Education Week News (blog)
Florida's class size restricts led to unintended consequences of limiting secondary school access to critical courses. Learning labs powered by FLVS was Miami Dade's solution. Labs are staff by a facilitator and courses are taught by FLVS teachers. The ...
Education Debates in New Jersey Around For-Profits Miss Big Picture
Forbes
It was a productive hearing, with good questions about online learning's potential to transform the state's education system into a student-centric one, as well as questions about the struggles thatonline learning has also had in some cases and how ...
Nutrition program offers online learning
Tufts Daily
The four-semester “blended learning” program is the only master's degree in nutrition in the country that offers a combination of online courses with campus residencies and face-to-face teaching, according to Lynne Ausman, professor at the Friedman ...
Vice Provost John Mitchell discusses online education initiatives
The Stanford Daily
John Mitchell, the new Vice Provost for Online Learning (VPOL), recently sat down with The Daily to discuss his position and plans for the office. Mitchell is the Mary and Gordon Crary Family Professor in the School of Engineering and was announced as ...
Venture Academy Wins National Attention, Gates Funding
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Led by EDUCAUSE, NGLC is funded by the Gates and Hewlett foundations and sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers and the International Association for K-12 Online Learning. Authorized by Innovative Quality Schools, Venture Academy ...
Professional schools ramp up online strategy
The Stanford Daily
On the heels of the landmark creation of the Office of the Vice Provost for Online Learning (VPOL), some of Stanford's professional schools have launched their own online education initiatives. TheSchool of Medicine, School of Engineering and Graduate ...
African University College of Communications launches online school
Ghana News Agency
Accra , Oct 11, GNA - The African University College of Communications (AUCC) in collaboration with AVAGMAH Online School of Bharathidasan University, India, has launched an online distanceeducation for professionals and people who cannot always be in ...
School reform ad's donors undisclosed
The Spokesman Review
The reform laws include requiring the state to supply a laptop computer for every Idaho high school student, along with other technology boosts and a new focus on online learning. They also roll back teachers' collective bargaining rights and impose a ...
Amphi's blended learning mixes online, classroom instruction
Arizona Daily Star
Amphitheater Unified School District has implemented blended learning - in which students attend class two days a week and learn online the other three days - at Donaldson and El Hogar de la Paz Alternative Program. The district hired a teacher at ...
E2020 Inc. to Host 2012 Arizona Blended Learning Summit
IT News Online
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- E2020 Inc., one of the fastest-growing providers of online learning solutions today announced it will host the 2012 Arizona Blended Learning Summit, a daylong interactive event focused on elevating ...
Idaho Classrooms are Mastering Khan Academy Online Portal
College Classes
There are around 250 parents, educators and other interested parties that will be spending the next two days learning how they can properly use the Khan Academy, an online learning platform, properly in classrooms throughout Idaho. The workshop, which ...
College Classes
The Virtual Classroom
CU Columbia Spectator
Administrators announced last month that the University will offer its first two massive open onlinecourses (MOOCs) next semester through Coursera—a move that Sree Sreenivasan, Columbia's chief digital officer, characterized as an experiment. ... It ...
Big jump in online learning at GPRC
Alberta Daily Herald Tribune
Big jump in online learning at GPRC 0. By Graeme Bruce, Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune ...The number of Grande Prairie Regional College students opting to do course work online continues to climb with 450 virtual students enrolled in eCampus in ...
Guest Lesson | For Authentic Learning, Start With Real Problems
New York Times (blog)
Although he suggests potential benefits for unskilled workers in high-poverty regions of the world, he also points out, “Online learning is a mixed bag.” This article could prompt students to evaluate online learning programs, like Khan Academy or ...
New York Times (blog)
Teachers make money selling materials online
San Francisco Chronicle
Others followed, like the sharemylesson.com run by the American Federation ofTeachers, the nation's second largest teachers union, where free curriculum ideas and materials are offered. While most characterize these sites as an inexpensive way for ...
San Francisco Chronicle
Volusia schools select Teachers of the Year
Daytona Beach News-Journal
The 2014 Teacher of the Year Nominees, listed alphabetically by school, are: Jo Ann Williams Turman, Alternative Education (Highbanks Learning Center) Lewis H. Hartman, Atlantic High Leslie Hall, Blue Lake Elementary Latisha R. Brown, Campbell Middle ...
SCHOOL NOTEBOOK: Oct. 11
Wicked Local
For information about Rochester Memorial School, go to www.orr.mec.edu/education/school/school.php?sectionid=7. Sippican ... Details about Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School are available online at www.oldcolony.us, which is ...
Kansas gets Britannica Online; Learning and Reference Materials Available to ...
PR Web (press release)
Britannica Digital Learning today announced that it has concluded an agreement with the State Library of Kansas to provide access to Britannica Online to everyone in the state. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on ... Residents of the Sunflower ...
Tribal Nova Launches i Learn With Boing: Ocean Adventures! for iPhone, iPad ...
Equities.com
Tribal Nova, the developers behind the award winning PBS KIDS PLAY! and CBC WONDERWORLDonline learning programs, are proud to announce their latest app, i Learn With Boing: Ocean Adventures!, is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod ...
Bee'ah to expand its offerings of online environment courses
Virtual College
The Bee'ah School of Environment (BSOE) in the UAE has confirmed plans to extend its online learning services to more schools in the upcoming academic year. In an announcement at the Kids Edutainment Show today (October 10th), the BSOE revealed it ...
