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 * It looks like our consensus is that we believe in online learning but also think it should be connected to face to face learning**:

My thoughts about online learning in our schools in New York are...I think that online courses have a place in our system but I don't think that online courses will replace our schools. I think that there should be opportunities for students to take online courses for a variety of reasons. They can take them to make up credits, to take advanced courses that might not be offered in their schools, to have a chance to interact with different students outside the walls of their schools, to take regular courses that might be not offered in their schools, etc. I think the best of both worlds is to have some face to face contact with the students if that is possible. Maybe at the beginning of the course the students could meet with the instructor. If there are students at other locations they could be skyped in. Then maybe at another point in the class the group could do something face to face using videoconferencing. They could also share their projects at the end in a venue like this. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?

Online learning certainly has a place in our schools. However, online learning requires a motivated and disciplined student. In addition, participants need to know how to monitor their time, have good organizatonal skills, and be able to communicate through writing. These are skills that many young students struggle with. Meeting deadlines, synthesizing information, participating in group discussions, and recognizing the key components of an assignment are areas that young students need to be taught. Therefore, online learning, although a valuable tool, may not be the answer for some students.

[] [] this site has online professional development courses…I have been researching trying to find any sites that talk about the NYS Regents and virtual learning but so far no luck

It certainly is time to offer online courses to NY students. One of the complaints we often hear about our educational system is that it is based on a 19th century agrarian model. There are still many classrooms where students sit in rows and listen to a teacher direct a lesson from the front of the room. At the end of the school day, those same students go home to a very different world - one that is dominated by today's technology. If we want to keep kids interested in school (and in many ways it is a challenge), then we have to move our schools into the 21st century. Online courses provide this change. Kids will take online courses for the many of the same reasons as adult learners http://www.ocregister.com/articles/school-insight-students-2498032-online-student http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20090719/NEWS05/907190626/1006/NEWS05/Students-make-up-credits-in-summer-school http://www.havasunews.com/articles/2009/07/18/news/doc4a62a61c3e6ab386263656.txt http://distancelearn.about.com/od/virtualhighschools/p/Online-Schooling.htm http://technologysource.org/article/abcs_of_the_virtual_high_school/ http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/word_docs/Pressroom/OnlineCourses_Available_CTHigh_School_Students.doc being able to work at their own pace, have more immediate access to the instructor, etc. However, online course should be balanced with face to face courses so that kids still have social contact with their peers and other adults. ||
 * http://highschool.suite101.com/article.cfm/online_high_school_courses

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