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NCVPS E-lert – Sept. 21, 2017 – Fall Edition V (Progress Reports Posted) —

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Districts and Charter Schools, Please forward this E-lert to your school-level stakeholders. We often have enrollment information for counselors, grades for data managers, tips for lab facilitators, announcements for testing coordinators, and strategies for school leaders, all of whom support your district’s and school’s e-learning efforts. If you are having difficulty viewing this email, you may view it as a web page here. NCVPS E-lert – Sept. 21, 2017 – Fall Edition V (Progress Reports Posted) Current E-lert News NCVPS Resources Calendar Check 2017 – 2018 Summer 2017 Dates August 11: Last Day Summer Classes August 17: Grades Posted Fall 2017 Dates August 14: Early Calendar Start August 17: Early Calendar Day-3 No-Show Report Posted August 23: Early Calendar Day 7 No-Show Report Posted August 25: Last Day to Drop Early Calendar August 28: Traditional Calendar Start August 31: Traditional Calendar Day-3 No-Show Report Posted Sept. 7: Traditional Calendar Day-7 No-Show Report Posted Sept. 7: Early Calendar Progress Reports Posted Posted September 11: Last Day to Drop Traditional Calendar Sept. 21: Progress Reports Posted See our calendar for progress report dates. We post updates every two weeks throughout the semester. Essential Links How to Register How to Open a Ticket with the Virtual Support Center Lab Facilitators Guide Help for Students Course Syllabus & Pacing Guide for NCVPS Courses Course Descriptions & Prerequisites NCVPS Is Hiring Teachers E-lert Archive Pages to Bookmark NCVPS Home Course Login Registration System Virtual Support Center Connect with us on Twitter! Find us here. Tweet to us on Twitter at @ncvps or with the hashtag #ncvps. E-lert Subscription If you are not on the E-lert subscription list, but would like to be, please add your name to our list here. Current E-lert News Greetings! Greetings, everyone! Progress reports are posted, and we have a number of important items for you this week. New Updates Digital Learning Initiative Grants Culture Cafe Event for All AP Students Fall 2017 Updates Enrollment Options After Sept. 12 Current Grades Posted SAR Data for OSU German Teachers Important Information Canvas App for Parents and Facilitators NCVPS 10-Year Anniversary Symposium Tech Updates In addition, be sure to check out all of our tips and reminders in this week’s e-lert. Digital Learning Initiative Grants The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is seeking proposals for the Digital Learning Initiative Grants. The State Board of Education is collaborating with the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation to continue the progress in implementing the Digital Learning Plan in North Carolina public schools. The North Carolina Digital Learning Plan recommends the provision of grants to support the development and dissemination of local innovative digital learning models. The goal is to have effective digital learning practices spread across all North Carolina K-12 public schools. All school districts and charter schools are eligible to apply for the competitive grant program. For details on how to apply for grant, visit the Digital Learning Initiative Grantsweb page. Culture Cafe Event for All AP Students On Monday, September 25th at 7 pm, NCVPS will host a Culture Cafe on the Topic of the “AP Mentality.” Join NCVPS teachers Dr. Tom (AP Music Theory) and Mr. Wartski (AP Biology). Please mark your calendars and tell your friends (any Advanced Placement student will benefit). Join the session at our Adobe Connect link. We hope to see you at this important and rewarding event! Learn more about our Culture Cafe at the Culture Cafe web page.  It’s amazingly cool! Fall 2017 Updates Registration Details Log in to the NCVPS Registration System here. If you need access, contact our Virtual Support Center here. Please remember that there is only one login per school.  If your school already has access, you will need to share the login username and password. If you are new to the NCVPS registration system or need a refresher, visit our Registration System User’s Guide here. Enrollment Options after September 12 Registration for Fall 2017 closed on Tuesday, Sept. 12 after our one-day extension.  However, we still have a number of options for schools. Credit Recovery: Credit recovery enrollment will remain open until November 22, 2017. Schools can continue to enroll in credit recovery courses that have open seats. OCS: Schools can continue to enroll in existing OCS sections throughout the semester. We cannot open new OCS sections after Sept. 12. 