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Should Teachers Connect with Students on Social Media?
Being thoughtful about the barrier between our personal and professional lives.
Parent and student perceptions of blended learning
Today’s guest blogger is Dr. Jason Siko.Dr. Siko is an assistant professor of educational technology at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Mich. His research interests include support syst
Evergreen Education Group and Christensen Institute launch project to find and publicize examples of success in blended learning
The Evergreen Education Group and Christensen Institute are launching a project to find and publicize examples of success in blended learning.They believe that proof points will help practitioners who
eLearn Magazine – Call for articles
eLearn Magazine is looking for articles in the area of K-12 blended and online learning. Today’s changing education landscape increasingly includes K-12 online and blended learning in partnership with
Georgia Virtual’s Joe Cozart discusses data analytics in K-12 online learning
Dr. Joe Cozart is guest blogging today. Joe is the Associate Director of Strategic Planning at Georgia Virtual School. Here he discusses learning analytics.Using Data to Improve the Management and Ope
Florida Virtual School Research — Webinar recording link and slides
If you missed our last MVLRI webinar about Florida Virtual School Research, we have archived the recording and slides. The links are below:SlidesIf you have any questions, contact us at mvlri@michigan
Florida Virtual School Research Webinar
Teresa King, Instructional Programs Manager, and Jodi Marshall, Executive Vice President, Business and School Solutions, of Florida Virtual School (FLVS) presented FLVS Research in an MVLRI webinar on
Zen and the Art of Instructional Design
Coaching and learning with teachers, designing a new development process
MACUL 2015: Call for speakers open
The Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) has opened the call for speakers for the 2015 Conference. The conference runs March 18-20, 2015, and will be held at the Cobo Center in
Learning to learn online: A work in progress in helping students to learn self-regulation
Today’s post is by one of our Institute Fellows, Dr. Susan Lowes, who is the Director of Research and Evaluation at the Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College, Columbia University. Enjo
SITE Conference 2015 – Virtual schooling panel proposals and general proposals due by October 6
It's hard to believe, but it's not too soon to start thinking about SITE 2015 conference in Las Vegas, NV, March 2-6, 2015. As co-chairs of the Virtual Schooling Special Interest Group, Kath
Teachers Trump Tools
We need to stop giving tools the credit for engaging our students and put the focus back on teachers.
MVLRI Initiatives webinar – Recording link
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 mvlri@michiganvirtual.org.
Call for articles for Journal of Online Learning Research
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 Res
iNACOL Innovator Awards – Nominate a colleague or organization
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 Awar
Upcoming webinar – Aug. 27
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 tha
Exploring MOOCs for K-12 teachers and learners
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.Introductio
Join the research community!
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 in
Research Clearinghouse for K-12 Blended & Online Learning
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 re
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