Weekly Update: 3/26-4/1
Here’s what caught our eye this week and we think you might find interesting… How Machine-Based Tutoring Will Disrupt Human Tutors–Disrupting Class Loose Canons–Core Knowledge Blog Not Everyone Is Jumping on the Banned Wagon–The Innovative Educator How Much Does Blended Learning Cost?–the Journal E-Textbooks, What’s the Rush?–Linking and Thinking on...
Read More10.5 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. As reported in the Journal, Ambient Insight Chief Research Officer Sam S. Adkins estimates that “…about 450,000 K-12 students attend virtual schools or “cyber” charter schools full-time, while another 1.75 million take some of their classes online. The two groups are still outnumbered by students who take all of their courses in physical classrooms, which Ambient Insight...
Read MoreWeekly Update: July 20 – July 26
Does Standardization Make the Right People Happy?– David Warlick, 2 Cents How to Select a Webinar Provider (Part I)– Business Expert Webinars Blended Learning Boosts Student Achievement– edbuzz Free Webinars– Tony Karrer, eLearning Technology How “Dumbledore’s Army” is Transforming Our World– Henry Jenkins, Confessions of an Aca-Fan Learning and Microblogging– Harold Jarche, Learning and Working on the Web New iPod Rules Touch Off Heated Debate– eSchool News November: Drastically Change Ed-Tech Role– Dennis Carter, eSchool...
Read MoreBlended Learning Boosts Achievement
A recent study conducted by the U.S. Department of Education found that students involved in blended learning programs generally performed better than students who participated in face-to-face instruction. According to the study, “The difference between student outcomes for online and face-to-face classes was larger in those studies contrasting conditions that blended elements of online and face-to-face instruction with conditions taught entirely face-to-face.” The study, entitled Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online...
Read MoreK-12 Online Learning Increases Dramatically
According to a recent article in Education Week entitled Online Course-Taking Shows Dramatic Growth, the number of public school students taking online courses has increased dramatically over the past two years. Citing a report conducted by Sloan-C, the author points out the following: “Researchers estimate that more than a million public school students now take classes online, a 47 percent increase from the consortium’s original K-12 survey done in the 2005-06 school year.” What’s amazing about the report’s findings is that three-quarters of the schools surveyed...
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