"We are pleased to release Keeping Pace 2011. Updated state profiles, enrollment data, trends, and analysis of K-12 online and blended learning can be found in the full report and graphics, available here!"
"With more and more faculty being asked to teach blended or online courses, the need for faculty training has never been higher. CT looks at tried-and-tested strategies for molding better online instructors.
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"ETLO provides capacity-building, research-based programs, courses and services to enable organizations to build successful online and blended learning programs that meet the needs of their teachers, administrators and students."
"SchoolTown is a Social Learning Platform for:
Engaging learners
Blended learning
Sharing & rating resources
Leveraging experts
Professional development
Building community
Connecting members
Differentiating instruction"
"There's a new buzzword in town, and it's name is microlearning. Like its predecessors social learning, mobile learning, and blended learning, it's being tossed around as the new big thing, something we must all get on board with or face extinction. This begs the question asked of every one of its predecessors: is it really fab and here to stay, or is it just a passing fad?"
ClassLink LaunchPad-2011 reinvents the experience of instructional technology. It’s a true blended learning solution that delivers a personalized learning experience to any device, anywhere. Students and teachers can access tools for creative thinking, collaboration, communication and creativity. Leveraging virtualization and cloud computing, this is the future of instructional technology.
"The National Repository of Online Courses (NROC) is a growing library of high-quality online course content for students and faculty in higher education, high school and Advanced Placement*."
"Which open source learning management systems are right for K-12? Which districts are using them? And what has the experience been compared with commercial alternatives? THE Journal offers this overview of both popular and emerging LMS options for K-12 technology decision makers."
"There are three core questions that help guide the development of an elearning course. I discussed this a bit in the post on building a roadmap for elearning.
What is the look and feel of the course?
What information needs to be in the course?
What will the learner do with the information? "
Jane Good, a teacher with 21st Century Virtual Academy, works from her home in Thornton, Colo. on Jan. 11, 2012.
Nick Pandolfo
Teacher Jane Good hurries around her kitchen on a recent morning in her Denver suburb, preparing breakfast in what will serve as her work attire for the day: black exercise pants, a black, long-sleeved running shirt and white slipper booties. "