Thomas Edison once said, “Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets planning.” Opportunity + planning? 💡 Now there’s an idea we can get behind! With Miro’s infinite canvas, you have the opportunity to create amazing things for and with students. All it takes is a little planning and prep to clarify learning objectives and build lessons, assignments, and projects your students will be invested in.

How does one of the most prestigious universities in the world move into the online education space? Very, very thoughtfully.

The original open web was born out of academia. It was designed so that scientists at universities and research institutes around the world could share knowledge between each other in a consistent way using an open standard. Today, the digital landscape has changed. It is largely dominated by centralised commercially-driven tech giants. They have changed the nature of the open web by developing their own proprietary systems, retaining power and data.

An educator has one primary goal: to help their students comprehend the concepts that are taught. It’s a tough job, particularly when students have different learning styles and levels of understanding. That’s where concept maps come in handy. These visual learning tools show the relationships between different ideas so that students can work through them and better grasp how they’re connected.

In March 2020, I had to transition four business classes with over 150 students to a fully online experience, due to COVID-19. Since the class simulates a business environment, I knew I could interact with my students the same way I interact with remote corporate teams, through clear and timely communication. In this post, I’ll go over what worked for me, and give some tips for how you can set your own classes up for success in a remote environment.

A year ago, the leadership team at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, a graduate school and seminary in the heart of Seattle, decided to implement Asana for our administrative teams. One of our strategic goals that year was to build effective systems and structures to support dynamic collaboration. We had been through some significant transitions and were preparing for growth in the pivotal areas of digital products and online programs.

There are a lot of schools all over the world struggling to get by at the moment. Many of us at Teamwork have kids and we want to do our bit to help. That’s why we’re offering two of our most popular products completely free to schools for the rest of 2020.