Flipped Classrooms, Blended Learning & Virtual Schools


Circumventing Institutional Barriers to Blended Learning

A new report examines barriers to the implementation of blended learning and solutions districts have found to work around them.

34 Edgenuity Courses Earn A-G Approval from U California

The University of California Office of the President has granted A-G approval for 34 of Edgenuity's online courses.

Blending Face-to-Face and Flipping

Michael F. Ruffini, a professor of educational technology at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, provides an explanation of the flipped classroom and its alternative, which offers the best of the flipped class and traditional face-to-face instruction, the face/flip.

Tech Start-Up Hosts Hackathon for Online Course Gadgets

A start-up company with an online application that allows people to create and publish interactive courses recently held a "Code for Education" night in its home town of San Francisco.

Pluralsight Launches Free Online HTML Course for Kids

Pluralsight, a company that provides online training for professionals in technology and creatie fields, has added a new coding course to its kids' library, Teaching Kids: Basic HTML Part 1.

Teaching with Minecraft? MOOC Explores Gamification for K-12

Instructure has launched a series of MOOCs that use Minecraft to help K-12 teachers implement gamification in the classroom.

Nonprofit, For-profit To Collaborate on Digital Career Readiness Curriculum

Roadtrip Nation and Hobsons will team up to create a self-directed digital program, tailored for different grade levels, to help students in school districts with high student-to-counselor ratios.

Blended Schools Network Partners with Gooru on Online Learning

Sibling's Blended Schools Network will make the first unit of each of its online courses available through Gooru, a free online tool for personalized learning.

South Carolina To Give Students Statewide Remote Access to Telescope

Beginning August 16, every classroom in South Carolina will be able to view the rings of Saturn or the Orion Nebula via a vintage telescope at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia, SC.

Odysseyware Converts Courses to HTML5

Odysseyware has converted its 60 most popular online courses to HTML5 to make them accessible via any mobile device.

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