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Review of a paper estimating cost savings for online and blended learning, pointing out that the real numbers are much more complicated than what the report implies.
Four-step model by Ruth Clark on designing for synchronous online training via Elluminate etc. The article is from 2005 and has nothing earth shattering if you've been doing this a while, but it's a solid introduction to how to use the tools effectively and blend synchronous learning with other forms.
According to a meta-analysis by the US Department of Education, face-to-face courses are less effective than online and blended learning. They caution against viewing this as simply a matter of the medium though. It's the changes in what online and blended learning allow (like opportunities for collaboration) that are likely making the difference.
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The meta-analysis findings do not support simply putting an existing course online, but they do support redesigning instruction to incorporate additional learning opportunities online.
Advice for online learners to get the most out of their courses. Includes cognitive, behavioral, and self-regulation strategies. Even though this is geared towards learners, instructional designers can also benefit from thinking about how to teach and model these strategies.
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NCAT has identified several redesign models, all of which adhere to the principle that students need more than just traditional lectures.
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The models stress online assessment that provides immediate feedback to instructors. Administrators can monitor tests given to students before the course redesign and after to measure their subject knowledge.
The idea, says Carol A. Twigg, president and chief executive of NCAT, is to structure courses so that both student and instructor time is best used.
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Examples of how moving away from learning models where the students are passive recipients of knowledge to active creators with independent practice improves student performance.
- Christy Tucker on 2007-03-15
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Results of research on online and blended education in K-12 public schools. Surprisingly (to me anyway), 2/3 of public school districts have some online or blended courses.
- Christy Tucker on 2007-03-06
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