Momenta Learning No. 74 News on Elearning and Online Learning

Welcome to the No. 74 Issue of Momenta Learning News on Elearning and Online Learning

The Benefits of Sharing Student Work in Online Spaces Public education has long been scrutinized for how it is serving today's diverse learners. In an effort to measure and communicate with stakeholders the academic progress of public schools, federal and state assessments have been implemented to examine if and how well academic standards are being met.

Surprise! Data science, technology among key higher ed growth areas Learning House research aims to help institutions think about the future New research from The Learning House aims to help colleges and universities think about the future of higher education.

Report finds segregation in education on the rise "Segregation in public K-12 schools isn't getting better. It's getting worse, and getting worse quickly," Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia said. The analysis, he said, confirmed that America's schools are largely segregated by race and class, leaving "more than 20 million students of color now attending racially and socioeconomically isolated public schools."

How Online Tools Are Transforming The Learning Process - GroundReport Teachers and their students now have access to a large variety of online tools and websites that they can use to enhance the learning experience. In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say that this is truly changing the educational landscape as we know it.

Going Back to School to Learn About Blended Learning - OLC Going Back to School to Learn About Blended Learning Education Week | May 16, 2016 - Recently I was invited by the Natick, Mass. public schools to attend an Apple Distinguished Schools Day where Natick shared its blended learning approach with other schools and districts.

Educating Our Future Data Scientists Data scientists are one of the many sought-after IT professionals currently enjoying their pick of positions thanks to a general shortage of IT staff . Universities and colleges have created and continue to develop master's programs attempting to address this skills shortage, and there's additionally been a reliance on boot camps to help fill the gaps.

How Online Learning is Shaping the UK Workforce 16 May 2016 - Learning is not just for the young, with new research from Coursera revealing the most active online learners are professionals studying alongside their work commitments Jermaine Haughton The appetite for online learning is on the up.

Take learning into your own hands According to a March article in the Washington Post, getting A's is much easier to do nowadays than it was 60 years ago. There are a few reasons behind this. One, these days, teachers let you turn in late work for full credit. Two, a lot of school work is easy and common sense.

Why Should I Learn More about Social Media? - OLC When you think of social media, networks like Facebook and LinkedIn most surely come to mind. But have you ever imagined these and other social applications like Twitter and Instagram as a part of your instructional design strategy? You may be wondering, "How exactly would something like Twitter fit into a learning experience?"

How to Avoid These Three Pain Points for Online Learning | The Rapid E-Learning Blog The other day someone asked what I thought the three top pain points were for online training or elearning. I hear lots of complaints and I'm sure that there are many pain points, however if we keep them in perspective, they're really not as painful as being stabbed or thrown down a flight of stairs.