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Have You Considered AI in Your Classroom? A Khanmigo Pilot Story

In a two-phase pilot across Michigan schools, educators used Khanmigo, an AI-powered tutor and teaching assistant, to explore how AI might support teaching and learning. Their reflections surfaced both opportunities and challenges. The big takeaway?...
  • Artificial Intelligence, Online Learning, Online Teaching
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From Curiosity to Career: Exploring Possibilities with VR

Explore how immersive VR simulations helped students step into real-world roles: from EMTs to chefs, all without leaving the classroom....
  • EdTech, Online Teaching, Research

Understanding Teacher-Student Communication in Online Courses: An Interview with a Researcher

In this interview, MVLRI researchers discuss key findings from a report highlighting how personalized, consistent, and timely communication in online courses can help students feel more connected to their online teachers and may also impact...
  • Online Teaching, Research

Key Strategies for Supporting Disengaged and Struggling Students: An Interview With A Researcher

In an era where virtual learning is becoming increasingly prevalent, understanding the best practices for engaging students online is crucial. Researchers at the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute (MVLRI) have conducted a comprehensive study to...

  • Online Learning, Online Teaching, Research
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16 Holiday Gift Ideas for the Online Teachers in Your Life

A list of 16 gift ideas to make the online teaching experience easier, better, and, yes, more fun!...
  • Online Teaching
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District Plans for Shifting to Remote Instruction in Spring 2020

Should we go fully digital, use paper copies, or use a hybrid model? How will we assess the technology needs of our students? Should we arrange for meal pick up, delivery, or some combination? How...
  • Online Learning, Online Teaching, Research

Connecting Teachers: A Community of Practice

True collegial groups among teachers, in any context, still remain the exception and not the norm in many schools — especially for online teachers....
  • Online Teaching, Professional Development, Research, Teaching

Why Online Teachers NEED Ongoing Professional Development

In our last post on instructional leadership, we touched on the issue of professional development (PD) and the necessity of providing online teachers with ongoing training, support, and PD. This post will expand on the...
  • Online Teaching, Professional Development, Research
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What makes for quality online teaching? — Revised national standards

What makes for quality online teaching? In this blog post, we overview the latest revision to the National Standards for Quality Online Teaching, which offer a consensus from national online learning experts on what constitutes...
  • Online Teaching

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