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A Cooking Camp Chef's Recipe For Remote Education: Make It Ambitious

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A Cooking Camp Chef's Recipe For Remote Education: Make It Ambitious

August 7, 2020 • Online instruction is hard, right? Well there's a teacher—a chef, actually—who appears to have cracked the code. She says her cooking classes for kids work better now than when they were in person.

A Cooking Camp Chef's Recipe For Remote Education: Make It Ambitious

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Navajo Families Without Internet Struggle To Home-School During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Navajo Families Without Internet Struggle To Home-School During COVID-19 Pandemic

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April 22, 2020 • The high coronavirus infection rate means Navajo Nation schools are closed. But online learning is impossible for many who lack electricity and can't access the Internet.

Navajo Families Without Internet Struggle To Home-School During COVID-19 Pandemic

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An Online Program May Help Prevent Depression In Some People

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An Online Program May Help Prevent Depression In Some People

May 3, 2016 • People were asked to do six 30-minute sessions that included cognitive behavioral therapy and problem-solving therapy. They were less likely to develop major depression than other people at risk.

Is Massively Open Online Education A Threat Or A Blessing?

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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Is Massively Open Online Education A Threat Or A Blessing?

May 3, 2013 • Faculty at San Jose State University are rebelling against pressure from their own administration to integrate MOOCs — massively open online courses — into their teaching. Across the country the issue is being debated on campuses and in state houses. Commentator Alva Noë's dips his toe into the conversation.