Category Archives: Virtual Learning
Revolutionizing Education – Interview with Sal Khan
Over the past nine months Shawn and I have been involved in a project with the Girard and Pollinate Foundations focusing on how schools can radically transform themselves to improve student learning and teaching methods. It is our belief that … Continue reading
Open Curriculum for K-12 Educators
Over the past few years, open curriculum has gained momentum in K-12 education. In the face of difficult economic circumstances, site administrators are finding their budgets squeezed by severe funding limitations. In response to these challenges, public school throughout the … Continue reading
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Tagged Hippocampus, MIT, Moodle, online learning, open curriculum, open educational resources, Stanford, Virtual Learning, Web 2.0, Yale
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10.5 Million preK-12 Students Will Attend Classes Online by 2014
According to a new study by the research firm Ambient Insight, the number preK-12 students who will take some or all of their courses online will increase from 2 million to 10 million by 2014.
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Tagged Ambient Insight, blended learning, Michael Horn, online learning, preschool, Virtual Learning
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Revenge of the Edupunks
In a recent piece on educational technology, Anya Kamenetz discusses a significant trend that is transforming higher education. According to Kamenetz, Web 2.0 technology is transforming higher education from a centralized and highly organized top down distributive model to a … Continue reading
Which States Rank at the Top When It Comes to One-to-One Computing?
In a recent article published in eSchool News entitled “1-to-1 Computing in the Spotlight,” Laura Devaney reports on a few interesting findings from a recent study conducted by Project Red. Based on a close examination of nationwide data, the project … Continue reading
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Tagged one-to-one computing, Project Red, Virtual Learning
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