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Last Updated: 11/27/2002
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"...e-learning
will improve American education in valuable ways and should be
universally implemented as soon as possible."
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Beginning with the United States Congress Web Commission Report in
2000, virtually every segment of education has issued a report
regarding online learning. These reports are listed
below by date.
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2002
- CAL Online
First Report. (November 2002. 24
pages). Presented to Clovis Unified Governing Board,
November 20, 2002.
- California Virtual School
Report (July 2002. 125 pages). Authors Rob
Darrow and Gordon Freedman wrote a plan showing a model
for a California Virtual School. Also includes a
survey of virtual schools across the U.S. (www.uccp.org)
- Summary of
Proceedings (August 2002. 20 pages), Virtual High
School Symposium. Santa Cruz gathering of state
virtual school operators resulted in the decision to form
a national organization for K12 virtual schooling.
The Hewlett Foundation agreed to provide seed money to
begin the K12 virtual school organization. (www.uccp.org).
- Digital
California Project. (February 2002. 16 pages). The Digital
California Project (DCP) is a multi-million dollar
initiative funded through the University of
California. This report identifies the
potential of this high speed network access for all K12
classrooms in the state. Most nodes of the DCP are
now active.. The DCP will provide "Internet 2"
- high speed access to every school and school district in
the state. This network is envisioned as a K-20
educational network. It is administered by CENIC, a
corporation created at the for the purpose of educational
networking initiatives. (www.cenic.org).
- Visions
2020: Transforming Education and Training Through Advanced
Technologies. (September 2002. 85 pages). This document,
commissioned by the U.S. Department of Commerce and
Education is a collection of essays written by educational
futurists and professors of technology and learning about what educational life may look like in
2020. (http://www.ta.doc.gov/Reports.htm)
- Priorities for California Education Technology
Funding. California Post Secondary Education
Commission. (July 2002. 60 pages). Identifies
investments that need to be made for collaboration between
higher education and K12 institutions.
- Virtual Schools Across
America (Peak Report). (June 2002. 263 pages).
Peak Report on Virtual Schooling. A comprehensive
overview of almost every virtual school in the United
States to date taken from written survey of each virtual
school. The Peak Group is a for profit company that
does surveys on various topics. Purchase report
at: www.peakgroup.net.
- Guide to Online High School Classes.
(May 2002. 31 pages ). National
Education Association. Identifies important
questions to ask for implementing or continuing a virtual
high school program.
- Internet Use in
Schools. (September 2002. 80 pages). Report from the
National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES).
Shows that 99% of schools in the United States are
connected to the Internet.
- Internet and American
Life. (August 2002. 37 pages). Report from the Pew
Internet Foundation. This report shows how people
use the Internet, as well as reports that over 75% of
students between the ages of 12-17 use the Internet.
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2001
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Virtual School
Report (Clark. October 2001. 42 pages). This report was financed
through the Distance Learning Resources Network. It
outlines all of the issues in virtual schooling and
identifies the major virtual schools that currently exist
in the U.S.
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UCLA Internet
Report. (November 2001. 95 pages).
This report looks at the trends in the use of the Internet
by all segments of the population. Part of this
report discusses the use of the Internet by young people.
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Internet Use in
Schools. (May 2001. 20 pages).
The National Center for Educational Statistics does a
yearly report regarding Internet use in the schools.
In this report, they found that 98% of the schools in the
U.S. had access to the Internet.
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Anytime,
Anyplace, Any path, Any pace. (2001. 54
pages). The National Association of School Boards
of Education (NASBE) report states that "State
education officials should seize the opportunity to take
the lead and move decisively to assure that e-learning
spreads rapidly and and equitably..."
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The CEO
Forum on Technology and School Readiness (2001. 36
pages.). The CEO Forum, made up of CEO's from
various U.S. companies completes this yearly study.
They encourage all schools and school districts to
"harness technology to benefit our nation's
schools." Among other findings, they state that
"education technology can improve student
achievement."
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Innovations
in Online Learning. (2001. 36 pages). This
report completed by the Pew Learning and Technology
program identifies the various ways that online learning
can bring important innovations to education.
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The
Role of Librarians in the Digital Age. (2001. 8
pages). This report identifies the current and
future roles of librarians.
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Distance
Learning Feasibility Study (Microsoft Word.
2001.
102 pages).
California Community Colleges Draft Report. This report outlines implementation
strategies for community colleges including coordination
and costs.
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Alberta
Online Consortium (Canada) Student Achievement and
Performance Levels in Online Learning. (2001.
104 pages). This report covers online learning in
the province of Alberta and studies its effects on
students and teachers. Alberta Online Consortium (http://www.albertaonline.ab.ca/)
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Virtual
Revolution: Trends in Distance Learning. (2001.
26 pages). This report completed by the American
Federation of Teachers (AFT), includes recommendations for
distance education guidelines for good practice.
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