1/2 Credit Health and 1/2 Credit PE Courses: Registration for our 2nd 9-week health courses will remain open until November 13, 2017. Transfer Students: After Sept. 12, we will begin accepting transfers for students who meet our transfer criteria. Transfer students must already be enrolled in a traditional course at the school with an instructor AND have a grade to transfer in with. We will have more details on this next week. We are able to accept transfer students through November 22, 2017. Open a ticket with the Virtual Support Center here: http://www.help.ncvps.org/ and include the following information with your transfer request: 1. Student’s Name 2. Student’s PowerSchool Number 3. Student’s Email 4. Student’s contact phone number 5. Student’s School & District 6. Course transferring in to 7. Transfer Grade (and support plan if needed) 8. Does the student have an IEP?  Does the Student have a 504 Plan? 9. Brief reason for transfer Flex Learning: Our Flex Learning courses help students who have a special or hardship situation. If any of the above options work for a student, you will need to use those options, but when you are out of options, check out Flex Learning page for enrollment information. Semester Success with NCPVS We have several processes that schools should follow throughout the semester to help students have greater success in NCVPS courses. Check out our Semester Success with NCVPS page for details. Grade Report Updates What Grades Are Currently Posted? September 21: Progress Reports for all Classes What’s Next on the Schedule? October 5: Progress Reports for all Classes Reporting Overview Progress Reports See how your students are progressing! We post progress reports every two weeks in the registration system. These are unweighted grades. Follow this link to see the details on NCVPS progress reports. Final Grade Report Only our final grade report is a weighted grade report.   Follow this link to see the details on NCVPS’s final grade report. Student Status (No-Show) Reports NCVPS posts student status reports after the third and seventh days of class. These reports indicate if students have logged in or not to their NCVPS courses. These reports are early warning indicators for schools. Follow this link to see the details on NCVPS student status (no-show) reports. Additional Grade Reporting Resources Follow this link to see how to run a grade report. Follow this link to see our Quick Reference Guide on Grades. SAR Data for NCVPS Teachers School data managers will find the NCVPS SAR data in the NCVPS enrollment reports and grade reports.  E-learning advisors at the school will be able to help the data managers access the enrollment reports. Data managers will need to manually enter the NCVPS teacher SAR data into PowerSchool. Schools will use the PowerSchool UID for NCVPS teachers instead of their social security numbers.  The Virtual Teacher Identification Number (VTIN) will work in place of the SSN, as well. Enrollment reports and grade reports will open into an Excel spreadsheet. Scroll to the right of the spreadsheet to access the SAR data (see below). Please note that most reporting errors are due to a data input error or a spreadsheet sorting error on the school’s end.  Please confirm that the correct UID has been used.  In addition, sometimes a school will misread the spreadsheet and enter the wrong teacher for a course.  If you accidentally enter the Latin teacher’s data for an English course, it will naturally come back as a reporting error. SAR Data for OSU German Teachers You can also find the SAR data for Oklahoma State University German teachers in our enrollment reports and progress reports: Canvas App for Parents Parents and facilitators can now download the Canvas Parent app in both the iTunes and  Google Play stores. Parents and facilitators will need student login information to set up their parent accounts. This will have to come from the school. NCVPS cannot supply login credentials to parents or facilitators. Check with your school’s e-learning advisor (ELA) or with the student. The Canvas Parent app is designed to provide visibility into a student’s progress at a glance. Canvas Parent allows both parents and facilitators to: View assignment descriptions and due dates Set reminders for assignments View assignment grades View course grades Set grade alerts View course announcements Here are several helpful links: Canvas Parent Guide Overview Canvas Parent Android Guide Canvas Parent iOS Guide Parents and facilitators can also use the Parent Portal online from any computer. Directions on how to use the portal are here. NCVPS 10-Year Anniversary Symposium The North Carolina Virtual Public School is turning 10! We are celebrating a decade in online teaching and learning and invite you to our 10-Year Anniversary Symposium. The Symposium will bring us together to connect, share, and learn about online and digital learning. We will commemorate the past ten years and look at the future of learning. Follow this link to register! NCVPS Resources Tech Updates Help Desk Issues with Certain Emails We are experiencing issues sending help desk responses to the following email domains: AOL BellSouth Carolina.rr.com Roadrunner.com When submitting a Help Desk ticket, please use an alternate email address other than one of the above domains. We are working to resolve the issue. Chrome Update If you’re using Chrome, please update your Chrome browser to the latest version Version 60.0.3112.78. To update Google Chrome, follow these steps: On your computer, open Chrome. At the top right, click More . Click Help Click About Chrome Relaunch Opening a Ticket with the Virtual Support Center. The Virtual Support Center is our one-stop shop for resolving technical and other issues, including enrolling, course access, funding, withdrawals, advice, and special requests.   