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How districts can measure blended learning

Does blended learning work? I’ll bet many of you have asked or been asked that question. Regardless of our role in implementing blended learning, whether

Episode 19: Competency-based Education

In this episode, we chat with Rose Colby, who is involved in a number of different initiatives at the state and national level concerning competency-based

Episode 18: Christine Fox of SETDA Returns

Our guest for this episode is actually a returning guest: Christine Fox, Director of Educational Leadership and Research of the State Educational Technology Directors Association,

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Blended Learning
David Young

The Force Awakens Your Classroom

The blended learning team challenged their colleague, David Young (Instructional Design Manager at Michigan Virtual), to channel his excitement for the release of the new

Episode 17: Year-End Review With MyBlend

In this episode, we sit down with Jeff Gerlach of Michigan Virtual’s blended learning team to reflect on a year of podcasting, sharing our insights,

Episode 16: Saro Mohammed

Our guest for this episode is Saro Mohammed, a partner at the Learning Accelerator. The Learning Accelerator, or TLA, works directly with school districts and

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Blended Learning
Kelli Hixon

The All Too Often Neglected Teacher Superpower

Throughout my childhood, I had teachers I connected with in a way I will never forget, while others have faded in my memories. What is the extra “something” those teachers possess? I think I’ve finally figured it out.

Episode 15: Joel Rose

This episode’s guest is Joel Rose, the Co-Founder and CEO of New Classrooms Innovation Partners. Joel and his team at New Classrooms are striving to

Episode 14: Julia Freeland Fisher

Our guest for this episode is Julia Freeland Fisher, Director of Education at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation. Julia and I discuss some

Episode 13: Beatriz Arnillas

Our guest for this episode is Beatriz Arnillas, the Director of IT and Education Technology at the Houston Independent School District in Houston, Texas. Beatriz

OLC addressing K-12 online teaching & learning research

The Online Learning Consortium is launching a new special interest area addressing the research and practice of K-12 online teaching and learning. Twenty-five concurrent sessions

Episode 12: Paul Curtis

Our guest for this episode is Paul Curtis, the Director of Curriculum for the New Tech Network. Paul touches on some of the history of

New position to expand research capacity

To help stakeholders meet the educational challenges they face and better support online learners, the search is on for a new full-time quantitative researcher for

Episode 11: Sarah Luchs

Our guest for this episode is Sarah Luchs of NGLC, Next Generation Learning Challenges. NGLC is a challenge grant strategy initiative of Educause, dedicated to

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