Schools of all types and sizes are exploring the merits and facets of online learning approaches; but, the online delivery literature has focused on “best practices” generated primarily through the experiences of larger schools that are on the leading edge of this innovation. Small public schools, on the other hand, are faced with unique challenges in profiting from the advice of these first movers. Small schools are hampered as a result of severely constrained resources, among which are personnel, money, infrastructure, and time.

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Lessons Learned From Lessons Learned: The Fit Between Online Learning Education “Best Practices” and Small School Reality – Al S. Lovvorn, et al;…

Institutions offering distance education courses and programs may benefit by encouraging administrators, faculty, staff and students to be more entrepreneurial. Organizational cultures designed to support this type of environment are characterized by entrepreneurial leadership, innovation and change. This article provides information on how distance education institutions can incorporate entrepreneurial leadership and innovation into their organizations

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Six Questions for Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation in Distance (Online Learning) Education – Connie Reimers-Hild and James W. King, OJDLA

This Web-based study conducted with an interactive Web 2.0 technology was executed during a period of 10 weeks in the 14-week academic term. The study was designed in an action research type. The research data obtained with the help of different data collection tools such as observation and interviews as well as the findings obtained were contextual

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Improving Interaction through Blogs in a Constructivist Online Learning Environment – Cem CUHADAR and Abdullah KUZU, TJODE

This paper explores the role of ODL in the professional development of higher education teachers. The article is based on the results of a survey conducted among the teachers of different private and public universities in Bangladesh. It relates the results of the survey, analyses them and tries to identify the possible advantages teachers may enjoy and difficulties they may face to pursue these modes of education

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Professional Development of Higer Ed Faculty: Can Online Learning Contribute? – Jamal HOSSAIN, TOJDE

ODL providers now face new demands from a greater varieties of learners- more matured ones. These learners have rights as well as responsibilities. We have to agree to think of our learners in ODL as our partners in learning.

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Integrating Group Self-Evaluation in Open and Distance Online Learning – U. S. AJUNWA Osuji, TOJDE

Cheryl Huff, an English and humanities teacher at Germanna, was Strickland’s short story instructor. She has taught online courses for several years–at a Florida college and now here–and said she has had many students in the military who are posted in Iraq, Afghanistan or elsewhere

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Long-distance online learning education works for military contractor – PAMELA GOULD, Fredericksburg

Online learning boosts are part of the increase in BCCC’s enrollment. Between the economy, students considering less expensive schools, and online learning, the last decade has been community colleges’ time to shine.

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Online learning a factor in boom time for community colleges – RACHEL CANELLI, Bucks County Courier Times

From kindergarten to eighth grade, Totowa students are ditching the books and clicking online to new online learning quizzes, games, and lessons. Washington Park students recently began using Study Island, a Web-based instruction, practice, assessment program that uses material listed in NJ state standards to formulate material. “NJ state standards are listed in clusters like algebra or numbers and operations,” said Principal John Vanderberg

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Boro students close books and open online learning – ANDREA COAN, Passaic Valley Today

During 2009, the various educational programs and grant competitions fueled by economic stimulus funds dominated the national education agenda. The Obama administration’s $4.35 billion Race to the Top competition garnered significant attention and is thought to provide a blueprint for the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Going forward into 2010, what should the No

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New Year, New Priorities?

Now is the Time to Transform Our Schools 2010 promises to be extraordinary for a host of reasons. Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is predicted to be on the fast-track. And the Department of Education will be rolling out Race to the Top, the Investing in Innovation Fund, and School Improvement Grants.

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Dennis Van Roekel responded to New Year, New Priorities? on January 7, 2010 01:53 PM

In 2010, education will fight for attention on Capitol Hill alongside healthcare, the economy and probably national security – not to mention the inevitable election-year partisan rancor. But it’s impossible to separate education reform from other issues – especially the economy. Congress needs to be reminded – and often – of education’s direct connection to the nation’s long-term economic health and other issues

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Chad Wick responded to New Year, New Priorities? on January 6, 2010 08:44 PM

It Doesn’t Matter at All Since nothing we’re doing right now in Washington is likely to make a significant and positive impact on our schools, it’s unlikely that anything we do this year will be more effective – or ineffective. I have to admit that I was deeply affected by the prescience of Chester Finn’s recent article “The End of the Education Debate”.

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Steve Peha responded to New Year, New Priorities? on January 4, 2010 04:40 PM

Online learning has the power to transform education, as the creation of free online universities demonstrates. Although technically it was published in 2008, Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns, by Clayton Christensen, Curtis W.

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Online learning becomes a true "disruptive innovation" – eSchool News

Physical growth and development describe the physical as well as psychomotor changes in an individual. Physical development of children are grouped into different categories and the period of adolescence is of vital in shaping the child into a useful citizen of the society. The adolescence period of development begins with puberty.  Early adolescence is a

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Understanding Physical Development of Adolescents From Education Point of View

This is wonderful news for 250,000 teachers, not-so-wonderful news for those of us who have to pay for those who probably shouldn’t have been hired in the first place. According to the most recent figures from the U.S. Census Bureay, the entire United States public school system enrolled only 60,966 more students in 2006-07, yet it hired 20,564 more teachers

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Mike Antonucci responded to Jobs Bill And Assurances on December 21, 2009 10:08 AM

Stimulus And Education Reform Both Get Shortchanged I’m not one to say “I told you so,” but there are plenty of people, myself included, who saw this coming. We’ve been speculating about what happens when schools hit the “funding cliff” almost from the moment the stimulus was signed into law

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Rep. John Kline responded to Jobs Bill And Assurances on December 21, 2009 07:23 AM

Getting Down to Work After reading everyone’s posts for the week, and reading over the Springboard report, what I hear seems to boil down to this: “We want a significantly greater number of smarter career-oriented college graduates who have the social-emotional competencies for the workplace of the future.” All well and good; no arguments here. But I have not heard – nor read in the Springboard report – many solid ideas that might actually cause this to happen.

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Steve Peha responded to Educating A Workforce on December 18, 2009 10:52 AM

Economic Recovery & Higher EducationNo one wants a jobless recovery. In fact, full economic recovery is not possible until thousands more Americans return to work in jobs that pay a living wage. But jobs have changed as have the skills and knowledge required to enter and advance in the workforce

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Jamie P. Merisotis responded to Educating A Workforce on December 16, 2009 10:46 AM

Since what people are calling the “Great Recession” began in December 2007, the nation has lost 7.2 million jobs. Earlier this month, however, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that “only” 11,000 jobs disappeared in November, suggesting that the economy could be on the verge of a turning point, at which the number of jobs being added will outnumber the jobs being cut.

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Gov. Bob Wise responded to Educating A Workforce on December 14, 2009 07:42 AM

Even in the midst of this historically deep recession, 61 percent of US employers say it is difficult to find qualified workers to fill vacancies at their companiesAt a time when our nation is preoccupied by high unemployment rates, war, terrorism, health care debates, declining state economies, climate change, and a growing federal deficit, it is encouraging to see that the Business Roundtable is paying some attention to what is likely to be the most important determinant of the long-term well-being of our county and its people. In the words of Bill Green, Chairman and CEO of Accenture and Chairman…

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George R. Boggs responded to Educating A Workforce on December 14, 2009 07:41 AM