MVLRI Webinar: The Journal Article Review Process Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2016-12-02 | One provocateur and three discussants with a wide range of experiences with academic journals share insights on how the journal article review process unfolds.
Teachers and Mentors: Students Talk about Online Learner Supports Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2018-09-28 | SUMMARYDuring a series of focus groups, 51 students from three Michigan high schools shared their perceptions and feedback about instructional and facilitation support for online learners. Two reports — the last in a series of four — are being published about these findings. At this webinar, we will share some of what we learned that may help improve other students’ experiences and increase their likelihood of success in online courses.PRESENTERSJered BorupGeorge Mason UniversityChawanna ChambersGeorge Mason UniversityRebecca StimsonMichigan Virtual Learning Research Institute
Developing a Survey Instrument for Evaluating K-12 Blended Teacher Readiness Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2018-09-26 | In this webinar, we welcome presenters Dr. Charles Graham of Brigham Young University and Dr. Jered Borup of George Mason University to share their development of a survey instrument for evaluating K-12 Blended Teacher Readiness. Blended teaching — which combines online and in-person instruction — is becoming more commonplace in K-12 schools. In this webinar, we share the results of a two-year long project to develop an instrument for evaluating K-12 blended teacher readiness. We also provide list of core competencies for blended teaching along with resources can be used in professional development for in-service or pre-service teachers.
Michigan’s K-12 Virtual Learning Effectiveness Report, 2016-17 Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2018-05-23 | Presenter: Joseph R. FreidhoffWebinar abstract: Based on pupil completion and performance data reported by schools to MDE or CEPI, Michigan’s K-12 Virtual Learning Effectiveness Report highlights 2016-17 enrollment totals, completion rates, and the overall impact of virtual courses on K-12 pupils. Over 100,000 K-12 students took virtual courses in 2016-17, accounting for over half a million virtual course enrollments. Local Education Agency (LEA) schools provided close to 60% of all virtual enrollments with Public School Academy (PSA) schools adding the majority of the other 40% of the virtual enrollments. Enrollments were heaviest in the high school grades. The pass rate for virtual courses was 55%; however, close to half of the virtual learners passed every virtual course they took. One in four virtual learners, on the other hand, did not pass any of the virtual courses they took. Sixty-six percent of Michigan school districts reported having virtual enrollments. About 7% of all K-12 students in the state took a virtual course. This webinar will cover these statistics as well as many more in detail.Resources:Michigan’s K-12 Virtual Learning Effectiveness Report, 2016-17: mvlri.org/research/publications/michigans-k-12-virtual-learning-effectiveness-report-2016-17 At a glance: mvlri.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Effectiveness-Report-At-A-Glance-Web.pdf Full report to download: mvlri.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Effectiveness-Report-2016-17.pdf
The Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students (MITECS) Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2018-05-02 | Presenter: Stacy Schuh Webinar Abstract: The Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students (MITECS), released December 2017, replace the 2009 Michigan Educational Technology Standards for Students (METS-S). These updated competencies focus on learning enhanced by technology, rather than on technology tools. The MITECS are aligned to the Top 10 in 10 focus area of Learner-Centered Supports, reflecting a learner-driven approach that empowers students to be active participants in determining their educational pursuits.
ISTE Standards Refresh Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2018-05-02 | The ISTE Standards provide a framework for teaching and learning transformed by technology. In this webinar, Sarah Stoeckl, PhD, Sr. Project Manager in the ISTE Standards, will provide an introduction to the ISTE Standards for Students (2016) and for Educators (2017). The webinar will also include a “sneak peek” of the new ISTE Standards for administrators and other education leaders being released in June.
The Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students (MITECS) Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2018-04-16 | Presenter: Stacy Schuh Webinar Abstract: The Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students (MITECS), released December 2017, replace the 2009 Michigan Educational Technology Standards for Students (METS-S). These updated competencies focus on learning enhanced by technology, rather than on technology tools. The MITECS are aligned to the Top 10 in 10 focus area of Learner-Centered Supports, reflecting a learner-driven approach that empowers students to be active participants in determining their educational pursuits.
