experiences, we can identify the “value add” or benefit of using digital spaces while building on the best practices."

Artificial intelligence (AI) has impacted almost all sectors of human life, including education (ed). The latest advancement

"Teachers are always finding ways to integrate new strategies into their teaching. Nowadays, in-person and virtual learning is made possible and convenient with all the technological innovations. One of the most frequently used and reliable teaching aids are interactive videos. The use of interactive videos guarantees effective and efficient learning for students and teachers. They can be easily accessed anytime, anywhere."

"Our school leaders and their teachers have just had the most stressful summer to date. When was the last time educators had to wait so long to be able to figure out what back-to-school would look like? To add to the complexity, they all know that their current plans will have to shift as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve.'

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