Author: mvlriorg

Does blended learning work? I’ll bet many of you have asked or been asked that question. Regardless of our role in implementing blended learning, whether we are considering it as an instructional model, implementing it directly with students, supporting its implementation in a state, region, district or school, or anywhere in between, we all want… Read more

K-12 online learning has grown dramatically the last decade. Despite its popularity among diverse parents and students (Beck, Maranto, & Egalite, 2014; Beck, Maranto, & Lo, 2014), it is becoming increasingly clear that this growth has occurred despite course completion rates and standardized test scores that are sometimes much lower than those found in face-to-face… Read more

In a previous blog post, we’ve examined online and distance education enrollment rates at postsecondary institutions across the United States. In this post, we’ll provide some local context by examining distance education enrollment rates at both public and private four-year institutions of higher education, as well as public two-year institutions, here in Michigan. The data… Read more

The Online Learning Consortium is launching a new special interest area addressing the research and practice of K-12 online teaching and learning. Twenty-five concurrent sessions at the 21st Annual Online Learning Consortium International Conference 2015 will address the latest research and practice in K-12 blended and online learning. MVLRI will be conducting a featured K-12… Read more

To help stakeholders meet the educational challenges they face and better support online learners, the search is on for a new full-time quantitative researcher for MVLRI. The person in this position will build the Institute team’s capacity to use and analyze the wealth of available data and meet our mission to serve the education community… Read more

For the first time, the recently released Digest of Education Statistics 2013 includes statistics on the percentages of undergraduates and graduates who took distance education and online courses. The 940-page Digest, released in May by the National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, and the U.S. Department of Education makes available statistical information… Read more

For the first time, the recently released Digest of Education Statistics 2013 includes statistics on the percentages of undergraduates and graduates who took distance education and online courses. The 940-page Digest, released in May by the National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, and the U.S. Department of Education makes available statistical information… Read more

The experience of learning online during high school develops independence and confidence with technology says Ed Lawless, Principal of Pamoja Education. After five years as the only approved provider of International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme online courses, Pamoja Education recently invested in research with London’s revered University College London Institute of Education to explore the experiences… Read more

MVLRI’s Collaborative meetings are designed to bring researchers and practitioners together virtually in order to share opportunities for collaboration, including but not limited to research, grants, publications, presentations, as well as request critical feedback on current research. The Collaborative meetings are held quarterly, occurring in December/January (Winter), March/April (Spring), June/July (Summer), and September/October (Fall). Below… Read more

Students currently have an unprecedented level of choice when it comes to the courses they take and the subjects they learn in school. In Michigan, this is made evident by the goals of Section 21F of the State School Aid Act, which allows public school students in grades 6-12 to take up to two online… Read more