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Book Synopsis Online Education Policy and Practice by : Anthony G. Picciano
Download or read book Online Education Policy and Practice written by Anthony G. Picciano and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Online Education Policy and Practice examines the past, present, and future of networked learning environments and the changing role of faculty within them. As digital technologies in higher education increasingly enable blended classrooms, collaborative assignments, and wider student access, an understanding of the creation and ongoing developments of these platforms is needed more than ever. By investigating the history of online education, the rise and critique of MOOCs, the mainstreaming of social media, mobile devices, gaming in instruction, and more, this expansive book outlines a variety of potential scenarios likely to become realities in higher education over the next decade.
Book Synopsis Online Learning Policy and Practice Survey by : Center for Digital Education
Download or read book Online Learning Policy and Practice Survey written by Center for Digital Education and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2008, the Center for Digital Education (CDE) conducted a review of state policy and programs to determine the status of online learning policy and practice across the United States. CDE interviewed state education officials across the nation to evaluate the overall landscape of online learning. The rankings reflect the vision, policies, programs and strategies that states have deployed around online learning in an effort to transform their academic environment to meet the needs of students. Certain characteristics deemed to have a greater impact on statewide leadership and education (such as states with state-led online programs and/or significant policy directives) played a more significant role in the rankings than others. CDE has observed that states and school districts are increasingly aware that students are spending more time online than ever before. In response, states are pursuing online education initiatives to better serve their student population and meet the academic demands of students inside and outside of rural areas. School districts continue to be challenged to maintain high levels of academic achievement with decreased funding. Online education enables districts to draw from a larger teacher talent pool and serve students who are geographically dispersed. To date, fifteen states have taken significant steps in online education and have implemented state-led programs. States without online learning programs appear conscious of the trend and are evaluating the feasibility of implementing such programs. CDE concludes online education will continue to expand in the United States as states and school districts continue to face the challenges of meeting student achievement levels, finding qualified teachers and preparing students for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Individual state analyses are appended. (Contains 1 endnote, 5 figures and 52 tables.) [This report was underwritten by Blackboard and Pearson Education and produced with the advice and consultation of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL).].
Book Synopsis Online and Blended Learning by : Michael K. Barbour
Download or read book Online and Blended Learning written by Michael K. Barbour and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2006, the North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL) conducted its first international survey, researching how other countries were implementing online and blended learning opportunities for their primary and secondary (K-12) students. As the pace of growth of online and blended learning has grown at an average of over 30% each year for the past 10 years across the United States, there have been several requests to update the research done from "An International Perspective of K-12 Online Learning: A Summary of the 2006 NACOL International E-Learning Survey." As a result, iNACOL undertook the project to produce a new report on the international state of K-12 online learning with the assistance of several members of the iNACOL Research Committee. This international survey of policy and practice of schools around the world aims at adding to the body of knowledge about online and blended education policy and practice for policymakers and practitioners around the world. The report also serves as a reference source for information about programs and policies for those who are new to online and blended learning and for those who have extensive experience in the field. After the introduction, which includes the methodology of the report, a summary of online and blended learning is shared. It provides definitions of the terms used in this report as well as the state of K-12 online and blended learning for those new to the field. Key trends, issues, and challenges found from the data reported in the survey are discussed in the next section of the report. It begins with the current trends, followed by the issues of those countries that are currently providing online and blended learning opportunities for students in their primary and secondary schools. The challenges facing the countries that have not yet started implementing these opportunities are also discussed in this section. The next section of the report provides summaries of the nine countries that provided a case study for the book published by iNACOL, "Online and Blended Learning: Case Studies of K-12 Schools Around the World." These summaries will serve as an introduction to the activities happening in these countries, which have an established history of offering K-12 online and blended learning. The conclusion gives a summary of what is happening in each major grouping of countries, as well as a brief comparison of the state of online learning in the United States of America as reported from the 2009-2010 school year. It summarizes the impact of technology, staffing, legislation, policy, students, and budget/finance. Finally, it presents a global vision for the future of K-12 online and blended learning. (Contains 5 footnotes.).
