Not exact matches
In the postsecondary space, the Gates Foundation
made a number of grants — both directly and through NGLC — to intriguing ventures with the potential to improve education dramatically, including some of my disruptive favorites: start - up MyCollege Foundation, which will establish a non-profit college that
blends adaptive online
learning solutions with other services at a low cost; University of the People, the world's first tuition - free, non-profit, online academic institution dedicated to opening access to higher education globally; New Charter University, a competency - based university that charges only $ 199 per month for students seeking a degree and for which NGLC will fund a research study of its online students and a comparative one of students enrolled in a
blended -
learning environment delivered through a partnership with the Community College of the District of Columbia; Southern New Hampshire University, which under its President Paul LeBlanc has already created an autonomous online division and will now pioneer the «Pathways Project,» which will offer a self - paced and student - centric associates degree; and MIT, which will use the funds to create a free prototype computer science online course for edX.
Adopting a
blended learning environment requires taking a holistic look at the entire school community — students, teachers, staff, and parents — and
making changes that allow each of these groups to buy into the shift.
Far from replacing our teachers, a
blended -
learning environment holds the potential of
making the job more accessible for more individuals.
There are ways, however, that a
blended -
learning environment can
make the task of setting high expectations for every student more feasible.
The real challenge lies in figuring out how to deliver relevant development opportunities for teachers in order to help them with continues professional development and training for
making best use of the
blended learning environment and smoothing the transition process from traditional to
blended classrooms.
This flexible, engaging online training solution demonstrates how, by using a
blended learning approach with a virtual
learning environment, training and support can be
made available more widely.