Initiatives

Going Virtual! Research series

PBL-Online
http://pbl-online.org (named one of ISTE's top 100 sites!)

Project Based Learning Infoshare (May 2007)
Novato, California

INSPIRE Virtual Charter School
Founding board member and active participant in our first year of operation.

Conferences

ELearn - (November 2008)

• Teaching Online: Meeting the Challenge with Emerging Strategies for Effective Professional Development

VSS - Virtual School Symposium (October 2008)

• Project-Based Learning in Cyberspace: Let the Transformation Begin

• Going Virtual II! Identifying the Unique Needs and Challenges of K-12 Online Teachers

SITE - Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education

• Paper Presentation: Professional Development for Online K-12 Teachers: Where do we go from Here?

HICE - Hawaii International Conference on Education (January 2008):

• Paper Presentation: Professional Development for Online K-12 Teachers: What do we Know?

VSS - Virtual School Symposium (November 2007):

• Panel Presentation: Research on K-12 Online Learning

• Breakout Session: What does it take to teach online? New research and emerging strategies for effective professional development. 

NCSC - 7th National Charter Schools Conference (April 2007)
Training Virtual Charter School Teachers: Walking the Online Walk

Interviews and Papers

Start Me Up: Project Learning Primers (in Edutopia
http://www.edutopia.org/project-learning-online-resources

NACOL Research Committee White Paper:
Professional Development for Virtual Schooling and Online Learning

Technology & Learning Article (by Sara Armstrong):
Virtual Learning 2.0

Examining Perceived Technology Skills:   A Comparison of Students Enrolled in Online and Face-to-Face Versions of an Introduction to Educational Technology Course.

Development

e-Research
A Web-based portal for resources, and the storage and categorization of research in the field of Distance Learning.

e-Learn:
This site is for teachers and others interested in incorporating the Internet into instruction. It contains a variety of tutorials, presentations, and resources on Internet Integration, Web page development, Safety on the Net, and E-Learning.

Introduction to E-Learning at Boise State (http://blackboard.boisestate.edu)
A course designed to introduce students to Web-enhanced/online learning at Boise State University.  Link to the site from the Boise State University Blackboard login page and preview the course as a guest.  Master's Project Paper