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]]> By: Math Tutor http://www.quickanded.com/2009/04/guest-blog-realities-of-k-12-virtual.html/comment-page-1#comment-2313 Math Tutor Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:18:14 +0000 http://www.quickanded.com/wordpress/?p=1565#comment-2313 Thanks for the information. Online tutoring is also a part of virtual education and I have been an online academic coach providing <a href="http://www.schooltrainer.com/online-tutoring/online-math-tutoring.html" rel="nofollow">math tutoring</a> for over a year and have noticed that students in general remain honest and I never came across a case when a student tried to present a copied assignment. Thanks for the information. Online tutoring is also a part of virtual education and I have been an online academic coach providing math tutoring for over a year and have noticed that students in general remain honest and I never came across a case when a student tried to present a copied assignment.

]]> By: Report: The Realities of K-12 Virtual Education « Virtual High School Meanderings http://www.quickanded.com/2009/04/guest-blog-realities-of-k-12-virtual.html/comment-page-1#comment-2290 Report: The Realities of K-12 Virtual Education « Virtual High School Meanderings Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:21:59 +0000 http://www.quickanded.com/wordpress/?p=1565#comment-2290 [...] I was surprised when I came across this last night, as I had featured The Quick and The Ed’s Guest Blog: The Realities of K–12 Virtual Education here earlier, but when I found Gene Glass‘ The Realities of K-12 Virtual Education yesterday [...] [...] I was surprised when I came across this last night, as I had featured The Quick and The Ed’s Guest Blog: The Realities of K–12 Virtual Education here earlier, but when I found Gene Glass‘ The Realities of K-12 Virtual Education yesterday [...]

]]> By: BobBl http://www.quickanded.com/2009/04/guest-blog-realities-of-k-12-virtual.html/comment-page-1#comment-756 BobBl Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:14:02 +0000 http://www.quickanded.com/wordpress/?p=1565#comment-756 What strikes me about Dr. Cavanaugh's commentary, and about Dr. Glasses report is that no substantive new K-12 online learning research has been done since the NCREL-Cavanaugh Meta-analysis (2004) and the NCREL "Synthesis of New Research On K-12 Online Learning," the one that really isn't "new" any more by Smith, Clark and that Blomeyer guy (2005).<br /><br />What's the problem? The USDOE spent nearly 3 million dollars on a MATO meta-analysis & "case studies project," but no new research on K-12 OLL has been paid for with ED.GOV $$ since NCREL invested 500K in 04-05. <br /><br />I know what that MATO project was worth because we wrote an unsuccessful competing bid, and I managed the NCREL synthesis and know very well what it was worth! <br /><br />Now SRI's "meta-analysis" is out and they had to resort to using research from just about everywhere EXCEPT K-12 OLL to have sufficient high-quality quantitative studies to synthesize. Not good!<br /><br />Wake up US Department of Education! If anyone over there thinks K-12 OLL has some promise as an instructional improvement lever or strategy, wouldn't it nice to have some evidence that's newer than 4-5 years old?<br /><br />Dr. Robert Blomeyer<br />http://www.onlineteachingassociates.com/ What strikes me about Dr. Cavanaugh's commentary, and about Dr. Glasses report is that no substantive new K-12 online learning research has been done since the NCREL-Cavanaugh Meta-analysis (2004) and the NCREL "Synthesis of New Research On K-12 Online Learning," the one that really isn't "new" any more by Smith, Clark and that Blomeyer guy (2005).

What's the problem? The USDOE spent nearly 3 million dollars on a MATO meta-analysis & "case studies project," but no new research on K-12 OLL has been paid for with ED.GOV $$ since NCREL invested 500K in 04-05.

I know what that MATO project was worth because we wrote an unsuccessful competing bid, and I managed the NCREL synthesis and know very well what it was worth!

Now SRI's "meta-analysis" is out and they had to resort to using research from just about everywhere EXCEPT K-12 OLL to have sufficient high-quality quantitative studies to synthesize. Not good!

Wake up US Department of Education! If anyone over there thinks K-12 OLL has some promise as an instructional improvement lever or strategy, wouldn't it nice to have some evidence that's newer than 4-5 years old?

Dr. Robert Blomeyer
http://www.onlineteachingassociates.com/

]]> By: Joe http://www.quickanded.com/2009/04/guest-blog-realities-of-k-12-virtual.html/comment-page-1#comment-608 Joe Thu, 21 May 2009 03:50:14 +0000 http://www.quickanded.com/wordpress/?p=1565#comment-608 "the brief deviates into opinion studies involving surveys of populations who may or may not have first hand experience with quality virtual schools"<br /><br />- That's a problem sometimes overlooked in studies: author bias interfering with findings.<br /><br />The most annoying thing is that opinions are presented to look like facts. “the brief deviates into opinion studies involving surveys of populations who may or may not have first hand experience with quality virtual schools”

- That’s a problem sometimes overlooked in studies: author bias interfering with findings.

The most annoying thing is that opinions are presented to look like facts.

]]> By: Paul http://www.quickanded.com/2009/04/guest-blog-realities-of-k-12-virtual.html/comment-page-1#comment-572 Paul Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:28:00 +0000 http://www.quickanded.com/wordpress/?p=1565#comment-572 Thanks for information. Find more information and resources for K-12 education in USA at <a HREF="http://search.ezilon.com/united_states/education/k-12_educations/index.shtml" REL="nofollow">U.S Web Directory</a>. Thanks for information. Find more information and resources for K-12 education in USA at U.S Web Directory.

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