There has been an ongoing conversation about online education over on ISEN
(Independent School Educators Network ning).
The two 'discussions' that hold most of this conversation are:
http://isenet.ning.com/forum/topics/disrupting-class-brainstorming
http://isenet.ning.com/forum/topics/starting-a-virtual-independent
BTW, the ISEN ning now has 1,786 members and the membership is growing at
a nice steady clip. I would guess that it may now be the largest online
community of independent school educators in the world. (Happy to be
proved wrong if this is not the case.)
Regards,
Fred
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Fred Bartels
Head - Computer Department
Rye Country Day School
914-925-4610
A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Regarding ISTE's NECC, the Independent Schools Special Interest Group
>(IS SIG) will have a face-to-face meeting at NECC and will provide Wimba
>access for those, not on location, to join us. We can also set up a time
>and 'place' to meet specifically on this topic, a "IS SIG: Independent
>School Online Courses" gathering. The ISTE IS SIG wiki membership is
>currently around 150 members.
>
>The School Computing wiki, which is linked from the IS SIG wiki, is
>another resource to use in these efforts as well as continued discussion
>in the ISED list, which is also linked as a resource.
>http://independentschools.iste.wikispaces.net/ (IS SIG JHU Intern
>Kristopher Wiemer kris@knfwiemer.net ) What other resources should the
>IS SIG wiki link to?
>
>The intent here is not to step on any toes, it is to support this
>incredibly important topic. If there are other ideas out there please
>share. It is so important to have all of these wonderful resources and
>groups collaborate on issues of importance to our students. Part of the
>challenge is 'how' do we do that. ;)
>
>Thoughts, feedback?
>
>Jill Brown
>
>
>Jill R. Brown, PhD
>Director, Educational Technology
>Albuquerque Academy
>ISTE Board of Directors, 2006-2010
>Executive Committee Treasurer, K-12 Representative
>E-mail brownj@aa.edu
>
>
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