Election provides chances to learn
The News Journal
With the presidential election less than a month away, district students are learning they, too, have a voice. For the next month, grades 4-12 will be immersed in politics. Teachers won't be endorsing candidates but rather offering lessons in how the ...
The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail
Education is increasingly offered freely online through organizations such as edX and Coursera, where credits can be transferred to a credential. This recognizes ... Badges are passport stamps that emphasize experiential learning. Learning by doing is ...
Research and Markets: Learning About Learning Disabilities. Edition No. 4 ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
DUBLIN — Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/lwjr25/learning_about) has announced the addition of Elsevier Science and Technology's new book "Learning About Learning Disabilities. Edition No. ... Three million children in ...
Student discount: how to save money on your university course textbooks
Telegraph.co.uk
Photo: Getty. Andrew Marszal. By Andrew Marszal, Education Digital Editor. 7:00AM BST 11 Oct ... One growing alternative is to buy or rent textbooks online. CourseSmart, a new publisher-owned initiative ... But as digital becomes better and better ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Should You Go Back to School For Your Career?
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
Most of us have fond memories of teachers, textbooks, and everything else associated with classroom learning. ... Sure, online courses make it easier as they reduce the need to commute to and from school. But there ... Education is also a financial ...
Rice president discusses challenges for 100-year-old university
Houston Chronicle
Rice University is celebrating its centennial this week, and president David Leebron spoke to Chronicle reporter Monica Rhor about issues in higher education, the growth of online learning, and some of the school's achievements. Q: What is the greatest ...
All Campus Announces Growth Capital Investment to Support its Online ...
IT News Online
CHICAGO, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- All Campus, LLC has announced the completion of its first round of institutional capital following the company's successful spin-off earlier this year from Alloy Education, a leader in higher education ...
Computer programming: who is teaching our children to code?
Telegraph.co.uk
Ian Livingstone, the creator of Lara Croft and author of the government's NextGen IT Skills report, agrees. He said: “ICT education is the main problem... For too long ICT has been simply learning [Microsoft Office], teaching children how to use ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Taghreedat partners with Meedan to provide international open education ...
AME Info
Announced on the final day of the Abu Dhabi Media Summit 2012, the partnership will promote Taghreedat and Meedan's common goal of providing access to high quality Arabic digital educational content, Open Educational Resources, through online social ...
Keo Digital creates online game to train Lush staff
Televisual
Keo Digital worked with Desq who develop interactive learning experiences and branded entertainment for brands such as ASDA and the BBC. Desq designed and developed the game, called Lush Quests. While Keo Digital, producer of Fish Fight and ...
Medical: Don't cram, do sleep for learning success
NewsNet5.com
But most brain scientists say putting in long hours trying to pack in facts and figures is counterproductive, disrupting the steady absorption that's key to long-term learning. Still, recent research at the University of California, Berkeley, that ...
NewsNet5.com
Canada's Largest Art and Design University Leverages Canvas Open Source for ...
IT News Online
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- OCAD University, Canada's largest school for art and design, has moved to Canvas by Instructure for the 2012-13 school year. OCAD U is the first university in Canada to implement ... "Canvas is gorgeous and ...
Renaissance Learning announces CEO change
Bizjournals.com
Lynch, 53, has more than 20 years of management experience in the software and information industry, and is a respected leader in the field of education technology. He is founding CEO of bigchalk.com, a provider of online research tools for K-12 ...
Solving Formative Assessment's Catch-22
T.H.E. Journal
There are few challenges in K-12 education quite as problematic as formative assessment. This process, through which teachers evaluate how well their students are learning while they are teaching them, is almost universally regarded as a best practice.
TED Blog | The next evolution of schools: Highlights from our chat ...
By Kate Torgovnick
... on critical thinking. In the TED Book Why School? How Education Must Change When Learning and Information Are Everywhere, Richardson outlines his ideas on how schools and teachers can step up curriculums. On Monday, Oct. 9, the TED Conversations community hosted Richardson for an hour-long chat about education. ... I worry about how the idea of schools may change to whereschool itself is no longer a physical space, but an online learning environment. This would be ...
TED Blog
Arne Duncan Calls For Textbooks To Become Obsolete In Favor Of ...
By admin
The transition to digital involves much more than scanning books and uploading them to computers, tablet devices or e-readers. Proponents describe a comprehensive shift to immersive, online learning experiences that engage students in a ...
Gilfus Education Group
Kansas gets Britannica Online; Learning and Reference Materials ...
Britannica Digital Learning today announced that it has concluded an agreement with the State Library of Kansas to provide access to Britannica Online to ...
news.yahoo.com/kansas-gets-britannica-online-learning-refere...
7 Elite Universities Behind the Online Learning Curve - Online ...
While the school began adding elements of e-learning into courses almost a decade ago, it still lacks any solely online offerings, and the majority of blended ...
www.onlineuniversities.com/.../7-elite-universities-behind-onli...
About Online Learning
School of Business + Engineering > School of Communications > School of Education ...Quinnipiac University Online was an early adopter of online learning ...
www.quinnipiac.edu/academics/qu...it.../about-online-learning
Digital Learning Day :: Digital Learning Tools
Digital content and websites for teaching and learning are listed below. ... Online teachers who are also experienced classroom teachers discuss how online ...
www.digitallearningday.org/learn-and.../digital-learning-tools/
10 reasons Google+, Skype should be used in the classroom: A teacher's view
Memeburn
Traditionally a classroom has always been recognised as a portal to knowledge. It is a venue where ideas and content are shared, experienced and digested. But who says you have to physically be in a classroom to achieve the same objective? I teach a ...
Memeburn
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