Sep 30, 2020 | Open Educational Resources, Spark Grants
By Dr. Christopher Nellum and Ryan Erickson-Kulas Higher education is undergoing a sudden and dramatic shift as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This spring, schools shut down in-person classes and moved to a virtual learning environment with the thinking, or...
Sep 23, 2020 | Education Technology, Spark Grants
To support the transition to online education in higher education, we have awarded a Michelson Spark Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of Open Learning. Open Learning is on a mission to transform teaching and learning at MIT and around the...
Sep 23, 2020 | Digital Equity, Education Technology, Partnerships, Student Basic Needs
Amongst its far-reaching effects, the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 illuminated another as-yet-unsolved plague on American society: the yawning economic and educational chasm perpetuated by the “digital divides” across access to high speed internet, connected devices,...
Sep 21, 2020 | Education Technology, Partnerships, Student Basic Needs
While $500 may not sound like a life-changing amount of money, for many vulnerable college students, a $500 financial emergency can force them to drop out of college, altering the trajectory of their lives. Even before the start of the pandemic, college students had a...