MVLRI Webinar: Engaging Students in Authentic Data Practices in Online Classes Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-12-27 | Data are powerful both in science and our everyday lives. Opportunities for students to think of and with data as part of their learning are limited. This webinar discusses activities focused on work with data (or data practices) in the context of the Next Generation Science Standards and Michigan Science Standards as well as recommendations for engaging students in data practices based on findings from a design-based research study carried out at Michigan Virtual. Presenter: Joshua Rosenberg, Michigan State University
MVLRI Webinar: Guide for Serving Students with Disabilities in Online & Blended Learning Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-12-26 | This session covers findings in the guide Access for All, providing an overview of different disability groups and some common accommodations for students in each group as they relate to online and blended learning.
MVLRI Webinar: Social Presence and Learning Outcomes in K-12 Online Learning Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-12-26 | This session explores how credit recovery students perceive their online learning differently than non-credit recovery students, how they differ in interaction and communication, and how the perception of that communication relates to learning outcomes.Presenter: Yining Zhang, Michigan State University
MVLRI Webinar: K-12 Blended Teaching Readiness Instrument Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-12-26 | This session highlights findings of a report on the development of a readiness instrument for K-12 blended teaching.Presenters: Charles Graham, BYUJered Borum, GMU
MVLRI Webinar: University of Californias Novel Use of INACOL Standards Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-12-26 | This session touches on findings from a recent study exploring the extent to which high school teachers agree that the iNACOL standards are important, whether their evaluations of what standards are most important are consisted with experiences in online and face-to-face settings, and how teachers report using the standards in crafting their courses.Presenter: Kevin Heller, UC Scout
MVLRI Webinar: Teacher Guide to Online Learning Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-12-26 | In this session, MVLR fellow Rebecca Parks and MVLRI staff member Rebecca Stimson highlight best practices in K-12 online teaching from the recently published Teacher Guide to Online Learning.
Micourses.org Enrollment Functionality Webinar Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-11-15 | This webinar session provides training on the enrollment functionality incorporated in the Micourses.org catalog website.
MVLRI Webinar: Helping Online Students be Successful: Parental Engagement Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-10-13 | This session presents findings from a study in which on-site mentors and online teachers provided thoughts on parental engagement, including the types of parental engagement they believed would improve learning outcomes and the obstacles that parents face in providing support.
MVLRI Webinar: Special Education Policy Provisions In Fully Online Schools Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-10-11 | This presentation highlights the state-to-state variation in the funding and responsibilities for providing students with disabilities their special education instruction when they are enrolled in full-time schools and live in a different location than the school.
MVLRI Webinar: Enrollment and Achievement in Ohios Online Charter Schools Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-08-22 | This webinar session presents findings from a study of enrollment patterns and student outcomes in Ohio's full-time online charter schools.Presenter: Andrew McEachin, RAND Corporation
Integrated Learning Systems Initiative Webinar 1: Nellie Mae and Highlander Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-07-20 | In this introductory webinar, we discuss details of the Integrated Learning Systems grant initiative, administered by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation and awarded to the Highlander Institute, which is focused on designing student-centered learning environments across Rhode Island.
MVLRI Webinar: Attitudes and Achievement in K-12 Blended Settings Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-06-30 | This session presented findings from a study investigating the relationship between students’ achievement and their attitudes in a self-paced blended mathematics course.
MVLRI Webinar: Examining Student Learning Pathways Through an Online Algebra Course Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-06-02 | This session highlights findings from a study investigating student pacing and engagement in online Algebra I courses, including the difficulties posed and opportunities provided by online course flexibility.
MVLRI Webinar: Presence as Support in a Blended Learning Classroom Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-05-20 | This session presents findings from a narrative inquiry that explored various aspects of presence in a blended middle school classroom, helping to inform the preparation and support of blended teachers in K-12 settings.
MVLRI Webinar: Opportunities with Quality Matters and MVU Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-04-27 | This session focuses on the opportunities afforded by participating in professional learning workshops from Quality Matters, a nationally recognized organization ensuring quality in online courses.