Please visit our Opening a Ticket webpage to see ticketing details and tips on expediting your ticket.  Password Reset If you have had your password reset through the Virtual Support Center, the new password will not expire unless you have reset it again. Occasionally, multiple people will request a student’s password to be reset (i.e. the student, ELA, lab facilitator, and/or parent), so the password is reset multiple times. This, of course, causes confusion.  It’s always best if only one person requests a password reset for a student. If you have forgotten what your password was reset to, you can look up the help desk ticket to access the new password or click on “Forgot Password” on the course login page. Student Email Confirmations in Canvas Students should make sure that NCVPS teachers have their correct email addresses, and those email addresses should be confirmed in our Canvas learning management system. This will allow students to receive messages from their teachers and peers in the course forum. Here’s how to confirm student email addresses in Canvas: Click on “settings” on your name in the upper right side of your course. Click on “Add Email Address” under Ways to Contact on the right of screen. Add your correct email if Canvas is not displaying your correct email. Click on “Register email.” Click the star next to your correct email address.   Tech Requirements   For additional information, please see our Tech Requirements: http://ncvps.org/technology-requirements North Carolina Virtual Public School 1017 Main Campus Drive, Partners I Bldg., SUITE 3900, Raleigh, NC 27606 Phone:  919-513-8550   |  Fax:  919-513-2557  | http://www.ncvps.org STAY CONNECTED

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USDLA Newsletter 2017 (09-21-2017)

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Dr. Farhad Saba Founder, Editor USDLA Hall of Fame Inductee Dr. John G. Flores, USDLA CEO / Executive Director Associate Editor OFFICIAL USDLA SPECIAL EDITION FEATURED ARTICLE OF THE WEEK Download Report THE STATE OF BROADBAND 2017: BROADBAND CATALYZING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT This report explores the current status of broadband around the world, and how it is contributing to development purposes. Following on from this introduction, Chapter 2 explores global trends in broadband connectivity and technologies, Chapter 3 explores developments in policies and regulation, Chapter 4 explores the important […] Keep Reading Share this article: RESEARCH-BASED ARTICLES OF THE WEEK What are the affordances of information and communication technologies? The paper examines the notion that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have affordances that epitomize the features of our late modern age (Giddens, 1991 GiddensA (1991) Modernity and self identity(Cambridge, Polity Press) [Google Scholar] and explores whether these affordances (Salomon, 1993 Salomon, G. (Ed.) (1993) Distributed cognitions psychological and educational considerations(Cambridge, Cambridge University Press) [Google Scholar] , p. 51) […] Keep Reading Share this article: Using Learning Analytics for Preserving Academic Integrity This paper presents the results of integrating learning analytics into the assessment process to enhance academic integrity in the e-learning environment. The goal of this research is to evaluate the computational-based approach to academic integrity. The machine-learning based framework learns students patterns of language use from data, providing an accessible and non-invasive validation of student […] Keep Reading Share this article: Using Design-Based Research in Higher Education Innovation This paper discusses the design-based research approach used by the Center for Innovation in Learning and Student Success at the University of Maryland (CILSS), University College. CILSS is a laboratory for conducting applied research that focuses on continuous improvements to the university’s instruction of curriculum, learning models, and student support to identify promising innovations for […] Keep Reading Share this article: An Organizational Development Framework for Assessing Readiness and Capacity for Expanding Online Education In this article, a popular model for organizational development is utilized as a framework for assessing the organizational readiness and capacity of educational institutions whose leaders wish to establish or expand their online/distance education programs. Examples of institutionalization factors to consider and alternative models for assessing readiness and capacity are also provided. Online Journal of […] Keep Reading Share this article: IN THE NEWS PRE-ORDER: TRANSACTIONAL DISTANCE AND ADAPTIVE LEARNING Planning for the Future of Higher Education By Farhad Saba, Rick L. Shearer © 2018 Routledge 208 pages | 14 B/W Illus. PRE-ORDER THE BOOK Transactional