It's been a busy summer with some some changes to report. I moved on from my role as Associate Chair and am currently acting Interim Chair in the department while Lisa is on sabbatical. I hit the ground running in July and haven't stopped for a breath since. I'm busy learning all about budgets and … Continue reading Back in the Saddle Again….
Idaho’s K-12 Online Teaching Endorsement
Yes - the endorsement in Idaho is a done deal. The whole process encompassed over three years of very hard work by a collaborative team of stakeholders around the state. I was recently invited by Christina Linder, Director, Professional Standards and Certification at Idaho State Department of Education to help share our process at the … Continue reading Idaho’s K-12 Online Teaching Endorsement
Catching up….
It's been a while - but hey I've been really busy. I just returned from the ASCD Conference in San Francisco. I have been invited to present at this conference for the last couple of years with my colleague Barbara Frey, who was the founding principle of Colorado Connections Academy. It's an interesting venue in … Continue reading Catching up….
Going Virtual! 2010
Lisa Dawley and I are revisiting the first two phases of the Going Virtual! research series with an updated survey for 2010. If you are a K-12 online teacher please visit: http://edtech.boisestate.edu/goingvirtual/callforparticipation.htm Feel free to share this link with your colleagues 🙂
Attention K-12 Online Teachers
I would like to invite K-12 online teachers - whether you teach in a full-time or blended environment - to participate in an educational book project. The title of the publication is tentatively “Strategies for K-12 Online Teachers” and publication is scheduled for next year with Pearson Education. Included with this invitation is a link to … Continue reading Attention K-12 Online Teachers
Online Course Requirement for Graduation
Requiring an online experience for students in secondary public schools is a topic that has recently come to the forefront of my work over the last two weeks so I thought I would share just some of the arguments for why this just might make sense... Online learning is emerging as an essential part of … Continue reading Online Course Requirement for Graduation
Associate Chair, Poland (again), and Speaking Engagements
For me, summer is usually a time of relaxed contemplation and completion of all those things that I just wasn't able to get to during the hectic fall and spring semesters. Not so this year. It's been a whirlwind of activity, excitement, and downright exhaustion since classes ended in May. The following are my excuses … Continue reading Associate Chair, Poland (again), and Speaking Engagements
Newsworthy
Newsworthy e-Learning and social media articles and a link for a free book: Mashable: The Social Media Guide: Why banning social media often backfires... Link: http://mashable.com/2010/04/13/social-media-ban-backfire/ Edweek.org: Virtual Ed. Enrollment Caps Face Greater Scrutiny Link: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/04/28/30edtech_onlinereach.h29.html Technofirst Online: E-Learning: Learn it the e-way Link: http://technofirstonline.com/?p=1441 Get a Complimentary Copy of Cyberschools: An Education Renaissance First … Continue reading Newsworthy
Latest Reports
A slew of interesting reports have been published lately. Here's a list with a brief summary for a few related to educational technology and K-12 online schools (Summaries have been taken directly from the report website.): SETDA The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is pleased to release its seventh annual report on the technology … Continue reading Latest Reports
I feel the same way….
Two students in my graduate Advanced Online Teaching Methods course, posted a link to this blog as part of an assignment in which they take the lead in our discussion forum. I was immediately drawn to how similar this experience was to my own experiences and something for which I now advocate. Online educational environments … Continue reading I feel the same way….
Kerry Rice, Ed. D. 