Digital Transformation
Coverage of the movement away from physical textbooks and classrooms toward digital operations in K-12 schools and higher education. Examples include virtual classrooms and remote learning, educational apps, learning management systems, broadband and other digital infrastructure for schools, and the latest research on grading and teaching.
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Students are consulting artificial intelligence tools for their college searches, finding it useful for tracking down programs they might be interested in, flagging schools they hadn’t thought of and tracking deadlines. -
Overburdened administrators are relying on artificial intelligence tools to handle mandatory teacher evaluations, but some educators have concerns about risks, readiness and oversight.
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Amid gamified lessons, video-directed read-alouds and assigned work on tablets for students as young as age four, at least 16 states have introduced legislation in 2026 to reevaluate screen time or vet ed-tech tools.
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The Indiana State Department of Agriculture collaborated with the Indiana State Fairgrounds on an educational mobile app that uses augmented reality to teach kids about crops, dairy and forest management.
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A school counselor and social worker at William H. Owen Elementary School in North Carolina have set up virtual “lunch bunch” meetings with students to help them retain some interaction and normalcy through COVID-19.
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The global data management company is investing in purpose-built software for higher education after seeing revenue growth in 2020, as well as a rise in demand for advanced digital education tools.
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Textbook costs have been prohibitively expensive for some college students, and a growing movement on California campuses is trying to address the problem with grant programs and free online materials.
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Career training courses that typically involve hands-on experience in professional environments have had to adapt with masks, distancing, virtual instruction and other COVID-related precautions.
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The novelty of remote instruction has long since worn off, but school administrators in New Hampshire say online worksheets, recorded lectures and live video feeds will play a role in school going forward.
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A SaaS platform that hosts thousands of digital K-12 coursework materials pulled in its best-ever fundraising haul in February, while some say remote instruction is heralding the end of the era of textbooks.
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President Joe Biden signed a stimulus bill on Thursday that includes funding to expand Internet connectivity for underserved students during the COVID-19 pandemic, which ed tech advocates hail as a major step forward.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced students to adapt to new classroom technologies and learning platforms, but educators are skeptical the experience will translate to job skills later in life.
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Some schools are offering hotlines and virtual options for teacher mental health services, but it hasn’t always been enough for those feeling stressed and hopeless in the face of hardship and wavering public support.
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This week the university system launched Missouri Online, representing a $20-million investment to support system-wide infrastructure and make more than 260 programs from four campuses available online.
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One year after a pandemic forced schools to set up new learning environments and change the way they conduct classes, superintendents in the Manhattan, Kansas area reflect on hurdles and accomplishments.
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Launched at California State University campuses in 2019 to help students stay on track, chatbots are becoming popular outlets for those seeking information, guidance or company without judgment.
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Many schools have moved their teacher professional development programs online out of necessity, and probably for good, which has created a chance to update the training to suit evolving needs.
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The American Association of School Administrators will host a two-day virtual conference this Sunday and Monday aimed at highlighting innovative digital classroom strategies and district culture.
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Should Bernalillo County see the requisite drop in COVID-19 transmission, the district is preparing to give K-12 students the option of going to school two days a week, in groups organized by last name.
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Amid all the concern about how students and parents have adopted to COVID-19, teachers say their work-life balance and mental health have suffered too, as they try to meet unrealistic expectations.
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In order to make learning more inclusive, ed tech expert Ken Shelton believes schools need to look beyond digital equity and consider changing the very culture of public education.
