Tag: Research Roundup

Simulations, Visualizations, and Interactives: When to use them, why you should use them, and where to find them

Nikolas McGehee

4 differences between traditional teaching methods and competency-based education

Nikolas McGehee

Research on Blended Learning, Teaching, & Professional Development

Kristen DeBruler, PhD

Research on Michigan’s K-12 Online Learning Demographics, Effectiveness, Evaluation, Quality, & Policy

Kristen DeBruler, PhD

Competency-Based Education and the Classroom Challenges

Nikolas McGehee

Eight Years of Research on K-12 Special Populations and Motivation

Kristen DeBruler, PhD

Over the past eight years, Michigan Virtual has paid particular attention to online special populations and subsequently online student motivation. Our research team has focused on topics such as online credit recovery, supporting online students with disabilities, and the role of motivation in online courses.

Research on K-12 Online Best Practices

Kristen DeBruler, PhD

One of the first themes to clearly distinguish itself during the analysis of the reports published by Michigan Virtual was best practices in K-12 online learning. Over the last several years, our research team has explored factors for online student success such enrollment reason, student pacing, teacher-student communication, and instructor role.

March and April Research Round Up

Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute

What’s new in the world of K-12 research on online, blended, and innovative learning? This month, we take a look at Michigan's K-12 Virtual Learning Effectiveness Report and a recent edition of the Online Learning Journal.

January & February Research Round Up

Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute

What’s new in the world of K-12 research on online, blended, and innovative learning? This month, we take a look at learning to teach mathematics online, coaching instructional coaches, the value of project-based learning and high-level knowledge activities, and a framework for affective, behavioral, and cognitive engagement in online courses.

December Research Round Up

Michigan Virtual

Each month our team of researchers highlights K-12 online, blended, and innovative learning research, reports, standards, and other noteworthy resources published nationally and internationally in the preceding weeks. Our hope with this series is to inform the educational community of the latest digital learning research in order to better serve students.

November Research Round Up

Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute

Each month our team of researchers highlights K-12 online, blended, and innovative learning research, reports, standards, and other noteworthy resources published nationally and internationally in the preceding weeks. Our hope with this series is to inform the educational community of the latest digital learning research in order to better serve students.

October Research Round Up

Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute

Each month our team of researchers highlights K-12 online, blended, and innovative learning research, reports, standards, and other noteworthy resources published nationally and internationally in the preceding weeks. Our hope with this series is to inform the educational community of the latest digital learning research in order to better serve students.

September Research Round Up

Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute

Each month our team of researchers will be highlighting K-12 online, blended, and innovative learning research, reports, standards, and other noteworthy resources published nationally and internationally in the preceding weeks. Our hope with this series is to inform the educational community of the latest digital learning research in order to better serve students.