Living Learning Communities (LLCs) have long been recognized as a best practice within higher education and academia, to support student learning and to deepen belonging for residential students. LLCs ...

Some online students are already deeply engaged as members, officers or even founders of clubs and learning communities. At the same time, others might be asking — does my school even have clubs?

To help set up your asynchronous online section, consider the following ideas: Use discussion forums for weekly interaction. Create discussion prompts each week to encourage ongoing peer engagement.

First-year college students typically have less flexibility in choosing their housing compared to upperclassmen, as many schools require freshmen to live on campus as a way to help ease the adjustment ...

The importance of personal learning has grown as K-12 education research-practice models have become more the rule than the exception. Yet many U.S. school districts continue to struggle to reach the ...

Applied learning is a practical approach that is supported by research to increase student motivation, foster student-centered instruction, and provide real world application. It is also an ...

Vanessa Peters Hinton, Ph.D., is a senior learning sciences researcher at Digital Promise. Her research focuses on digital learning in K–12 and higher education. Imagine this scenario: An office at ...

As education becomes more an experience of learning in the digital age, technologies play a pivotal role in reshaping the learning experiences of K-12 students. From interactive applications to ...

Marcela Falcone is in her 20 th year as a 3rd grade bilingual teacher in the Brentwood school district on Long Island in New York. She previously taught pre-K, 1 st grade, and 2 nd grade. Follow her ...