Article Notice – Interview with Eddie Reisch

As I mentioned on Monday, when I announced the Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning – Special Issue: Primary And Secondary Distance Education : Expanding The Knowledge Base In The Schools Sector, I indicated that I would be posting an entry for each of the articles in that special issue. The final of these articles is “Interview with Eddie Reisch.”

Interview with Eddie Reisch

Hazel Owen

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Eddie Reisch is currently working as a policy advisor for Te Reo Māori Operational Policy within the Student Achievement group with the Ministry of Education in New Zealand, where he has implemented and led a range of e-learning initiatives and developments, particularly the Virtual Learning Network (VLN). He is regarded as one of the leading innovators in the area of blended learning in K–12, and during his 30 years in education he has applied an unwavering belief that all learners can be the best they can when empowered to collaborate, make choices, be creative, and learn from their mistakes.
Eddie was interviewed by Hazel Owen, Director of Ethos Consultancy NZ on 10 January 2013.

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Article Notice – Book Review – Making The Move To K–12 Online Teaching: Research-Based Strategies And Practices

As I mentioned on Monday, when I announced the Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning – Special Issue: Primary And Secondary Distance Education : Expanding The Knowledge Base In The Schools Sector, I indicated that I would be posting an entry for each of the articles in that special issue. The sixth of these articles is “Book Review – Making The Move To K–12 Online Teaching: Research-Based Strategies And Practices.”

Book Review – Making the move to K–12 online teaching: Research-based strategies and practices

David Adelstein

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Making the move to K–12 online teaching: Research-based strategies and practices

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British Journal of Educational Technology Content Alert (New Articles)

From Monday’s inbox…

British Journal of Educational Technology © British Educational Research Association Early View (Online Version of Record published before inclusion in an issue)

These Early View articles are now available on Wiley Online Library

Original Articles Investigating the role of computer-supported annotation in problem-solving-based teaching: An empirical study of a Scratch programming pedagogy Addison Y. S. Su, Stephen J. H. Yang, Wu-Yuin Hwang, Chester S. J. Huang and Ming-Yu Tern Article first published online: 16 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/bjet.12058 Design milieux for learning environments in African contexts Marcus Duveskog, Erkki Sutinen and Johannes Cronje Article first published online: 15 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/bjet.12068

Article Notice – Book Review – eLearnings: Implementing a national strategy for ICT in education, 1998-2010

As I mentioned on Monday, when I announced the Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning – Special Issue: Primary And Secondary Distance Education : Expanding The Knowledge Base In The Schools Sector, I indicated that I would be posting an entry for each of the articles in that special issue. The fifth of these articles is “Book Review – eLearnings: Implementing a national strategy for ICT in education, 1998-2010.”

Book Review – eLearnings: Implementing a national strategy for ICT in education, 1998-2010

Darren Sudlow

Abstract

In 2010 Core Education released a book entitled, Elearnings: Implementing a national strategy for ICT in Education, 1998-2010 which outlines the journey various stakeholders have been on during that period.

This review examines the value of the book for a teacher working in a fully online or ‘blended’ context.

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Article Notice – A Case Study Of Blended Teaching And Learning In A New Zealand Secondary School, Using An Ecological Framework

As I mentioned on Monday, when I announced the Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning – Special Issue: Primary And Secondary Distance Education : Expanding The Knowledge Base In The Schools Sector, I indicated that I would be posting an entry for each of the articles in that special issue. The fourth of these articles is “A Case Study Of Blended Teaching And Learning In A New Zealand Secondary School, Using An Ecological Framework.”

A case study of blended teaching and learning in a New Zealand secondary school, using an ecological framework

Pinelopi Zaka

Abstract

This paper reports on the findings of a case study that investigated how blended teaching and learning was implemented in a New Zealand secondary school. An ecological perspective was taken, in an attempt to clarify the complexity of blended teaching and learning implementation, by researching the roles of students, teachers, school leaders and other educational stakeholders, within and beyond the school itself. An ecological framework was developed that gives rise to several recommendations for individuals and groups within the three levels of the school’s multi-level ecology; the classroom, the school and the wider ecosystem in which the school is embedded.

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