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With the support of Michigan Virtual, college students in Nigeria will be learning online this fall using a video content management solution called Mediasite. Michigan Virtual has been using Mediasite to create online learning materials and record and stream…

By Brian Broderick Executive Director Michigan Association of Non-public Schools Chair, Michigan Virtual Board of Directors Have you ever worn shoes that didn’t fit? Were they too wide or too narrow? Did the height of the heel make your…

Lansing – The Elearning! Media Group has named Michigan Virtual to the annual Learning! 100 list for creating an online program that helps teachers who serve special education students as they transition from high school graduation to life after…

Election officials and their staff now have a new online training resource that allows them to take courses, view video tutorials and participate in webinars for self-paced learning from the Michigan Bureau of Elections. Hosted by Michigan Virtual, the…

Andrew Vanden Heuvel, Michigan Virtual for Students online physics teacher and “Glass Explorer” recently became the first teacher to teach a science class from inside the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. Vanden Heuvel was invited to visit CERN, the…

The Michigan Virtual Board of Directors elected three new members at its April 19 meeting. The three new members expressed significant interest in the work of Michigan Virtual to serve Michigan’s K-12 community with quality online educational services and…

Michigan Virtual and the University of Detroit Mercy are teaming up to train the next generation of online educators by providing UDM teacher education students the opportunity to experience online teaching at various levels of instruction. Michigan Virtual online…

Moving Michigan Farther, Faster

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Michigan Virtual announced the release of a report about the future of K-12 education in Michigan, calling for a heightened focus on personalized learning. “Governor Snyder tasked Michigan Virtual with stepping back and thinking about two overarching questions: (1)…

Online learning provides options

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The Midland Daily News reports that “online education creates another option for students.” The article (posted Feb. 24, 2013) describes how schools in Midland Country are using online learning options, from providers like Michigan Virtual for Students, to meet…

The future of online learning

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Michigan Radio’s Cynthia Canty spoke with Jamey Fitzpatrick, President and CEO of Michigan Virtual, recently about online education nationally and in Michigan. Visit Michigan Radio to listen to the interview About Michigan Virtual Michigan Virtual is a private, nonprofit…

A Report to the Legislature, 2012

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This report is submitted in compliance with Section 98 (6) of Public Act 196 of 2014, which requires Michigan Virtual to provide, not later than December 1 of each fiscal year, a report to the House and Senate Appropriations…

Accreditation Progress Report

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The Accreditation Progress Report was prepared for the AdvancED Quality Assurance Review in November 2012. Dedicated to advancing excellence in education worldwide, AdvancED provides accreditation, research, and professional services to 27,000 schools in 65 countries. AdvancED provides accreditation under…

Online learning is growing rapidly in Michigan and across the nation. A report released at the recent International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) virtual school symposium in New Orleans asked as “online learning is becoming more common, is…

Michigan Virtual won a Silver Brandon Hall Group Excellence Award for Best Learning Team for the organization’s work in developing Michigan LearnPort, Michigan’s leading online portal for K-12 educators. Michigan teachers, administrators and other staff use the portal to…

Indicative of the emerging role online learning plays in K-12 education, Public Act 201 of 2012 directed the Michigan Virtual to establish the Center for Online Learning Research and Innovation. The Center for Online Learning Research and Innovation will…

Online Teacher of the Year chosen

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Tara Becker-Utess of Dimondale was named Michigan Virtual’s 2012 Online Teacher of the Year at an awards presentation dinner at the University Club at MSU on Monday, Oct. 15. Becker-Utess has been an online instructor for Michigan Virtual for…

Michigan is known nationwide as a leader in online learning for K-12 education. Since 2004, Michigan Virtual has been helping to build that reputation. Though the nonprofit, which was created in 1998, shifted their attention to K-12 learning, President…

Michigan Virtual will provide online courses to 600 Detroit high school students this fall in a unique partnership with the state’s Education Achievement Authority (EAA). The EAA is operating six Detroit high schools as part of Michigan’s Education Achievement…

The Oakland Press reports on Michigan Virtual efforts to develop accounting courses for high school students. In an effort to spread awareness about the accounting field, Michigan Virtual, one of the largest online schools in the U.S. will introduce…

Michigan Virtual will receive the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals Presidential Service Award at an educational conference later this month. According to the MASSAP executive director Wendy Zdeb-Roper, “the MASSP President Service Award is given to individuals and/or…

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