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This appeared in the iNACOL forums over the past 24 hours or so. Webinar: Teaching Online: Lessons from the Pros Host: ISTE’s SIGOL (Special Interest Group for Online Learning) Experienced master teachers will share strategies and methods for online teaching. Based on their experience in some of the nation’s most successful programs, these online experts [...]
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From my inbox a couple of hours ago… We hope you have a terrific Valentine’s Day! Just make sure you don’t eat too much chocolate! view email in browser | forward to a friend Thank you for registering to receive eSchool updates. You are receiving this email because you are a student or a parent/tutor [...]
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This showed up in my inbox earlier today.  Note the event is tomorrow. Live Online Chat: E-Learning Creates Foreign Connections When: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 2 p.m. ET Click here to receive an e-mail reminder for this live event. Sponsored by: Aventa K12 Technology tools such as the Internet, Skype, and blogs are helping students [...]
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From Friday’s inbox… Worth A Read Getting Real About Turnarounds Value-added teacher evaluation goes on trial – literally Schools’ Effectiveness Varies By What They Do, Not What They Are The Teacher Evaluation Juggernaut In Race to the Top, the Dirty Work Is Left to Those on the Bottom Getting Real About Turnarounds Posted: 06 Feb [...]
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From the inbox a few hours ago. Hello DEANZ members and other ODL professionals, Please forward this message on to interested colleagues The DEANZ 2012 conference “Shift happens: Resilience, relevance and reform” conference is approaching fast. We have had an excellent response for peer-reviewed papers, and a solid response to our call for presentations, workshops [...]
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From my inbox at the end of last week… Please join with leaders of Open Flexible and Distance learning in the tertiary sector, training experts and staff involved in flexible and distance school students in our bi-annual DEANZ conference from 11-13th April in the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand. For the first time the [...]
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Earlier this week, Dr. Geoff Roulet of Queen’s University contacted me to see if I had seen the report “The Sky Has Limits.”  During our discussion, Dr. Roulet indicated that he would like to write a response to this report and I offered up this space for a guest blog entry.  For those unfamiliar with [...]
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From today’s inbox… Dear Michael: 6 days and counting…1,655,375 students participating so far! Tip of the Day: A Teacher’s Dream!  Check Out These Edutopia Resources for Digital Learning Day! You can see Edutopia’s Digital Learning Day Resources at http://www.edutopia.org/digital-learning-technology-resources. These resources include interesting and teacher-friendly videos, helpful hints, and new tools and resources on: Integrating [...]
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From the inbox late today… 9 Days and counting…710,000 students participating so far! Tip of the Day:  Make Your Own Posters and Get a Sneak Peek at the Morning Webcast Line-Up! Make Your Own Poster: We  have brand new original Digital Learning Day artwork that you can use to make your own posters, fliers, and [...]
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As if there wasn’t enough to keep you busy with the K-12 online learning sessions, here are the mobile learning sessions that I was able to find from a quick search of the program for the Florida Educational Technology Conference. Wednesday, 25 January 2012 10:00am to 11:00am CS1195 – Bridging the Gap Between Textbooks Technology [...]
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