Mich. State Board of Education approves guidelines for required online learning experience
Posted by: cemat in News/AnnouncementsThe new online learning experience requirement of the Michigan Merit Curriculum was formally approved by the Michigan State Board of Education in October. This online learning experience will be necessary for students to graduate from high schools in Michigan in year 2011 and beyond. There are 3 ways that students can meet the requirement. The requirement impacts all districts and students in Michigan, so a study of the guidelines is recommended (20 pg pdf here). The text below was taken directly from a MDE news release -
Questions in Lenawee County can be directed to Greg Marten, LISD Coordinator of Distance Learning, 265-1694 or gregdotmartenatlisddotusIn Other Action: The State Board of Education also approved the guidelines for the new on-line experience high school graduation requirement.
This groundbreaking high school graduation requirement is the first of its kind in the nation. It calls for a structured learning activity that utilizes technology with Intranet/Internet-based tools and resources as the delivery method for instruction, research, assessment, and communication.
Completing a meaningful on-line learning experience in grades 6-12 with a specific emphasis at the high school level will allow students to become familiar with a key means of increasing their own learning skills and knowledge.
It also will prepare them for the demands that they will encounter in higher education, the workplace, and in personal life-long learning.
“This is the way the world learns now,” said State Board member Nancy Danhof. “This is the way the world works now, too.”
The on-line learning experience guidelines allow students to meet the graduation requirement with either an approved not-for-credit program, or take a for-credit on-line course that can satisfy other requirements of the Michigan Merit Curriculum.
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November 24th, 2006 at 12:01 pm
I am very curious as to how many legislators have taken an online course. My experience was not very satisfying through JCC. Students will find the lag in response from instructors very unhelpful. That there is no simultaneous give and take may prove too frustrating to make the experience meaningful and timely.
November 30th, 2006 at 10:50 am
Jon,
Very good question about decision makers’ prior experiences… I’m betting recommendations from many parties were in play.
As far as the lag time in responses during online courses, that sounds like an instructor issue, setting up expectations, timeframes, etc.
It is true that differing learning styles, maturity, etc. are factors that indicate that pure online, asynchronous coursework is not a good fit for many students. I believe this is why there is more than one option available to complete the online learning experience requirement.