Karen Swan is the James Stukel Distinguished Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Illinois Springfield and an expert on online and blended learning.
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Measuring the Success of Online Education - NYTimes.com - 0 views
What Does a Tablet Do to the Child's Mind? - NYTimes.com - 1 views
Protecting Your Privacy on the New Facebook - NYTimes.com - 0 views
Beyond the College Degree, Online Educational Badges - NYTimes.com - 0 views
7 Things Graduating Seniors Should Know About College - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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"7 Things Graduating Seniors Should Know About College"
12 Things You Didn't Know Facebook Could Do - NYTimes.com - 0 views
What You (Really) Need to Know - NYTimes.com - 0 views
After Recess - Change the World - NYTimes.com - 0 views
A Better Chance to Succeed - NYTimes.com - 0 views
Nancy Dubuc of A&E: Mixing Doers, Thinkers and Feelers - NYTimes.com - 1 views
Twitter Illiterate? Mastering the @BC's - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Great guide for Twitter newbies.
What You Need to Know About Google Buzz - Gadgetwise Blog - NYTimes.com - 0 views
College Degrees Without Going to Class - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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One study, commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education, did a meta-analysis of 51 reports on online instruction comparing student outcomes in online, blended and/or face-to-face environments. It found that students who took all or part of their classes online performed better, and that the effectiveness of online and blended instruction was broad across variations in students, types of programs and content areas.
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Answers from 31,000 students at 58 institutions revealed that even after controlling for age, gender, major, type of institution and number of fully online courses taken, technology use was positively related to categories of engagement measured by NSSE benchmarks (for example, active and collaborative learning and student-faculty interaction), deep approaches to learning and self-reported learning outcomes.
Test-Taking Cements Knowledge Better Than Studying, Researchers Say - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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On the importance of test taking as a learning activity