Article Notice – Mekorot: A Blended Learning Approach To Judaic Studies

As was referenced in the Recommended Articles entry earlier this morning, here is the third of three articles related to K-12 distance, online, and/or blended learning that I discovered in the Jewish Educational Leadership Journal.

21st Century Learning (Spring 2014)

Research

Mekorot: A Blended Learning approach to Judaic studies by: Rabbi Elchanan Jay Weinbach

Rabbi Elchanan Jay Weinbach is the Executive Chairman of Project Kodachrome, a non-profit venture developing Blended Learning curriculum and alternative school models, and Principal of the Great Schools Consulting Group. He has served as Head of School at Kohelet Yeshiva High School in Philadelphia, the Shalhevet School in Los Angeles, and Principal at both the Jewish Educational Center (J.E.C.) in Elizabeth, New Jersey and Hillel High School in Ocean, New Jersey.

Elchanan Weinbach presents an innovative approach to Jewish studies with significant educational and financial benefits.

Article Notice – Advancing Online / Blended Learning In Jewish Day Schools

As was referenced in the Recommended Articles entry earlier this morning, here is the second of three articles related to K-12 distance, online, and/or blended learning that I discovered in the Jewish Educational Leadership Journal.

21st Century Learning (Spring 2014)

Research

Advancing Online / Blended Learning in Jewish Day Schools by: The AVI CHAI Foundation

This article was created by The AVI CHAI Foundation staff working in this area. They include Rachel Mohl Abrahams, Galli Aizenman, Steve Brown and Eli Kannai.

The AVI CHAI Foundation has been at the forefront of support for Jewish education. In this article the authors describe AVI CHAI’s initiatives in the realm of 21st century learning.

Article Notice – What Jewish Educational Leaders Need To Know About Online Education

As was referenced in the Recommended Articles entry earlier this morning, here is the first of three articles related to K-12 distance, online, and/or blended learning that I discovered in the Jewish Educational Leadership Journal.

21st Century Learning (Spring 2014)

Research

What Jewish Educational Leaders Need to Know About Online Education by: Chana German

Chana German presents theoretical underpinnings of online education along with a practical guide for day school teachers and school leaders.

[IRRODL] New notification from The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning

A new issue notice from IRRODL.  No K-12 specific articles in this issue, but there is one article focused on student persistence that may have some use for folks that work in the full-time K-12 online learning environment.

You have a new notification from The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning:

An issue has been published.

Link: http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/issue/current

IRRODL Manager

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (IRRODL)
Athabasca University
1 University Drive
Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3, Canada

irrodlmanager@athabascau.ca

[CJLT / RCAT] New Notification From Canadian Journal Of Learning And Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie

No K-12 distance, online, and or blended learning items in this issue.

You have a new notification from Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie:

An issue has been published.

Link: http://www.cjlt.ca/index.php/cjlt/issue/current

CJLT Managing Editors

However, this article may be of interest to some:

Validation of a questionnaire assessing students’ self-directed and collaborative learning with and without technology in Canadian middle school classrooms

Chantal Labonté, Veronica R. Smith

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