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UK duo close Johns Hopkins online teaching symposium with podcast session

University of Kentucky College of Education Associate Professor John Nash, Ph.D., and Jason Johnston, Ph.D., hosts of the Online Learning in the Second Half podcast, facilitated a conversation about the future of online learning during a recent Johns Hopkins University symposium. The session is now available as a podcast episode for listening online.

Professor contributes to national educational technology plan

University of Kentucky College of Education clinical professor Lu Young, Ed.D., took part in an event at the White House last week where the U.S. Department of Education unveiled the latest version of the flagship educational technology policy document for the United States – the 2024 National Educational Technology Plan.