Hints on a national strategy for educational technology in the USA

By Tony Bates, on December 8th, 2009

Downey, G. (2009) ED’s new tech chief previews national plan eSchool News, December 2

This is a report of a recent speech by Karen Cator, the new director of education technology at the US Department of Education. The new National Education Technology Plan will have four areas of focus: access, assessment, learning support, improving cost-effectiveness/productivity.

Cator said [...]

December 8th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Bibliography, Strategies, planning and management, USA, national, regional and international strategies | Leave a comment

Suggestions for a national ed tech plan for the USA

By Tony Bates, on November 18th, 2009

eSchool News (2009) Stakeholders advise on national ed-tech plan eSchool News, November 17

U.S. Department of Education (ED) is preparing a new National Education Technology Plan and is accepting public feedback as it develops the new plan. A department spokesman did not know how long the public comment period would remain open, saying only that ED [...]

November 18th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Bibliography, Featured, Strategies, planning and management, United States of America, national, regional and international strategies | One comment

Higher education students in the USA in 2018

By Tony Bates, on September 30th, 2009

Hussar, W. and Bailey, T. (2009) Projections of education statistics to 2018 US Department of Education National Center for Educational Statistics: Washington DC

The education department’s projections for schools granting degrees show enrollment will increase:

38% for Hispanic students, 26% for black students and 4% for white students
16% for women and 9% [...]

September 30th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Bibliography, Featured, Strategies, planning and management, Teaching and learning, futures, students | One comment

Online students perform better than face-to-face students

By Tony Bates, on July 3rd, 2009

Means, B. et al. (2009) Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies Washington, DC: US Department of Education

From the Abstract

A systematic search of the research literature from 1996 through July 2008 identified more than a thousand empirical studies of online learning. Analysts screened these studies [...]

July 3rd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Bibliography, Events, Teaching and learning, assessment, blended learning, evaluating courses and programs, research | 3 comments