Research on Virtual Learning

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Research on Virtual Learning

• Effectiveness Lessons Learned in Online Learning

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Research on Virtual Learning

• Susan Patrick, President CEO North American
  Council for Online Learning
• Liz Pape, CEO, Virtual High School Inc.
• Julie Young, President CEO, Florida Virtual
  School
• Rosina Smith, PhD, Executive Director, Alberta
  Online Consortium
• Robert Blomeyer, PhD, Senior Technology
  Researcher, Learning Point/NCREL

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Experts Perspectives on Research Top Issues
Lessons Learned

• What Leaders Need to Know
• Expands Options Growing
• Effectiveness
• Research, Accountability and Data
• Online Learning Educational Reform
• Discussion QA

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Research Study Synthesis of New Research (2005)

• Synthesis of New Research on K-12 Online
  Learning
• Student Academic Performance (p47)
• Characteristics of Successful Online Students
  (p49)
• Qualities of Effective Online Learners (p51)
• Professional Development for Effective Online
  Teaching and Learning (p52)
• Challenges of Online Learning (p54)
• Online Learning, School Change and Educational
  Reform (p56 )
• Recommendations Barriers (Pages 59-69)
• Further Research Questions (Pages 68-69)
• www.NCREL.org/tech/synthesis/index.html

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Research Study Keeping Pace 2

• Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning
• John Watsons study of all 50 state policies
  (2005)
• www.NCREL.org/tech/pace2/index.html

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Distance Education in K-12 Public Schools
2002-2003 (NCES 2005)

• 328,000 enrollments in 2002-2003
• 36 of public school districts have students
  enrolled in distance education courses
• Of these districts, 72 plan to expand their
  distance education courses
• Distance education provides more course options
  to public school students
• 50 of districts offered Advanced Placement or
  college-level courses
• www.nces.ed.gov

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Next Generation Education Redesign Powered by
Online Learning

• The institutionalization of e-learning or online
  learning in Americas schools is not about
  establishing online learning as a delivery system
  competing with the traditional K12 schools. It
  also is not about disseminating new or innovative
  instructional technologies. Rather, it is
  essentially about educational improvement, school
  reform, and improving academic performance in
  Americans high schools. Robert Blomeyer, LPA
• Virtual School Symposium
• Dallas, Texas
• November 5-7, 2006

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Research on Virtual Learning

• Research Synthesis provides policy makers with a
  research-based view of online learning and
  confidence that Online Learning Is Effective It
  Works.
• Expands Options
• Growing Rapidly
• Equal or Better
• Improves Teaching
• Links
• www.NCES.ED.gov
• www.NCREL.org
• www.NACOL.org
• www.NationalEdTechPlan.org