Monthly Webinars for July 2008
July 9, 2008
2:00 PM (Eastern)
“Evaluating Online Learning”
Register Now Open until 2 PM (ET) the day before the webinar.
The U.S. Department of Education has released a new book from the Office of Innovation and Improvement’s (OII) Innovations in Education book series titled, Evaluating Online Learning: Challenges and Strategies for Success. This book is focused on online learning and evaluating different online program models with examples and case studies.
A panel of experts representing the online programs featured in the book will provide an overview of the online learning evaluation issues, challenges, and solutions and address more specifically the key areas of concern for K-12 online learning program evaluators. Some of the issues discussed will be different approaches to evaluating online programs, how to assess whether or not an online program is meeting the needs of multiple stakeholders, finding appropriate comparison groups, and collecting data from multiple locations. There will be an opportunity for discussion in the webinar from participants and questions are welcome from the attendees.
Panelists
Moderator, Matthew Wicks, Illinois Virtual School
Tom Clark, President, TA Consulting
Sandi Atols, Manager Distance Learning Program, Office of High Schools and High School Programs Chicago Public Schools
Judy Margrath Huge, Executive Director, Digital Learning Commons
Cheryl Garnette, Director for Technology in Education Programs for the U.S. Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement
6:00 PM (Eastern)
“Tools of the Trade: Using Free Web 2.0 Tools in Your Online Course “
Register Now Open until 3 PM (ET) the day before the webinar.
This teacher talk session will provide participants with an overview of the various web-based tools that can be integrated into their virtual school courses. Tools to facilitate communication, interaction, and content-based learning are some examples of the types of resources that will be presented during the session. A firsthand account for how web-based tools can be used in virtual school courses will be provided by an invited panel of virtual school teachers. Individuals that attend the session will also be invited to share their experiences integrating web-based tools.
Leader
Dr. Meredith DiPetro, University of Florida
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