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This is a three-part series on e-learning from Education Week.
Education Week having a Sitewide Open House, September 20-24 and you can view all of the content free.
E-Learning 2010: Assessing the Agenda for Change
This special report, the first in a three-part series on e-learning, aims to highlight the progress made in the e-learning arena, as well as the administrative, funding, and policy barriers that some experts say are slowing the growth of this form of education. It also examines the trends that are likely to force policymakers to re-examine the current rules of engagement for virtual learning.
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E-Learning 2010: E-Educators Evolving
This special report, the second in a three-part series on e-learning, aims to answer questions related to the growing role of e-educators in K-12 education. It provides perspectives and advice from state policymakers and virtual school providers navigating through the new and often murky policy waters of online-only education, and features insights from e-educators in the trenches of vitual schooling.
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Evaluating E-Educators' Evolving Skills
This event is scheduled for Thursday, September 23, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern time.
As virtual schools and courses gain traction and continue to grow, some experts say it’s imperative to recognize that online teachers need a special set of skills that are different from what their face-to-face counterparts need. Some virtual schools and states are adopting guidelines that require online teachers to respond to student e-mails within 24 hours and receive regular training on how to use new technologies for teaching online-only classes. Virtual schools are also honing their methods and procedures for evaluating online teachers, a process that can involve an extensive examination of how well the teachers communicate with students. Join two experts from the world of online education as they discuss the evolving guidelines for online teachers and how new evaluation practices can improve virtual teaching.
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Presenters:
Pam Birtolo, chief learning officer for the Orlando-based Florida Virtual School
Bryan Setser, chief executive officer for the North Carolina Virtual Public School
Source: Education Week
