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Online-teaching company plays role in school-reform package
...K12, which reported a net income of $16.7 million for the last six months of 2009, anticipates expanding. "The interest in online education in Virginia and across the country is growing," said Jeff Kwitowski, the company's spokesman. Kwitowski said the company's...
Mar. 10 1:06 am
Online Teaching Advice for Matt Wasowski
...the tools, and to make suggestions about how things could be better structured. 6. Peer Review: One of the great advances of online teaching is that it is much easier to set-up your course for collaboration and peer review. Use the discussion board to have...
Mar. 09 3:45 am
Full Story at Inside Higher Ed
Group, Fan Page or Both?
...They are generally considered to be best for more personal interaction. I use a group, for example, to help people find online teaching jobs called "Make Money Teaching Online" where members share experiences, job tips and who's hiring. Group pages allow you...
Mar. 09 12:00 am
Full Story at Entrepreneur.com
Coming to a screen near you: an online tutor
...far less of a chore to sit down in front of a computer than it is to sit down in front of a pile of books. And if anything, an online teaching session is more structured than a face-to-face situation, because only one person can speak at a time." That's because...
Mar. 05 11:05 am
College Degrees Without Going to Class
...should reflect that. It?s great to see colleges with the best reputations exploring the possibilities of scaling up online teaching, but it?s not fair if they don?t pass the savings on to students. One dean of a graduate program that had implemented an online...
Mar. 04 12:01 am
Full Story at The New York Times
Five at 8 - 3/3/10: Why does online cost more?
...in-person courses and speaking as one who strives to give the same education to all of his students, I can tell you that online teaching frequently requires much more contact time per student. In-person teaching lends itself to efficiencies that are not available...
Mar. 03 12:50 am
Full Story at MPR | Minnesota Public Radio
Music lessons go hi-tech
...he find it satisfying to teach online? ?It?s not that the student can?t see the guru entirely ? students can see them online. Teaching online is satisfying. I do keep in touch with them by frequently travelling there too,? Havaldar says. While music teachers...
Feb. 24 6:39 am
Math Wiz Adds Web Tools to Take Education to New Limits
...software programmer at Cisco Systems. He and fellow volunteers at World Possible, working on their vacations, are bringing online teaching to Africa and India, for starters. When Radia and Megha Jain first traveled to Ethiopia, they found thousands of brand-new...
Feb. 22 11:33 pm
Full Story at Newshour With Jim Lehrer
Furloughed Teacher Starts New English School Online
...Faced with working only half time and unable to find another job, English teacher William Perkins starts his own school online teaching English to students in foreign countries using Skype video conferencing software. Honolulu, Hawaii (PRWEB) February 19,...
Feb. 19 2:53 pm
Oregon Lawmakers Debate Online Schools
...the U.S. Department of Education last year concluded that that type of hybrid model, blending elements of face-to-face and online teaching may be most effective. Meanwhile, virtual school advocates rallied this month on the steps of the Oregon capitol. Parent...
Feb. 18 12:15 am
Full Story at Oregon Public Broadcasting