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George Mason University professor Nada Dabbagh offers some research-backed strategies for effective online teaching and learning, and some practical tips for instructors – and families – trying to maintain a quality educational experience outside of the classroom.
The federal government requires all colleges participating in federal student aid programs to post a net price calculator on their official website. A recent study finds that they can provide incomplete, outdated or even misleading information.
Each year millions of American K-12 students take classes online, augmenting traditional coursework or attempting to recover lost credits on the road to graduation. Despite its growing presence in schools, however, digital instruction can often have mixed results.
In a world of “fake news,” “advertorials,” “sponsored posts,” and other potentially misleading content, the ability to properly vet social and political information online has become a vital skill. But are we properly teaching it to students?
The University of Calgary’s Mylynn Felt discusses how researchers in the social sciences can use big data to further their research aims, some tools that can be help for researchers who want to get started in this type of work, and the ramifications of big data for social science in the long term.