MVLRI Webinar: Michigans K-12 Virtual Learning Effectiveness Report, 2017 Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-04-21 | This session presents an analysis and findings on a wealth of data collected for this annual report on K-12 virtual learning in Michigan.
MVLRI Webinar: Professional Learning for Blended Education in Michigan Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-04-14 | This session highlights findings of a study on teachers implementing blended learning in Michigan and building their own professional learning networks to improve their practice.
MVLRI Webinar: Establishing Presence and Community in the Online Classroom Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-03-23 | This session touches on four dimensions of a successful virtual community: the online persona and virtual classroom, the synchronous session, giving meaningful feedback and the encouragement of student engagement.
MVLRI Webinar: The Use of Games in K-12 Online and Blended Learning Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-03-08 | Our research fellow Dennis Beck presents an overview of the research on the use of games in K-12 online and blended courses and provides recommendations for practitioners and future research.
MVLRI Webinar: Choice, Cyber Charter Schools and the Marketplace for Rural School Districts Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-02-24 | This session highlights findings from a study on enrollment patterns of students in brick-and-mortar and cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania, and how these enrollment patterns differ across geographic locale
MVLRI Webinar: Teachers Using Designerly Thinking in K-12 Online Courses Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2017-01-12 | This session includes findings from a case study examining the design process of eleven high school teachers as they designed their first online courses, focusing on the resources shown to be valuable to them: variety in technological tools and pedagogical strategies, belonging to a community of practice, and time.
MVLRI Webinar: Online Teacher Job Satisfaction Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2016-11-08 | This session highlights the findings of a study measuring and exploring the factors influencing K-12 online teachers’ job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and turnover intentions, including flexibility, meeting student needs, compensation, and workload.
MVLRI Webinar: Challenges for Teachers in a Blended Learning Curriculum Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2016-11-08 | This session touches on findings from a qualitative analysis of challenges faced by teachers practicing blended learning, including concerns around curriculum orchestration, student self-management, and technology challenges, and explores ways that responsive online teacher professional development (ROPD) might be able to solicit useful feedback from blended teachers.
MVLRI Webinar: Online Class Size and Teacher Load Effects on Student Learning Outcomes Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2016-09-02 | Using a dataset of 12,032 enrollment records from a state virtual school in the 2013-14 school year, this study examined the effect of class size and teacher load on students’ learning outcomes.
MVLRI Webinar: Teacher Perceptions and Use of Open Educational Resources Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2016-07-04 | This session highlights findings from an international survey of over 600 teachers in face-to-face, online and blended settings examining how teachers adapt rather than adopt open educational resources and the importance of changing teacher habits in the quest to mainstream OER.
MVLRI Webinar: K-12 Online Credit Recovery Courses - Research and Implications Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2016-06-24 | A team of researchers from the American Institutes for Research presents their findings from recently published research examining the potential impact of on-site mentors or facilitators on student success in online courses for credit recovery. The studies conducted by AIR have received national attention from news outlets including NPR, and their findings help shape an ongoing conversation around how to improve the use of online learning in K-12 settings.
MVLRI Webinar: Teacher Perceptions of Learner-Learner Engagement at a Cyber High School Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2016-06-10 | This session shares findings of a case study on teachers at a full-time cyber charter school and their behaviors that most positively impact student engagement and learning: befriending, motivating, instructing and collaborating.Presenter: Dr. Jered Borup, George Mason University
MVLRI Webinar: A Blended Learning Approach to Reading Instruction for Elementary Students Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2016-05-20 | This session highlights findings from a study investigating the benefits of blended learning for reading skills of low socioeconomic students in grades 1 and 2.
MVLRI Spring 2016 Research Collaborative Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2016-05-02 | The quarterly Collaborative Meetings are designed for researchers in the field of K-12 online and blended learning to come together, get feedback on their work and share any collaboration opportunities on grants, research, publications, etc.
MVLRI Research Webinar: Meeting the Needs of Online Teachers - Training and Challenges Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2016-04-18 | This session presents findings from a survey of Wisconsin Virtual School teachers about professional development timing and topics, top instructional challenges, and perceived needs for additional professional development.
