Ontario's online interactive show- watch the host, call in, email in, or chat during the show. In this way, you can learn from the show's experts and from other parents!
Beginning next fall, a new law will make is possible for every K-8 student to enroll in an online school. Enrolled students receive free computers and online service. State to pay $6000/pupil and thousands are expected to take advantage of this. Students must have enrolled in a public school first before switching to a virtual school.
Enrollment in online college courses in the United States outpaced overall growth in higher education last year, and officials predict a sustained increase in online enrollment as the economy slumps and good jobs become scarcer, according to report published this month.
Indian Math Online is a start-up that aims to decrease the disparity in
math skills between American students (particularly girls) and students
from other countries that put a greater value on math success, by
teaching math to American kids using techniques from Indian schools.
Abstract: This session will explore the Global Classroom, an experiment in synchronous distributed learning that mobilizes learners at 12 institutions on five continents to explore multidisciplinary problems in sustainable development collaboratively. Instead of seeing distance as a barrier, the project embraces diverse locations and cultures to enrich the educational experience.
Education Evolving is a design and discussion group for educational reform that is associated with Curtis Johnson, a co-author of "Disrupting Class". The site presents a summary of the key ideas raised in the book.
Rice University professor Richard Baraniuk explains the vision behind
Connexions, his open-source, online education system. It cuts out the
textbook, allowing teachers to share and modify course materials freely,
anywhere in the world.
Distance education is characterized by students and teachers being separated by space and/or time. This article focuses on the effects from 116 different distance learning classes.
This article deals with developments in using online learning in K-12 education. This is a summary of research conducted by the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL.