The Capital Area Intermediate Unit (CAIU) in Pennsylvania partnered with EdisonLearning to address challenges faced by its member school districts by establishing the Capital Area Online Learning Association (CAOLA). Through this partnership, CAOLA has provided online learning options and expanded course selections to over 230 students across 17 school districts. The flexible EdisonLearning online courses and full-time online academy have helped districts save costs and retain students while meeting varied student needs. CAIU and district officials credit the success of the program to the high quality and flexibility of the EdisonLearning solution.
The Government of India is aware of the strong and urgent need to make secondary education within easy reach, affordable and of good quality. There are certain measures that can be adopted to bring quality, equity and access for every child. Schools can be upgraded; their capacity to serve students expanded, creating new schools, and increasing GDP allocated to secondary schools are some of them. However, these require heavy investments in terms of infrastructure and finances. Adoption of ICT tools and an increased shift towards open distance and electronic education can improve quality and increase efficiency. Although there are various schemes in place, it is estimated that the demand for secondary education is going to increase sharply due to increased turnover of students from primary level (like the success obtained via Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan programme). Going virtual is one of the solutions. This concept paper looks into the aspect of increasing demand for access to education in the context of RMSA, meeting the educational needs by Open Schooling system, emerging trends in ICT use in education and proposes a framework for Virtual Open Schooling in India.
Education is the yardstick for every country’s political and socio-economic development; which acts as a basis of reducing poverty and inequality by enabling the use of new technologies, creating and spreading knowledge. Despite the large inflows of donor financing and the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Education and Sports; the sector for the last 29 years is still grappling to balance the increasing access with quality education in secondary schools. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to explore the new strategies the Ministry of Education and Sports can employ to increase access while improving the quality education in the country. The article is based on literature review and the author’s experience in education. The article examines the advantages of open schooling and reveals that the programme provides the fast-track options for retaining students; bringing dropouts and over-aged learners to school; reducing administrative costs and enabling young people to be effective in life. Furthermore, the researcher discusses the likely challenges of the programme and gives practical working solutions aimed at overcoming the challenges of implementing the programme in Uganda.
Key words: Open Schooling, Access to Education, Quality Education, Dropouts
The Government of India is aware of the strong and urgent need to make secondary education within easy reach, affordable and of good quality. There are certain measures that can be adopted to bring quality, equity and access for every child. Schools can be upgraded; their capacity to serve students expanded, creating new schools, and increasing GDP allocated to secondary schools are some of them. However, these require heavy investments in terms of infrastructure and finances. Adoption of ICT tools and an increased shift towards open distance and electronic education can improve quality and increase efficiency. Although there are various schemes in place, it is estimated that the demand for secondary education is going to increase sharply due to increased turnover of students from primary level (like the success obtained via Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan programme). Going virtual is one of the solutions. This concept paper looks into the aspect of increasing demand for access to education in the context of RMSA, meeting the educational needs by Open Schooling system, emerging trends in ICT use in education and proposes a framework for Virtual Open Schooling in India.
Education is the yardstick for every country’s political and socio-economic development; which acts as a basis of reducing poverty and inequality by enabling the use of new technologies, creating and spreading knowledge. Despite the large inflows of donor financing and the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Education and Sports; the sector for the last 29 years is still grappling to balance the increasing access with quality education in secondary schools. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to explore the new strategies the Ministry of Education and Sports can employ to increase access while improving the quality education in the country. The article is based on literature review and the author’s experience in education. The article examines the advantages of open schooling and reveals that the programme provides the fast-track options for retaining students; bringing dropouts and over-aged learners to school; reducing administrative costs and enabling young people to be effective in life. Furthermore, the researcher discusses the likely challenges of the programme and gives practical working solutions aimed at overcoming the challenges of implementing the programme in Uganda.
Key words: Open Schooling, Access to Education, Quality Education, Dropouts
Technology Training in the California Community College SystemAnna Stirling
Currently, @ONE serves approximately 10% of the nearly 85,000 faculty and staff from all 112 community colleges in the system. @ONE’s goal is to provide relevant technology training to faculty and staff by providing these services at a minimal cost to both individuals and colleges/districts. In an effort to meet this goal, @ONE contracted a team of undergraduate College of Business students at California State University San Marcos to conduct a market study of California Community College faculty and staff regarding their current technology training, their personal preferences, and emerging technology needs and to then provide recommendations based on the data collected from that study.
Work integrated learning for TVET institutions in KenyaBeatrice Amollo
Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) is presented as an effective alternative to Kenya's Higher Education Institute's practical or industrial attachment. These institutions are refereed to as Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) institutions due to the unique and practical skills students are expected to acquire at the end of their training.
Guest Talk conducted upon invitation by the Inter University Centre for Teacher Education (IUCTE) at the Regional Institute of Education, Mysuru, India, 19 March 2021.
