Month: August 2014

Did you miss yesterday’s webinar about MVLRI initiatives? No need to worry! The recording is below.   If you have any questions, contact us at [email protected]

The Journal of Online Learning Research, an AACE Journal, is seeking submissions for research articles. For more information, please see full call below. General Call for Journal of Online Learning Research an AACE Journal Editorial Team Co-Editors-in-Chief Leanna Archambault, Arizona State University Kathryn Kennedy, Michigan Virtual Associate Editors Peter Albion, University of Southern Queensland Cathy… Read more

Do you know an individual, team, or body of work deserving of recognition for their contribution to the field of online and blended learning? Nominations are now open for the 2014 iNACOL Innovator Awards. These awards recognize innovative practices, new research, and individual achievements in the field of online and blended learning and will be… Read more

MVLRI’s inaugural webinar will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 27, from 2-2:30 p.m. EDT. For this inaugural edition of the MVLRI webinar series, the MVLRI team will be talking about the many initiatives that are launching for the K-12 online and blended learning research community. Come hear about publishing and presenting opportunities and ways to build… Read more

Today’s post features one of MVLRI’s past Fellows, Dr. Rick Ferdig of Kent State, and his colleague, Dr. Kristy Pytash, also of Kent State. They share their work on MOOCs for K-12 Learners. Introduction Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have become such a buzzword that it almost seems cliché to write yet more prose about… Read more

We have compiled a list of peer-reviewed journals that publish pertinent scholarship specific to K-12 online and blended learning. The list includes journal titles, publishers, impact factor (when applicable), and links to email alerts and RSS feeds and is intended as a resource for those looking both to publish K-12 online and blended research, and… Read more

In order to keep up with everyone’s interests, foster collaboration between researchers who are working in the same area, and connect practitioners with researchers who are working on what they are interested in, we created this Google Doc. If you are a researcher in K-12 online and blended learning, please jump in and add your… Read more

We are happy to have you join the growing community of researchers who are passionate about K-12 online and blended learning. By creating this blog space, we wanted to provide a space for disseminating research so that the field can benefit directly from current research. It is also a space where the field can come… Read more

With Michigan’s school aid act for the 2012-13 school year, the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute, housed at Michigan Virtual University, was asked to create a clearinghouse for research reports, academic studies, evaluations and other information related to K-12 online learning. During the same time, the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) was also… Read more