NEIT2011+OpenSpace5+B


 * e-Learning – Open Session #5**

__Online/Virtual Classes__
 * Online School for Girls – consortium, teachers took courses about blended learning, students pay – school pays for membership. Girls do it on their own. No teacher, not in schedule. On transcript. Students taking multiple languages, AP Psychology, etc…
 * Students with disabilities – dropped classes, need hard core basic skills courses (like Preparing for College)
 * NAIS – consortium for online learning, talk to Mark Lauria
 * Virtual HS – cost structure, HS & MS courses

__e-Texts__
 * lots of exploring. Most publishers are still holding content hostage. Ranges from online texts to truly online multimedia offerings. Dependent on propriety platforms. States: FL, OH: many are developing their own content.
 * Gale Cengage - [] - not that expensive, custom-built.
 * 1-1 schools – do you need this for e-textbooks? Is i-Pad a good substitute? Not yet. Kindles? Does the content support these platforms?
 * Always need multi-sources: books and e-books, because people learn differently.
 * Retention: Some learners retain more from books than e-books.
 * Books and online components. Will students go to the online supplement? Does it matter if they are in a classroom? Lab? 1-1?
 * Are they ready? What if it’s different programs? Hard to manage…
 * 1:1 devices: Rental, students buy, school buys? What model is best? If they buy it, school images & supports it. Built into tuition. Schools: iPads (K-2), 1-1 laptops (7th)
 * Books: heavy to carry, but buy once / use for many years. E-Books often a one year license.
 * State funding for books.

__Blended Learning__
 * Moodle – as an e-learning platform. Snow days, extending curriculum, summer reading discussions.

__General__
 * Convergence of e-text and e-learning. Good thing about e-texts always current but the checking process isn’t as thorough.
 * Involve your sustainability clubs.