As a follow-up to my entry K-12 Online Learning And E-Learn, more presentations about K-12 online learning at e-Learn that I either missed on the first pass or are going on after I’m leaving.
Course Management System Study: Integrating E-Learning into the High School Biology Classroom
Type: Roundtable Topic: Instructional Design
Room: 12
Tue, Nov. 18 4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Authors:
Marguerite Cahill, CalMar-Merced Educational Foundation, USA
Abstract:
One of the complex issues in public school education is the limited proficiency of classroom teachers to integrate technology into their subject. The national goal of increasing the effectiveness of technology-supported content area teaching is well known (Riley, Holleman, & Roberts, 2000). Instructionally Designed Elements to Assist Learning, IDEAL, is an e-learning system promoting learning through an instructionally designed web based course management system. This system incorporates multiple programs, the internet, classroom computers, a classroom response system, and current district curriculum. The formative results review the patterns of technology use by veteran science teachers with limited understanding of e-learning, and the response of their ninth grade biology students. In order to reduce resistance, the teacher and classroom climate guided the implementation of the E-Learning system through observation, feedback, and use. Results indicate that teachers and students have acquired new skills that will frame their current and future e-learning journey.
The use of on-line courses for developing collaboration between University and High School: Towards a Pilot Program
Type: Full Paper Topic: Other
Room: 18
Wed, Nov. 19 10:00 AM-10:30 AM
Authors:
Eiko Takaoka, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Abstract:
Under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, there is a movement in Japan in recent years to develop educational practices in ways suitable to new forms of knowledge, emerging technologies, and a changing society?in other words: to re-think ‘education’. In response to this, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology (C.I.S.T) has begun to explore ways of utilizing its existing on-line courses (Information/Media, Maths, and English) to extend its reach into the broader community: first, high-schools, and later, to organizations and the general public. This paper gives an overview of the first steps in this process: materials and objectives, and culture-specific factors.
GSN and JcESC Present Effective Models of Virtual Learning for K-12
Type: Products/Services Showcase Topic: Tools & Systems
Room: 13
Wed, Nov. 19 5:30 PM-7:00 PM
Authors:
Don Posson, Global Student Network, USA
Abstract:
Internationally, students at every level are being left behind, not due to academic abilities, but due to lack of available learning environments conducive to student learning needs. This presentation describes the most effective and conducive learning environments as an independent factor for each student, and how this unique and comprehensive Virtual Curriculum adapts to meet the needs of each student.
K12 Online Learning: A Global Perspective
Type: Best Practices Session Topic: Policy Issues
Room: 11
Thu, Nov. 20 11:15 AM-11:35 AM
Authors:
Allison Powell, North American Council for Online Learning, USA
Abstract:
Get the latest scoop on the online learning landscape across all 50 states in the USA – plus emerging trends and important policies. A national and global perspective on the trends in education, expectations for students, and what strategies countries, states and schools need to have in place will be provided. Online learning is providing a revolution across the globe for the best teachers to reach the most remote students. All schools can deliver on the promise that every student should have access to the best education available regardless of their neighborhood or geography, and online learning offers a solution for expanding opportunities, global collaboration and 21st century skills.
Designing Online Learning Communities for Global Collaboration among High School Students
Type: Roundtable Topic: Instructional Design
Room: 12
Thu, Nov. 20 4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Authors:
Chung-Kai Huang, University of Texas, Taiwan
George Briones, University of Texas, USA
Abstract:
Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) is an emerging branch of the learning sciences with respect to studying how people can learn together with the help of computers (Stahl, Koschmann, & Suthers, 2006). This report will discuss an online learning community based on the CSCL framework among high school students in the United States and in Taiwan. Based on the data collected during Spring 08, this paper will investigate design issues to address the challenges and potential educational values of this type of global online learning communities among high school students.