Book Synopsis The Theory and Practice of Online Learning by : Terry Anderson
Download or read book The Theory and Practice of Online Learning written by Terry Anderson and published by Athabasca University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Neither an academic tome nor a prescriptive 'how to' guide, The Theory and Practice of Online Learning is an illuminating collection of essays by practitioners and scholars active in the complex field of distance education. Distance education has evolved significantly in its 150 years of existence. For most of this time, it was an individual pursuit defined by infrequent postal communication. But recently, three more developmental generations have emerged, supported by television and radio, teleconferencing, and computer conferencing. The early 21st century has produced a fifth generation, based on autonomous agents and intelligent, database-assisted learning, that has been referred to as Web 2.0. The second edition of "The Theory and Practice of Online Learning" features updates in each chapter, plus four new chapters on current distance education issues such as connectivism and social software innovations."--BOOK JACKET.
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Book Synopsis Teaching the Literature Survey Course by : Gwynn Dujardin
Download or read book Teaching the Literature Survey Course written by Gwynn Dujardin and published by Center for Democracy/Citizenship Educ. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intro -- Contents -- Introduction - James M. Lang -- Part One: Pedagogies -- Chapter 1 - Mapping the Literature Survey -- Chapter 2 - Creative Imitation: The Survey as an Occasion for Emulating Style -- Chapter 3 - Bingo Pedagogy: Team-based Learning and the Literature Survey -- Chapter 4 - Extended Engagement: In Praise of Breadth -- Part Two: Projects -- Chapter 5 - Reacting to the Past in the Survey Course: Teaching the Stages of Power: Marlowe and Shakespeare, 1592 Game -- Chapter 6 - The Blank Survey Syllabus -- Chapter 7 - Errant Pedagogy in the Early Modern Classroom, or Prodigious Misreadings in and of the Renaissance -- Chapter 8 - Digital Tools, New Media, and the Literature Survey -- Part Three - Programs -- Chapter 9 - Thematic Organization and the First-Year Literature Survey -- Chapter 10 - Fear and Learning in the Historical Survey Course -- Chapter 11 - The Survey as Pedagogical Training and Academic Job Credential -- Chapter 12 - Re-Visioning the American Literature Survey for Teachers and Other Wide-Awake Humans -- Contributor Biographies -- Index
Book Synopsis Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning by : John Watson
Download or read book Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning written by John Watson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Keeping Pace" has several goals. First, it strives to add to the body of knowledge about online education policy and make recommendations for advances. Second, it serves as a reference source for information about programs and policies across the country, for both policymakers and practitioners who are new to online education as well as those who have extensive experience in the field. Third, because there has been so much online education activity in the past year, the report attempts to capture new activity. A definitions section immediately precedes the executive summary. There are many terms in online learning without commonly understood definitions; this section defines some key terms in this report. The first chapter, titled National snapshot and the year in review, captures a picture of the state of online learning in 2008 and provides a short summary of some key developments in the past year. Survey results: Online programs and practices discusses some of the findings of the "Keeping Pace" survey of online programs around the country. For Notes from the field the authors invited sponsors and other researchers and practitioners to contribute short articles on specific subjects that in most cases were not major areas of focus for "Keeping Pace." Key policy issues discusses important online learning issues and is based on the research done for the state profiles that appear near the end of the report. The Conclusion looks to the future and explores some of the policy changes that, if implemented, will help expand educational options for students. Following the above-listed chapters are two long sections that provide much of the data on which the summaries and conclusions are based. The first section describes a subset of the programs that responded to the "Keeping Pace" program survey, divided by program type. For each program type common attributes are discussed, and exceptions to the common attributes are noted. The second section contains online learning profiles of all fifty states, divided into four geographic regions. Although presented first, the key issues chapter of the document builds on the program and state profiles presented later in the report. Most state profiles include footnotes that reference state laws, state policies, and websites of programs. However, in some cases, the information is general and was gathered through numerous website reviews and phone interviews with state agencies; in these cases footnotes are not included. The primary purpose of footnotes is to provide the source documents that will be most valuable to readers. Methodology is appended. (Contains 9 figures, 4 tables, and 216 footnotes.) [Additional funding for this paper was provided by the Illinois Virtual High. For "Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning: A Review of State-Level Policy and Practice, 2007," see ED535913.].
