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The program dovetails with the state of Maine’s own Learning Technology Initiative, where all students and teachers in seventh and eighth grades in Maine public schools also have iBooks.Read the Full Story
They also felt that their conversations were more effective, although this effect appeared mainly in low cue groups. Results of an exploratory path analysis suggest that future research should focus on causal chains rather than direct effects, and that intervening variables (such as involvement) may be central to our understanding of the effects of communication […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MAY 9, 2005BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Most high school students say they plan on going to college. Yet they fail to put in the necessary time and academic effort before graduation to succeed in college, according to a special report from Indiana University’s High School Survey of Student Engagement.Read the Full Story
Prior to selecting Parature, KCKCC had an in-house solution in place; however, it did not provide adequate functionalities for logging, tracking, and documenting past support issues. After attending the WebCT Conference, where a variety of support solutions were showcased, KCKCC selected Parature for its ease of use, quick implementation, and depth of integrated features.Read the […]
The qualitative research involves an ethnographical study of the ethos of the online communities of students. The findings suggest that if Stage 1 of the model is effectively designed and facilitated then socialization occurs at this stage. The design of Stage 2 of the ‘Model of teaching and learning online through online networking’ is problematic. […]
The great thing about experiments, a professor of mine once told me, “is that they always work.”Read the Full Story
UC College Prep Online (UCCP), based at UCSC, recently received a three-year $550,000 grant from the California Department of Education’s Public Charter Schools Grant Program to develop online schools in Imperial, Mendocino, and Butte Counties.Read the Full Story
However, her life was changed forever in September 1996 when she fell and broke her neck. She became a quadriplegic at age 27. Despite having her life turned upside down, McKee will be graduating this Saturday from Penn State with a bachelor’s degree in letters, arts and sciences.Read the Full Story
Among those graduates were 10 teachers in the Grants/Cibola County Schools who have completed their Master of Arts in Education or will have completed it by this summer.Read the Full Story
This paper presents four brief case studies in the disciplines of computer science and social work. Lessons learned by comparing these diverse experiences are discussed, including creating a community of learners, supporting asynchronous student communication, using synchronous on-line meetings, and providing social support.Read the Full Story