Month: March 2015

We are posting this for Kristine Pytash and Jennifer Nigh of Kent State University who are conducting a study of online writing teachers. Please share this out with your networks. Two Kent State University researchers are currently searching for potential participants for a research project, “Understanding the Perspectives of Online Writing Teachers: A Quantitative Survey… Read more

This request is from a doctoral student who needs teachers who are using OER to fill out a short survey. See her request below. I am writing to request your participation in a short survey about how K-12 educators use Open Educational Resources in their work. The information gathered will be used to understand how… Read more

Michigan Virtual staff members will be presenting at the 2015 MACUL Conference this week on Thursday and Friday in Room 358. Please visit us at booth 145 and booth 614 in the exhibitor’s hall on both days. Thursday, March 19 Leading for Blended Learning 10-11 a.m. Join Michigan Virtual’s MyBlend team for a discussion about… Read more

On March 10, the National Education Policy Center (NEPC), released its third annual report on virtual schools in the U.S. In this report, entitled Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2015, the authors tackle subjects such as key policy issues in virtual schools, existing research to guide policy, and statistics on the number of virtual schools,… Read more

Investigators at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Hartley University are looking for virtual school teachers and students to participate in a study called “The Experience of Online Secondary Science Education from the Perspectives of Teachers and Students.” They’re looking for schools who offer online secondary science courses. Virtual schools across the country are… Read more

We hope to see you at SITE 2015 in Las Vegas this week! Below is a list of the sessions that are categorized under the Virtual Schooling SIG. Safe travels, and we’ll see you in Vegas! [table id=15 /] [table id=16 /] [table id=17 /] [table id=18 /]