Distance and Adaptive Learning takes a fresh look at one of the pioneering educational theories that accommodates the impact of information and communications technologies in learning. The theory […] Keep Reading Share this article: 3 nontraditional pathways taking over higher ed Unconventional education organizations say recent high school grads flocking to nontraditional pathways; could this be good for college and university admissions? eCampus News Keep Reading Share this article: Nevada renews commitment to statewide one-to-one program The state passed a bill that will continue to fund Nevada Ready 21, a robust digital learning initiative. edscoop Keep Reading Share this article: Standardization in Online Education A regional accreditor recently denied an Arizona community colleges bid to increase its online degree offerings, with a decision that highlights challenges colleges may face when seeking to expand their online presence. Inside Higher Education Keep Reading Share this article: Benefits of a Pro Supporter 2x More Newsletters Monthly Abstracts Archived Content Support & Subscribe

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Online Learning News – September 20, 2017 / Bulletin de l’apprentissage en ligne – Le 20 septembre 2017

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September 20, 2017 | View Online | Archive | Subscribe | Contact Us La version française suit Available Now – World Conference on Online Learning Program and Schedule – Record-Breaking 500 International Presenters from 59 Countries The Presentation Schedule for the World Conference on Online Learning, organized and hosted by Contact North | Contact Nord, is now available on the World Conference portal. The Schedule includes the title of each presentation, a description and a listing of the presenters in each of the different presentation formats at the World Conference. A record-breaking lineup of 500 international presenters from 59 countries. More than 150 plenaries, concurrent sessions, concurrent workshops, panel discussions and poster presentations covering the Five Tracks of the World Conference. A core focus on interactivity and an open exchange of ideas, experiences, and resources between 1,000+ presenters and delegates from 95 countries. View the Presentation Schedule Creating Policies and Initiatives at a University with 13 Partner Institutions: Academic Development at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland Learn how the structure of the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland brings opportunities to share programs, services and provide a much wider range of choices and opportunities for students throughout the region. Full story Read Now 26 Breakthrough Innovations – World Open Universities Open Universities around the world are dedicated to increasing access and success for those seeking higher education, irrespective of their prior learning. They are a bedrock of the online, flexible distance education movement, and are been a significant engine of innovation, leveraging technology and new ways of working to serve their students. To showcase the innovation taking place at the world’s Open Universities, Contact North | Contact Nord is hosting an innovation snapshot on teachonline.ca, a kind of “wikipedia” for innovation. The evolving snapshot seeks to capture what is happening in Open Universities so everyone engaged in online and distance education has a focused, all in one place snapshot of current work. Full story OLC Accelerate 2017 Did you know OLC offers a virtual attendance option that provides individuals and institutions the opportunity to attend over 100 select sessions via live stream services at OLC Accelerate 2017? The keynote and plenary sessions, featured sessions, research highlights sessions, select education sessions, and key industry showcase sessions are included in virtual attendance. Learn more and register for OLC Accelerate 2017 today! Full Story Coming November 20 – 21, 2017: eCampusOntario’s Technology Enabled Seminar + Showcase The Technology Enabled Seminar + Showcase (TESS) is eCampusOntario’s annual conference where it celebrates its members’ achievements in online and technology-enabled teaching and learning. Traditionally this showcase event has been held in January, however, it was moved to November to better accommodate the academic schedule. Full story Available Now – Your Updated List of Educational Technology and Related Education Conferences from Around the World for June to December 2017  Browse the updated list of Educational Technology and Related Education Conferences, compiled by Contact North | Contact Nord Research Associate Clayton R. Wright, providing a range of options in Canada, the US, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand, covering teaching, learning, and educational administration, as well as technology in education. Full story This Week’s Worth Reading Selections For Faculty & Instructors For Instructional Designers For Policy Makers and Administrators Explore All Worth Reading selections Most Popular Links onteachonline.ca Upcoming Conferences from Around the World A New