Book Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of New York State Government and Politics by : Gerald Benjamin
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of New York State Government and Politics written by Gerald Benjamin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-03 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York remains the Empire State. Its trillion dollar economy makes the state a national-and often world-leader in banking, finance, publishing, soft services (law, accounting, insurance, consulting), higher education, culture, and the arts. With more than one in five of its residents having immigrated from elsewhere, New York State is an ethnic and social harbinger for an increasingly diverse nation. Recent years have found it, like many other big states, challenged to achieve effective governance. How is, can, or should such a state be governed? What is its history? What is its future? The Oxford Handbook of New York State Government and Politics offers an unusually comprehensive, detailed, and systematic study of this unique and influential state. The thirty-one chapters in The Oxford Handbook of New York State Government and Politics assemble new scholarship in key areas of governance in New York, document the state's record in comparison to other US states, and identify directions for future research. Following editor Gerald Benjamin's introduction, the handbook chapters are organized in five sections that look at the state constitution, state political processes, state governmental institutions, intergovernmental relations, and management and policy areas. Chapters address a wide array of topics including political parties, campaign finance policy, public opinion polling, elections and election management, lobbying and interest group systems, the state legislature, the governorship, the judiciary, the state's "foreign policy," education, health care policy, public safety, economic development, transportation policy, energy policy, and more. A final chapter, compiled by the state archivist, consists of a most extensive annotated bibliography of resources on state history, state political history, the state constitution, and state political processes. Chapter authors include both scholars of New York State and current and former state officials.
Book Synopsis Handbook for Online Learning Contexts: Digital, Mobile and Open by : Ann Marcus-Quinn
Download or read book Handbook for Online Learning Contexts: Digital, Mobile and Open written by Ann Marcus-Quinn and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-29 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the gap in the literature concerned with global case studies of successful Digital, Mobile and Open Education. The book shares experiences from international teaching and learning projects at all levels of Education, and provides advice for future policy and investment in digital teaching and learning and Open Education projects. It also provides an expectation on the future capacity and sustainability of Open Education.
Book Synopsis Cases on Distance Delivery and Learning Outcomes: Emerging Trends and Programs by : Gearhart, Deb
Download or read book Cases on Distance Delivery and Learning Outcomes: Emerging Trends and Programs written by Gearhart, Deb and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2009-10-31 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book provides practitioners in the field of distance education a case book that is a valuable reference of best practices in the field"--Provided by publisher.
Book Synopsis Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education by : Pedro Isaias
Download or read book Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education written by Pedro Isaias and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is to explores a variety of facets of online learning environments to understand how learning occurs and succeeds in digital contexts and what teaching strategies and technologies are most suited to this format. Business, health, government and education are some of the core sectors of society which have been experiencing deep transformations due to a generalized digitalization. While these changes are not novel, the swift progress of technology and the rising complexity of digital environments place a focus on the need for further research and novel strategies. In the context of education, the promise of increased flexibility and broader access to educational resources is impelling much of higher education’s course offerings to online environments. The 21st century learner requires an education that can be pursued anytime and anywhere and that is more aligned with the demands of a digital society. Online education not only assists students to success-fully integrate a workforce that is increasingly digital, but it helps them to become more comfortable with the use of technology in general and, hence, more prepared to be prolific digital citizens. The variety of settings portrayed in this volume attest to the unlimited opportunities afforded by online learning and serve as valuable evidence of its benefit for students’ educational experience. Moreover, these research efforts assist a more comprehensive reflection about the delivery of higher education in the context of online settings.