MVLRI Research Webinar: Online Tutoring Program for Middle School Math Students Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2016-04-03 | This session discusses findings from a study where we examined an online tutoring program’s impact on struggling middle school students’ mathematics achievement, including an analysis of tutor descriptions of their online tutoring practices and student perceptions of tutoring experiences as they occurred in real-time (the tutoring was provided as a Tier 3 support to enhance the overall effectiveness of a school-wide mathematics reform effort).
MVLRI Research Webinar: Job Attainment and Perceived Role Differences for Cyberschool Leaders Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2016-04-03 | This session presents findings of a research study on cyberschool leaders, including the tendency to be predominantly new, technology savvy administrators who have some background in online learning and differences in interactions with students, teacher supervision, provision of professional development, and management of the day-today operations.
MVLRI Resarch Webinar: TLAs Measurement Agenda for Blended Learning Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2016-03-17 | DescriptionWhat do we know, and what do we still need to know about the effectiveness of blended learning? This session proposes a path forward for measuring blended learning initiatives, including steps that each of us can take to help grow our collective understanding of what the evidence says.
MVLRI Winter 2016 Research Collaborative Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2016-02-20 | The quarterly Collaborative Meetings are designed for researchers in the field of K-12 online and blended learning to come together, get feedback on their work and share any collaboration opportunities on grants, research, publications, etc.
MVLRI Research Webinar Series: Online Educators Roles in Supporting Students with Disabilities Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2016-02-20 | This webinar highlights recent scholarly inquiry into the experiences of educators in fully online schools as they work to serve students with disabilities; issues in instruction, supervision, relationship building/collaboration, and IEP compliance are major topics.
MVLRI Webinar: Comparing Success Rates in Online and Face-to-Face Florida High School Courses Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2015-12-17 | This session highlights a research study comparing student success in online credit recovery and general courses and traditional face-to-face courses, focusing on student outcomes in terms of final grades.Presenter: John Hughes, REL Southeast
MVLRI Webinar: K-12 Mobile Learning Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2015-11-23 | This session explores emerging themes from the research on mobile device use in K-12 schools between 2010 and 2013, including the finding that students can become collaborators in designing their own learning process.Presenters: Cathy Cavanaugh, Microsoft Worldwide EducationDorit Maor, Murdoch University
MVLRI Webinar: Transforming Rural K-12 Education Through Blended Learning: Student Perspectives Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2015-10-25 | The research team, comprised of representatives from Northwest Nazarene University and Idaho Digital Learning, presents its findings from a mixed-methods study examining student perceptions of blended learning, comparing them with educator perceptions revealed in earlier studies.
MVLRI Webinar: Impact of K-12 Online Learning on Vulnerable Populations Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2015-09-24 | This session, presented by Dr. Dennis Beck of the University of Arkansas, discusses findings from a number of different studies on how online learning shapes experiences for students from vulnerable populations, and reasons why those students may choose to learn in an online setting.
MVLRI Fall 2015 Research Collaborative Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2015-08-31 | The quarterly Collaborative Meetings are designed for researchers in the field of K-12 online and blended learning to come together, get feedback on their work, and share any collaboration opportunities on grants, research, publications, etc.
MVLRI Webinar: Open Learning Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2015-08-17 | This session explores the research on emerging practices like OER, digital literacy and MOOCs, and examines the implications of open learning in relation to policy and further research.Presenters: Randy Labonte, CANeLearnIan O'Byrne, College of Charleston
An Introduction to Mentoring Basics: Training for Mentoring Online Learners Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2015-08-10 | This video provides an overview of Mentoring Basics, a training module consisting of information, media assets, and assessments highlighting the best practices for mentoring online learners, specifically 6-12 students.
An Introduction to OLOT: The Online Learning Orientation Tool Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute 2015-08-10 | This video provides a brief overview of the Online Learning Orientation Tool (OLOT), a free resource designed to help students understand what online learning entails and introduce the skills and knowledge that are key to success. For more information, visit http://olot.mivu.org.