Pedagogy is Emerging… and Online Learning is a Key Contributing Factor Training Opportunities Building on Open Educational Resources – What’s Next? Contact North | Contact Nord Learning Platforms Training Schedule Visit teachonline.ca today and see why more than 250,000 faculty and instructors, administrators, technology providers, and policy makers from across Ontario and around the world use the resources available from the portal. Do you have colleagues who might be interested in receiving the Online Learning News? Join our mailing list. Contact North | Contact Nord 1139 Alloy Drive, Suite 104 Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 6M8 807-344-1616 oln@contactnorth.ca   Le 20 septembre 2017 | Voir en ligne | Archiver | Souscrire | Contactez nous Les hyperliens dans ce bulletin donnent accès à des documents disponibles en anglais seulement. Disponible maintenant – Le Programme et l’Horaire de la Conférence mondiale sur l’apprentissage en ligne – Un record de 500 présentatrices et présentateurs internationaux de 59 pays L’Horaire des présentations à la Conférence mondiale sur l’apprentissage en ligne, organisée et accueillie par Contact North | Contact Nord, est actuellement offert sur le portail de la Conférence mondiale. Cet horaire inclut chaque présentation, une description de chacune et une liste des présentatrices et présentateurs dans chacun de différents formats de présentation à la Conférence mondiale. Un record d’une brochette de 500 présentatrices et présentateurs internationaux provenant de 59 pays. Plus de 150 plénières, sessions et ateliers simultanés, groupes de discussion et présentations d’affiches, couvrant les cinq Lignes directrices de la Conférence mondiale. Une focalisation centrale sur l’interactivité et les échanges ouverts d’idées, d’expériences et de ressources parmi plus de 1 000 présentatrices et présentateurs, et délégué(e)s de 95 pays. Visionner l’Horaire des présentations Créer des politiques et initiatives à une université avec 13 autres établissements partenaires : le perfectionnement scolaire à l’University of the Highlands and Islands en Écosse Découvrir comment la structure de l’University of the Highlands and Islands en Écosse procure des occasions pour partager des programmes et des services et fournit une vaste gamme de choix et opportunités pour les étudiantes et les étudiants dans toute la région. Lire l’histoire complète À lire maintenant 26 innovations révolutionnaires – Universités ouvertes du monde Les universités ouvertes à travers le monde sont dédiées à accroître l’accès et la réussite pour les individus, qui désirent faire des études supérieures quel que soit leur apprentissage antérieur. Ces établissements d’enseignement sont un socle du mouvement de l’éducation en ligne, flexible et à distance. Et ils ont été d’importants moteurs d’innovation, qui tirent profit de la technologie et des nouvelles méthodes de travail pour servir leurs étudiantes et étudiants. Pour présenter l’innovation en cours de création dans les universités ouvertes du monde, Contact North | Contact Nord publie et anime sur teachonline.ca un instantané de l’innovation – un genre de « wikipédia » pour l’innovation. Cet instantané évolutif vise à capturer les activités des universités ouvertes afin que toutes et tous, œuvrant dans l’éducation en ligne et à distance, puissent avoir accès à un instantané focalisé des travaux actuels, et ce, en un seul endroit. Lire l’histoire complète La conférence OLC Accelerate 2017 Saviez-vous que l’Online Learning Consortium (OLC) offre une option d’assistance virtuelle, qui donne l’occasion aux individus et aux établissements d’enseignement d’assister à plus de 100 sessions sélectionnées grâce aux services de flux en direct à l’OLC Accelerate 2017? Lire l’histoire complète À venir le 20 et 21 novembre 2017: séminaire et vitrine sur l’apprentissage assisté par la technologie Le Séminaire et vitrine sur l’apprentissage assisté par la technologie (SVAT) est une conférence annuelle de l’organisme eCampusOntario, où il célèbre les accomplissements de ses membres dans l’enseignement et l’apprentissage en ligne et assistés par la technologie. Habituellement, cet évènement de vitrine a lieu en janvier, mais il a été déplacé en novembre pour mieux accommoder le calendrier universitaire. Lire l’histoire complète Disponible maintenant – Votre liste actualisée des conférences sur la technologie éducative et reliées à l’éducation dans le monde entier de juin à décembre 2017 Consultez la liste actualisée des conférences sur la technologie éducative et reliées à l’éducation qui est compilée par Clayton R. Wright, associé de recherche chez Contact North | Contact Nord. Cette liste fournit une gamme d’options au Canada, aux États-Unis, en Amérique du Sud, en Europe, en Afrique, au Moyen-Orient, en Australie et en Nouvelle-Zélande qui couvrent l’enseignement, l’apprentissage et l’administration éducative ainsi que la technologie en éducation. Lire l’histoire complète Les sélections de lectures intéressantes à signaler cette semaine À l’intention du personnel enseignant À l’intention des concepteurs pédagogiques À l’intention des cadres et des responsables des politiques Explorer toutes les sélections des Publications à signaler Les liens les plus populaires dans le portail teachonline.ca Les conférences dans le monde Une nouvelle pédagogie émerge… et l’apprentissage en ligne en est un facteur contributif Les ressources et les occasions de formation Bâtir sur les ressources éducatives ouvertes – Et ensuite? 