Distance Learning

For Educators, Trainers, and Leaders

Sponsored by the U.S. Distance Learning Association and Information Age Publishing

Volume 7 #2, 2010

FEATURED ARTICLES:
SPOTLIGHT: VIRTUAL SCHOOLING

REDEFINING SCHOOL FROM SITE TO SERVICE: LEARNING IN AND FROM K-12 ONLINE EDUCATION, Cathy Cavanaugh and Jace Hargis

RESEARCHING K-12 ONLINE LEARNING: WHAT DO WE KNOW AND WHAT SHOULD WE EXAMINE? Michael K. Barbour

IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING TEACHING CHALLENGES IN K-12 ONLINE ENVIRONMENTS, Leanna Archambault

K-12 ONLINE EDUCATION IS INCREASINGLY HYBRID LEARNING, Michael B. Horn

CROSS-REFERENCE OF ONLINE TEACHING STANDARDS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY TEACHERS FOR 21ST CENTURY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, Kathryn Kennedy

THE TEACHER AS MIGRANT: HOW TEACHING ONLINE CAN CHANGE CLASSROOM PRACTICE, Susan Lowes

TEARING DOWN THE WALLS: CREATING GLOBAL CLASSROOMS THROUGH ONLINE TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS, Allen C. Grant

MEETING THE NEEDS OF GIFTED STUDENTS THROUGH ONLINE PROGRAMS, Christine L. Weber and Donnajo Smith

ATTENDANCE POLICY AND TRUANCY PROCEDURES OF AN ONLINE SCHOOL, Stacy A. Bender

ARE TODAY’S ADMINISTRATORS PREPARED? Ray Rose and Bob Plants

FIVE MYTHS SURROUNDING K-12 ONLINE LEARNING, Guadalupe Vadillo

COLUMNS:
ENDS AND MEANS
Using Literature Circles to Provide Support for Online Discussions — by Clare R. Kilbane and Natalie B. Milman

TRY THIS: Creativity: Use It Effectively to Enhance Your Online Teaching — by Errol Craig Sull and Catherine M. Skora

ASK ERROL — by Errol Craig Sull

AND FINALLY ...Millennials—Oh Really? — by Michael Simonson