Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Content Creation & Curation: Districts Can Easily Create Online Courses -Spokane Public Schools

Content Creation & Curation: Districts Can Easily Create Online Courses  
Spokane Public Schools has been developing quality online courses for over eight years and has used these courses in various ways to improve the district's on-time graduation rate. The school district will share its systematic approach for building rigorous, standard-aligned online coursework that can be used across the district. By developing your own online courses using your own learning management system, school districts have the flexibility to support virtual, blended, credit retrieval and student support programs cost effectively using the same online content.

Why do our students take our classes? 
Here is what our first semester students have to say:


  • 53% - Ability to work at my own pace
  • 29% - Ability to review the material as many times as I want
  • 8% - Take a class not offered at my school
  • 32% - To work ahead or take an advanced class
  • 16% - Increase my motivation or engagement in a course material
  • 14% - Get more individualized attention
  • 26% - Supports my learning style
  • 74% - Fits my schedule Complete H.S. requirement
  • 53% - Feel more comfortable asking questions in an online class
  • 5% - To retrieve a class I have failed or to get a better grade
       











 Links to planning documents coming soon!
Speakers: Kristin Whiteaker, Director, Spokane Virtual and Blended Learning, Spokane Public Schools; Don Brummett, Manager, Virtual Programs and Technologies, Spokane Public Schools

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