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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 Free Newsletter Subscriber Become a Pro Supporter! In order to keep delivering highly curated content directly to your inbox, we need your help! Pro Supporters get A WEEKLY curated email (sent every Monday morning), includes: Featured Article of the Week, Research Based Articles of the Week, and our famous “In The News” section Monthly abstracts summarizing relevant industry research Access to private email address to request special coverage & research topics Include your company logo on the Distance-Educator.com homepage Supporting a small, tight-knight industry team of researchers and techies Support & Subscribe FEATURED ARTICLE OF THE WEEK Download Report THE STATE OF BROADBAND 2017: BROADBAND CATALYZING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT This report explores the current status of broadband around the world, and how it is contributing to development purposes. Following on from this introduction, Chapter 2 explores global trends in broadband connectivity and technologies, Chapter 3 explores developments in policies and regulation, Chapter 4 explores the important […] Keep Reading Share this article: RESEARCH-BASED ARTICLES OF THE WEEK What are the affordances of information and communication technologies? The paper examines the notion that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have affordances that epitomize the features of our late modern age (Giddens, 1991 GiddensA (1991) Modernity and self identity(Cambridge, Polity Press) [Google Scholar] and explores whether these affordances (Salomon, 1993 Salomon, G. (Ed.) (1993) Distributed cognitions—psychological and educational considerations(Cambridge, Cambridge University Press) [Google Scholar] , p. 51) […] Keep Reading Share this article: Using Learning Analytics for Preserving Academic Integrity This paper presents the results of integrating learning analytics into the assessment process to enhance academic integrity in the e-learning environment. The goal of this research is to evaluate the computational-based approach to academic integrity. The machine-learning based framework learns students’ patterns of language use from data, providing an accessible and non-invasive validation of student […] Keep Reading Share this article: Using Design-Based Research in Higher Education Innovation This paper discusses the design-based research approach used by the Center for Innovation in Learning and Student Success at the University of Maryland (CILSS), University College. CILSS is a laboratory for conducting applied research that focuses on continuous improvements to the university’s instruction of curriculum, learning models, and student support to identify promising innovations for […] Keep Reading Share this article: An Organizational Development Framework for Assessing Readiness and Capacity for Expanding Online Education In this article, a popular model for organizational development is utilized as a framework for assessing the organizational readiness and capacity of educational institutions whose leaders wish to establish or expand their online/distance education programs. Examples of institutionalization factors to consider and alternative models for assessing readiness and capacity are also provided. Online Journal of […] Keep Reading Share this article: IN THE NEWS PRE-ORDER: TRANSACTIONAL DISTANCE AND ADAPTIVE LEARNING Planning for the Future of Higher Education By Farhad Saba, Rick L. Shearer © 2018 – Routledge 208 pages | 14 B/W Illus. PRE-ORDER THE BOOK Transactional Distance and Adaptive Learning takes a fresh look at one of the pioneering educational theories that accommodates the impact of information and communications technologies in learning. The theory […] Keep Reading Share this article: 3 nontraditional pathways taking over higher ed Unconventional education organizations say recent high school grads flocking to nontraditional pathways; could this be good for college and university admissions? eCampus News Keep Reading Share this article: Nevada renews commitment to statewide one-to-one program The state passed a bill that will continue to fund Nevada Ready 21, a robust digital learning initiative. edscoop Keep Reading Share this article: Standardization in Online Education A regional accreditor recently denied an Arizona community college’s bid to increase its online degree offerings, with a decision that highlights challenges colleges may face when seeking to expand their online presence. Inside Higher Education Keep Reading Share this article: Benefits of a Pro Supporter 2x More Newsletters Monthly Abstracts Archived Content Support & Subscribe

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