In developing countries, public education systems, which enroll about 90 percent of all primary and 70 percent of all secondary students, face multiple challenges from overcrowded classrooms, lack of an incentives structure to shortage of qualified teachers and resources. These problems are expected to become more serious with the projected dramatic increase in the demand for schooling during the next decades. This presentation discusses public education issues in developing countries and what has been done in some nations in general and in Egypt specifically to address those issues. The presentation introduces online/virtual social schools as a possible solution to alleviate some of the current public systems problems and how to implement that solution in Egypt.
Here at the ExercicioWeb Site you will find several simulations with exercises, questions and activities aimed
at elementary, middle and high school covering the most diverse disciplines. For teachers, students who will
provide the Enem and the Vestibular also for the contestants
The 10 best online institutes in europe 2021Merry D'souza
We hand-picked few educational institutions that are doing remarkably well in imparting education through digital technologies, in the latest edition of The Knowledge Review – The 10 Best Online Institutes in Europe, 2021.
Discover these institutes through this edition. Happy reading!
Presentation by Dr. R.C. Sharma on Virtual Open Schooling at the National Consultative Workshop on Virtual Open Schooling in India organised by NIOS and CEMCA on 16 October 2012.
Technology Training in the California Community College SystemAnna Stirling
Currently, @ONE serves approximately 10% of the nearly 85,000 faculty and staff from all 112 community colleges in the system. @ONE’s goal is to provide relevant technology training to faculty and staff by providing these services at a minimal cost to both individuals and colleges/districts. In an effort to meet this goal, @ONE contracted a team of undergraduate College of Business students at California State University San Marcos to conduct a market study of California Community College faculty and staff regarding their current technology training, their personal preferences, and emerging technology needs and to then provide recommendations based on the data collected from that study.
Work integrated learning for TVET institutions in KenyaBeatrice Amollo
Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) is presented as an effective alternative to Kenya's Higher Education Institute's practical or industrial attachment. These institutions are refereed to as Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) institutions due to the unique and practical skills students are expected to acquire at the end of their training.
Guest Talk conducted upon invitation by the Inter University Centre for Teacher Education (IUCTE) at the Regional Institute of Education, Mysuru, India, 19 March 2021.
In developing countries, public education systems, which enroll about 90 percent of all primary and 70 percent of all secondary students, face multiple challenges from overcrowded classrooms, lack of an incentives structure to shortage of qualified teachers and resources. These problems are expected to become more serious with the projected dramatic increase in the demand for schooling during the next decades. This presentation discusses public education issues in developing countries and what has been done in some nations in general and in Egypt specifically to address those issues. The presentation introduces online/virtual social schools as a possible solution to alleviate some of the current public systems problems and how to implement that solution in Egypt.
Here at the ExercicioWeb Site you will find several simulations with exercises, questions and activities aimed
at elementary, middle and high school covering the most diverse disciplines. For teachers, students who will
provide the Enem and the Vestibular also for the contestants
The 10 best online institutes in europe 2021Merry D'souza
We hand-picked few educational institutions that are doing remarkably well in imparting education through digital technologies, in the latest edition of The Knowledge Review – The 10 Best Online Institutes in Europe, 2021.
Discover these institutes through this edition. Happy reading!
Presentation by Dr. R.C. Sharma on Virtual Open Schooling at the National Consultative Workshop on Virtual Open Schooling in India organised by NIOS and CEMCA on 16 October 2012.
Getting Started with a Virtual School Program featuring Cobb County School Di...Blackboard
Eight years ago, Cobb County School District (CCSD) was looking for a way to provide students with additional course options. At the time there was no state virtual school program so CCSD made the decision to start their own Virtual Academy.
Join us for a web presentation to hear first-hand from CCSD on how they started their virtual academy, plans for expanding the program and more including:
• Getting started: tips and tricks for beginning the process
• Course creation ideas
• Challenges and lessons learned
• What's next for CCSD and online learning
In the dynamic landscape of education, the adoption of blended learning has emerged as a transformative force, particularly in the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). Blended learning, a pedagogical approach that combines traditional classroom instruction with online learning components, has reshaped the educational experience for students and educators alike. In this article, we explore implementation, its advantages, and the future it holds for blended learning in DCPS.
Offering Students a Spectrum of Online Learning Experiences: featuring Jeffco...Blackboard
In 2006, Jeffco Public Schools in Colorado was looking for a way to address the staggering number of students that were failing classes as well as provide options for students that wanted to learn in a way that modeled their digital lives. The district also wanted to expand educational options for the hundreds of students that were leaving the district each year to learn online elsewhere.
In order to meet these needs, Jeffco Public Schools turned to Blackboard to expand educational offerings with online courses.
Jeffco Public Schools shares how Blackboard software helped accomplish the following:
Develop a five-year road map for online learning,
Address the districts withdrawal and failure rate,
Provide online learning opportunities without students having to leave their school,
Launch a statewide online school and,
Use online learning as a vehicle for organizational change.
