An article that scrolled across my electronic desk over the past few days. Requirements and Challenges Brought Due to Pandemic in Academia April 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-37974-1_2 In book: Reconfiguring Pedagogy and Curriculum Practice in Light of Online Teaching Anamica Sinha Abstract – This section deals with the challenges which arose due to the upheaval that introducing ..read more

An item from another one of my open scholarship networks. Michael, we found 6 citations of your work last week Find out more ResearchGate GmbH, Chausseestr. 20, 10115 Berlin, Germany. Imprint. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. The actual report read: Report for week ending April 13, 2024 Report for week ending April 13, 2024 Increase your impact 2 ..read more

An item from one of my open scholarship networks. Demographic differences in China’s higher education students’ interactions and experiences with online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic J Yan, T Wang – International Journal of Learning Technology, 2024 This study investigates the relationship between higher education students’ demographic backgrounds and their interactions and experiences with online learning ..read more

A corporate alert from Pearson themselves. Pearson plc has published a new regulatory announcement. 18 Apr 2024 Transaction in Own Shares READ MORE ..read more

The corporate alert for K12, Inc./Stride Inc. from yesterday. LRN As-it-happens update ⋅ April 18, 2024 NEWS Stride (LRN) to Report Q3 Earnings: What’s in the Offing? | Nasdaq Nasdaq Stride, Inc. LRN is slated to release third-quarter fiscal 2024 results on Apr 23, after market close.In the last reported quarter, … New York State Teachers Retirement System Sells 446 ..read more

One of the more higher education focused items from the folks at QM.  It is interesting that they have these regular higher ed newsletters, but the K-12 ones are much more irregular. View this email in your browser Higher Education News April 2024 An Easy Win for Your Program  May 3, 2024 10 a.m ..read more

So I was chatting with a colleague who asked me what I knew about the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, and since I had never heard of them before I went to their website and spent about 10 minutes looking around to see who they were and what they were all about.  While I’ll ..read more

Just a quick entry to promote this discussion hosted by the Education Partnership and Innovation Trust In New Zealand, which I will be a part of next month. Online Panel Discussion An Exploration of Distance/Virtual Learning in New Zealand  A conversation with Professor Michael Barbour, Touro University California, US and Derek Wenmoth, Futuremakers, Wellington Friday, 17 ..read more

While UCEA are primarily higher education focused, they do from time to time have several leadership focused items related to K-12 distance, online, and blended learning at their conferences (and they mention the call for proposals for the next one below). Spring 2024 Spotlight HQ HAPPENINGS Dear UCEA,   In this brief quiet before the ..read more

An item from our European colleagues.  While not unfriendly to K-12 distance, online, and/or blended learning, there also isn’t a lot of activity – so often not a lot of focus on this population from EDEN. View this email in your browser The European Digital Education Hub (EDEH) is an initiative of the European Commission ..read more