Heartland

Study: Distance Learning Students Make Performance Gains

Post-secondary students who take online “distance learning” classes outperform their peers who work face-to-face with teachers in a physical classroom, according to a recent study published in the ...
LAist

Judge Orders Schools To Offer Better Virtual Classes For Students With Disabilities

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EdSource

California schools move ahead with fall distance learning plans despite limitations

EdSource · From a juvenile facility to a college dorm room While parents and state officials are pushing to fully reopen campuses this fall, some families are fearful of sending their kids back into ...
The Conversation

Distance learning changes lives, but comes with its own challenges

Ashley Gunter receives funding from, The Arts and Humanities Research Council UK, British Academy UK, National Research Foundation, Newton Fund UK. Across Africa, distance education has become one of ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

National study finds in-school, high-dosage tutoring can reverse pandemic-era learning loss

Results from a study by the University of Chicago Education Lab and the nonprofit MDRC have shown promise in reducing the pandemic-era learning loss in students. The preliminary results from the ...
The Conversation

Online learning platforms aren’t enough – lecturers need the right technical skills

University of South Africa provides funding as a partner of The Conversation AFRICA. Technology has become the centre of our lives. It has also changed how university students learn and how lecturers ...
The Nation Newspaper

The University of Ibadan Opens A Special Window to Admit Undergraduate Candidates To Study On The University’s Open Distance eLearning (ODeL)

The University of Ibadan has opened a special window to all UI POST-UTME candidates who are qualified but could not gain admission to study on the Face-to-Face Mode of Studies, due to limited ...