Learning Models Evolve with Blended Learning on the RiseBlackboard
K-12 schools and districts understand that a personalized education experience increases student achievement and success, therefore many institutions are harnessing online learning technology to create blended learning programs to help meet diverse student needs. Although blended learning models differ drastically among K-12 institutions and are a product of the unique goals and challenges of the school, the importance of quality and accountability pertains to all. Join us for this webinar featuring Susan Patrick, President and CEO of iNACOL (International Association for K-12 Online Learning) and K-12 school district leaders for a discussion about how K-12 institutions across the globe are successfully implementing diverse blended learning models that maintain quality and accountability and enable student success.
Susan Patrick, President and CEO, International Association for K-12 Online Learning; Amy Hance, Instructional Technology Specialist, Collier County Public Schools
Skills for Prosperity Kenya: Adapting OER for More Sustainable Online Course ...Fereshte Goshtasbpour
EDEN Research Workshop
This poster focuses on the journey of one open educational resources (OER) and how it has been repurposed during the Covid-19 pandemic within a variety of contexts. In particular, it focuses on reuse within the Kenyan context and as part of a wider digital education skills initiative: Skills for Prosperity Kenya. The poster will be of interest to practitioners, anyone with an interest in open education, and adapting OER for online course development and delivery in a short time or to meet urgent and unanticipated teaching needs. It also shares some strategies to make OER accessible and inclusive particularly for technologically low-resourced contexts.
Keywords:
Digital Education, Inclusion, Open Educational Resources, Global South, Covid-19
K-12 Online Schools: Exploring the Benefits and Challenges | Enterprise WiredEnterprise Wired
This article delves into the world of K-12 online education, examining its benefits, challenges, and the impact it has on the traditional educational landscape.
1. An EdisonLearning Success Story
EdisonLearning partnership provides innovative
online learning options for Pennsylvania students
The Capital Area Intermediate Unit Story
The Challenge
School districts in Pennsylvania were facing two challenges.
First, many districts did not have the resources to provide
students with online learning programs. With no option in
the district, increasing numbers of students were leaving to
attend virtual charter or other non-district schools. Secondly,
small districts were struggling to provide expanded course
selections for their students. Courses, such as AP courses and
foreign languages like Chinese, were not available due to lack
of means to hire teachers for these specific topics.
Capital Area Intermediate Unit (CAIU) wanted to help its
member districts address these challenges. They sought to
redesign their high school offerings to increase learning options “Our districts love the opportunity for customization
for high school students through online learning. and the flexible options available. They can do what
works best for each student and each school, and rely
The SoluTion on the support CAIU and EdisonLearning to make their
CAIU established the Capital Area Online Learning Association program a success. Of the providers I have worked with
(CAOLA) in 2009 to provide flexible online learning options to in the past, none have offered that kind of flexibility.”
its member districts. Partnering with EdisonLearning, they - olly Brzycki, Supervisor of Online
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expanded their high school offerings through EdisonLearning’s Learning Capital Area Intermediate Unit
eCourses. CAOLA was also able to offer a full-time online high
school program through EdisonLearning’s eAcademy.
objectives for an online program
The ReSulTS When CAOLA set out to select and online program, the top
• In its first year, CAOLA program had 13 participating districts. objectives were to find a provider with:
The program has now grown to 17 school districts in various
regions of the state with more growth in the fall of 2010. 1) a wide variety of courses that would greatly expand what
students could take
• The program started with 17 students successfully earning 2) increased options for instruction in various learning
summer school credits. CAOLA now has 230 students enrolled modalities and environments
in over 70 different courses. 3) options for credit recovery, interventions and alternative
• The CAOLA model has proven to be cost-effective, saving education
districts thousands of dollars when compared to dollars 4) a full-time online program to decrease student migration
they would need to spend on sending students to virtual to virtual and non-district schools
charter schools.
The providers’ ability to coordinate the program across
The STepS along The Way multiple districts with different needs and varying numbers
of students in the program was also considered.
CAIU is a regional educational service agency in Pennsylvania,
serving 24 member districts, 2 vocational technical schools
Furthermore the program needed to begin quickly, be highly
and over 50 non-public schools in Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry
scalable and sufficiently meet the needs of all types of
and northern York counties.
students from gifted to credit recovery.
CAIU was looking to redesign their high school offerings
a solution to fit online learning needs for all districts
with a vision of “Engage – Achieve – Succeed: Options for
With over 100 courses available in 2009 (with 85 more
Every Learner”. CAIU established CAOLA to provide flexible
expected to be added by end of year 2010) and a unique
online learning options to member districts and the students
modular structure that allows courses to easily be applied in
they service.
different learning situations, EdisonLearning provided a good
choice for CAIU.