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Are you ready for the era of ‘big data’?
“Radical customization, constant experimentation, and novel business models will be new hallmarks of competition as companies capture and analyze huge volumes of data. “ The McKinsey Quarterly ran a great article last month calling the question, Are you ready for the era of ‘big data’? Their five big questions are adapted here for education.
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7 Things to Include in Your Innovation Conference
If I was hosting an innovation conference focused on secondary education, here's seven things I'd include: a design prize, interesting breakouts, virtual field trips, lessons from workforce development, cool components, and a design studio.
EdTech
States and Districts Require Online Learning
Education Week reported this Monday that Tennessee and a handful of other states now require all students take at least one class online in forward-thinking policies to ready kids for the future.
EdTech
Infographic: Online Students vs. Traditional Students
OnlinePHDprograms.com, an online Ph.D. degree provider, published an excellent infographic this week on "Online Students vs. Traditional Students." The infographic looks at the reasons students choose online learning over traditional classrooms and environments, the courses they take, and the outcomes from online learning. In light of the economic downturn, many students find that online learning is a more cost effective solution and efficient management of time. Their choice to go online oftentimes reflect positively in the outcomes.
EdTech
Webinar: Blended Learning Case Studies with Michael B. Horn
Connections Learning is hosting a webinar on "Blended Learning Case Studies: How Brick and Mortar Schools are Taking Advantage of Online Learning Options" tomorrow, Wednesday 19, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
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Florida Virtual Schools Increases Its Online Course Offerings
Florida Virtual School (FLVS) announced today seven new course offerings this fall, adding to its catalog of more than 110 free online courses for Florida students. New courses include Guitar 1, AP Art History, AP Human Geography, French 1, Sociology, Journalism and Advanced Algebra with Financial Applications for high schoolers.
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Communication Barriers: Keeping the Walls Down in the Online Classroom
The Wall Street Journal recently discussed communication difficulties between foreign doctors and patients in Iowa. The article emphasized the communication barriers that can exist between doctors and patients who come from different cultures. It made me think about communication between online students. Distance learning peers rarely live in the same geographic area (and become quite excited when they discover someone who does live in the same region), but generally communicate quite well.
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Michigan Parents & Students Rally for Public School Choice
The Michigan Chapter of the National Coalition of Public School Options, an organization of parents speak out about major public school issues to policymakers, rallied at the Capitol in support of parents' rights to choose the best public school for their students and Senate Bill 619.
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Good Evaluation Requires Good Data—And Sound Judgment
The superintendents and school district human resource officers I spoke this week said they are struggling with the political and technical aspects of linking student achievement data to teacher evaluation. The policy analysts and labor economists that discussed incorporating data into teacher evaluation at PIE-Net this week admitted…
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Florida Leadership Delivers the Future of Education
The state of Florida with the leadership of Governor Jeb Bush has proven that innovative strategies in education reform coupled with emerging technologies can transform learning outcomes for students of all socio-economic backgrounds.