Book Synopsis Measuring Access to Learning Opportunities by : National Research Council
Download or read book Measuring Access to Learning Opportunities written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-06-28 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1968 the Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance Report (known as the E&S survey) has been used to gather information about possible disparities in access to learning opportunities and violations of students' civil rights. Thirty-five years after the initiation of the E&S survey, large disparities remain both in educational outcomes and in access to learning opportunities and resources. These disparities may reflect violations of students' civil rights, the failure of education policies and practices to provide students from all backgrounds with a similar educational experience, or both. They may also reflect the failure of schools to fully compensate for disparities and current differences in parents' education, income, and family structure. The Committee on Improving Measures of Access to Equal Educational Opportunities concludes that the E&S survey continues to play an essential role in documenting these disparities and in providing information that is useful both in guiding efforts to protect students' civil rights and for informing educational policy and practice. The committee also concludes that the survey's usefulness and access to the survey data could be improved.
Book Synopsis Knowledge, Policy and Practice in Teacher Education by : Maria Teresa Tatto
Download or read book Knowledge, Policy and Practice in Teacher Education written by Maria Teresa Tatto and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge, Policy and Practice in Teacher Education reviews the evolution of education policy on initial teacher education as an indicator of the knowledge that is considered important for nation building. It also looks at research on approaches and structures to initial teacher learning as an indication of the intellectual and moral direction to which schooling must aspire. Contributors look at these dynamics across a range of societies including Australia, the Czech Republic, England, Finland, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, and the USA. Using a review of the literature approach within a comparative framework, the book seeks to answer the following questions for each country: What has been the evolution of different approaches to learning to teach in each setting, and what factors have influenced change over the years? What are the underlying theories that characterize past and current thinking about the knowledge, skills and dispositions needed by teachers and what evidence is used to support these theories? What does a review on the state of the knowledge about teacher education over the past 30 years reveal about the evolution of the research and knowledge traditions that have supported current and past innovations in teacher education? Maria Teresa Tatto and Ian Menter explore international variability in different conceptions of knowledge in the context of learning to teach and explore the way in which national and international influences interact in the developing trajectories of teacher education policy and practice, considering what knowledge is considered important for teachers to have.
Book Synopsis The Wiley Handbook of School Choice by : Robert A. Fox
Download or read book The Wiley Handbook of School Choice written by Robert A. Fox and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wiley Handbook of School Choice presents a comprehensive collection of original essays addressing the wide range of alternatives to traditional public schools available in contemporary US society. A comprehensive collection of the latest research findings on school choices in the US, including charter schools, magnet schools, school vouchers, home schooling, private schools, and virtual schools Viewpoints of both advocates and opponents of each school choice provide balanced examinations and opinions Perspectives drawn from both established researchers and practicing professionals in the U.S. and abroad and from across the educational spectrum gives a holistic outlook Includes thorough coverage of the history of traditional education in the US, its current state, and predictions for the future of each alternative school choice
Book Synopsis High-impact Educational Practices by : George D. Kuh
Download or read book High-impact Educational Practices written by George D. Kuh and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication¿the latest report from AAC&U¿s Liberal Education and America¿s Promise (LEAP) initiative¿defines a set of educational practices that research has demonstrated have a significant impact on student success. Author George Kuh presents data from the National Survey of Student Engagement about these practices and explains why they benefit all students, but also seem to benefit underserved students even more than their more advantaged peers. The report also presents data that show definitively that underserved students are the least likely students, on average, to have access to these practices.
Book Synopsis Cases on Building Quality Distance Delivery Programs: Strategies and Experiences by : Huffman, Stephanie
Download or read book Cases on Building Quality Distance Delivery Programs: Strategies and Experiences written by Huffman, Stephanie and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-12-31 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book targets pressing needs in distance education by connecting theory and practice, addressing emerging leadership issues, and identifying best practices in teaching and learning"--Provided by publisher.
