K-12 teacher professional development courses come in a wide
variety of forms, but perhaps some of the most innovative
and accessible to busy teachers are more than 45 courses
developed by the Learning To Teach with Technology Studio (LTTS)
from the Indiana University School of Education.
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A CONVERSATION WITH CHRIS DEDE
Christopher Dede is the Timothy E. Wirth Professor of
Learning Technologies at Harvard's Graduate School of
Education. He is also Chair of the Learning & Teaching Area
in the School. Recently, Educational Pathways talked briefly
with Dede about blended learning, or, as he calls it,
"distributed learning."
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COLLABORATION BETWEEN ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS EXECUTIVES AND
MSU GLOBAL BRINGS SUCCESSFUL NON-TRADITIONAL ONLINE LEARNING
APPROACH TO CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTS
FCIB, an association of executives in finance, credit, and
international business, and Michigan State University Global
(MSU Global) recently formed an innovative partnership that
has resulted in a new online certification program in
international credit and risk management.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF "TEACHING PRESENCE" IN AN ONLINE LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
The Rochester Institute of Technology Online Learning
Department regularly hosts workshops in which invited
experts talk about online learning and teaching. It’s most
recent workshop featured Director of the SUNY (State
University of New York) Learning Network (SLN)* Peter Shea,
who, among a number of topics of interest, talked about
"teaching presence" in online learning environments.
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THE DEFINITION OF TEACHING PRESENCE
The following is excerpted from Shea, P., Fredericksen, E.,
Picket, A., & Pelz, W. (2004). Faculty Development, Student
Satisfaction, and Reported Learning in the SUNY Learning
Network. In T. Duffy & J. Kirkley (Eds.). Learner-Centered
Theory and Practice in Distance Education: Cases from Higher
Education. (pp. 354-360) Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates.
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