Classes begin for Lone Star College-Kingwood students after flood damages

By Beth Marshall, Community Impact Houston

Sustaining the most damage of all Lone Star College System campuses, LSC-Kingwood took on water in six of its nine buildings, and officials have worked to convert nearly 600 face-to-face courses to online or hybrid formats. “While the hurricane damaged our buildings, it did not shake our determination to get students educated,” said LSC-Kingwood President Katherine Persson. “Campus personnel pulled together to ensure that students were able to register, pay, and attend classes by Sept. 25.” As of Sept. 22, LSC-Kingwood had a seven percent increase in student enrollment, according to a release from the college. More than 13,000 students are taking online classes and in-person and hybrid courses are being held in the Student Conference Center and the Music Instructional Building on campus.

https://communityimpact.com/houston/lake-houston-humble-kingwood/education/2017/09/25/classes-begin-lsc-kingwood-students-today-flood-damages/

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Google joins forces with Which? to launch a new online safety course Read more at: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/google-joins-forces-with-which-to-launch-a-new-online-safety-course-1-8771739

by John Granger, Yorkshire Post

GOOGLE has expanded its inventory of initiatives to boost the UK’s digital skill levels by teaming up with consumer body Which? to launch a new course in online safety. The course is currently available in one-off, hour-long sessions, free of charge to anyone who uses Google’s Digital Garage training centre in Sheffield, but the company has said it will make it available to all online “very soon”. Speaking about the partnership, Google’s communications manager for the UK and Ireland, Elijah Lawal, said: “It seemed like a perfectly natural fit and gives us that extra bit of credibility.

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Teacher Leadership in Online Classrooms Shapes Communication

By Allison Mills, Michigan Tech University

In a paper published in the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, STEM education researcher Joshua Ellis shows how empowering teachers in online professional development classes can deepen their learning. The effects can then carry over into their own classrooms. “My background is in designing online learning environments, and we know that you always want to design for the outcome—but we don’t always know how to design for the outcome,” says Ellis, who is an assistant professor in the Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences at Michigan Technological University. “The study spurred conversations for us as designers because, at the end of the day, we have to ask, would we do this again?”

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University Center struggling as students head online

by Megan Raposa, Argus Leader

The center’s reserve funds dried up in recent years as enrollment fell, and last year the center had to rely on its three main university partners — South Dakota State University, University of South Dakota and Dakota State University — to cover a $450,000 shortfall, said Craig Johnson, the center’s executive director. SDSU, USD and DSU continue to fund the center this year, with tuition revenue going directly back to those schools’ coffers. Mike Rush, executive director for the Board of Regents, which oversees the center, told the task force Monday that student tuition no longer covers the costs for classes offered. “We need to figure out how to modify that model,” Rush said Monday. “If we don’t have it figured out in five years we’re going to be in trouble.” Online classes don’t bring any revenue to the University Center, Johnson said. Students pay tuition directly to the universities.

http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/education/2016/09/22/university-center-struggling-students-head-online/90832978/

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Higher Ed Cloud Adoption on the Rise

By Dian Schaffhauser, Campus Technology

Cloud investment is mostly expected to grow next year in higher education; 81 percent of IT leaders or professionals said their institutions would be increasing spending on cloud computing in 2017. Sixty percent said they’re integrating cloud thinking into their IT strategies. But it will take a few more years before the majority of applications in colleges are running in the cloud. Today 39 percent of apps are cloud-based; by 2021 it could be closer to 62 percent. Those results came from a survey done among IT respondents who work in government or higher education by MeriTalk, a publishing company focused on government IT, on behalf of sponsors NetApp and Avnet, which are both technology providers. All of the participants that provided information for “Destination Cloud: The Federal and SLED Cloud Journey” work for agencies or institutions that have adopted cloud technology.

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The 20-Year History Behind Internet2

By Frank DiMaria, Campus Technology

Internet2’s story begins in 1985 when the NSF connected researchers and scientists to NSF-funded supercomputer centers across the country, which formed the NFSNET Backbone. Colleges and universities were eager to connect to theses center so their professors could share data and collaborate on national research projects. NSFNET also spurred activity at the regional level, resulting in the creation and formalization of a set of cooperatives that extended the NSF network to a significant number of institutions. Looking to the future, Lambert and Hunsinger think Internet2 will continue to play a key role in major science research projects like Cancer Moonshot, the Large Hadron Collider and LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory).

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OKCPS goes online with studies

by Meg Ormiston, OKC Friday

During the 2012-13 school year, the Oklahoma Public School District jumped onboard and started the online education program iOKCPS. It is designed to offer unique educational opportunities to meet a wide variety of student needs, Innovative Program Coordinator Scot McAdoo said. It was definitely the best option for Jayme Pierson, a 17-year-old 12th grader who began taking online classes at the start of her junior year. The results have been good in the time that it has been available, McAdoo said. There are a large number of OKCPS students who have been able to recover credits toward graduation. One drawback to online classrooms is the lack of socialization, but that can be overcome. Seeing people from schools she previously attended fills that gap for Jayme. She also interacts with others at her job.

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Online portfolios make learning visible at ASU

by ASU News

What do an Arizona State University-Starbucks business student in Washington state, a sustainability research collaboration in Germany, and seven English classrooms on the ASU Tempe campus have in common? All took part in an online portfolio pilot project — ePortfolios hosted by Digication — undertaken to boost student learning and outcomes across a range of ASU learning environments. Although the use of portfolios as part of the learning process isn’t new, “the shift to an online, multimodal vehicle for expression has added new dimensions to online, hybrid and classroom learning, assessment and curriculum development,” said Katherine Heenan. Heenan is a lecturer with ASU writing programs in the Department of English; senior lecturer with Barrett, The Honors College; and co-led the pilot project with professor Shirley Rose.

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Training for Success: Why the Time is Now to Let Online Learning do the Work

by Todd Thibodeaux, Talkin’ Cloud

Implemented correctly, online learning platforms let employees put their knowledge to use through interactive tutorials and simulations. Not only do interactive experiences boost information retention, they empower employees to revisit and sharpen specific skills as necessary. Rather than simply memorizing and repeating information, IT workers are able to test their knowledge for gaps, and refocus their training on areas of concern. Unlike traditional training methods, online platforms support both guided and self-directed learning, making education an ongoing workplace activity rather than a monthly or quarterly event. As the IT industry continues to evolve at a blinding rate, organizations need to invest in professional development programs capable of keeping up.

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School stakeholders urge FCC to adopt net neutrality

by eSchool News

An overwhelming majority of comments from education stakeholders pushed for stronger net neutrality rules. Letting broadband companies charge more for content providers to stream their services at faster speeds threatens ed-tech innovation, thousands of school stakeholders argue. The Federal Communications Commission’s latest “net neutrality” proposal has stirred controversy because it would allow companies like Google, Netflix, and Skype to pay extra to ensure faster transmission of their content online. But this proposal threatens the existence of smaller companies that can’t afford to pay these higher rates, many critics say—including ed-tech startups that don’t have the resources of larger, more established competitors.

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K-12 students find success in virtual school

by the Democrat

With more school choices than ever and the evolution of technology, students are redefining their own pathway to a successful K-12 education. More families are building complete, harmonious educational experiences for their children by choosing schools that meet their needs at a point in time – whether the school is traditional brick and mortar, private or charter. Over the past decade, families have added fully online and blended schools to their list of options – making online learning one of the fastest growing forms of education in the U.S. today.

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