As development and operation of the massive open online courses (MOOCs) involve multiple stakeholders to work in cooperation, this paper inquired two key stakeholders in the MOOC development, teaching, and operation: administrators and faculty in 50 higher education institutions in China. We sought the experiences and expectations from MOOC…

Next Generation High Schools are schools that redesign the high school experience to make it more engaging and worthwhile for high school students. In order to create such Next Generation High Schools, schools, districts, and States should utilize evidence-based strategies to transform high schools in ways that engage students and help prepare…

NAMLE was founded (as the Alliance for a Media Literate America) 10 years ago with a mission "to expand and improve the practice of media literacy education in the United States." There have been many successes since then, and some disappointments. The expansion of media literacy education into schools has fallen into the latter…

This article is based on two main theses: a) qualitative improvements in education will not come about as a result of rhetoric or superficial proposals for solutions made by the so-called new breed or educators, but rather as a result of a deeper understanding of the teaching-learning process and the development and use of new and better…

Programmatic instructional development refers to sequenced and coordinated efforts to produce effective instructional programs which cumulate over time and which attain outcomes that would be impossible under non-programmatic projects. As practiced at the Southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL), it involves the combined efforts of specialists from…

Author believes that an overemphasis on hardware is a common pitfall in educational technology, and maintains that sophistication in technology is no index of its usefulness. Article discusses the relevance of a systems approach to the daily needs of lecturers, the role and desirable procedures and objectives for a department of media and…

Discussion of quality and productivity in American schools concludes that the schools are operating at near peak efficiency based on the existing management, operations, and instructional models of traditional education. Some form of technological intervention is suggested as the basis for redesigning the present system. (42 references) (LRW)

Educational television has not yet reached its full potential for supporting the social studies in American public schools. The most effective roles for television have not yet been defined, nor have social studies educators developed the production thrust that can enable television to fill a major role in social studies education. This document…

In 11 chapters, this book objectively looks at school restructuring on the basis of prominent reports on education; materials submitted by local schools and school systems; results from the AASA (American Association of School Administrators) survey; and interviews with local school leaders, prominent reformers, as well as several state and…

An integrated framework for individualized instruction in vocational and technical education could consist of five components, including the student, teacher, environment, instructional content, and mediation. In this review, research and development materials identified through a computer search of materials in the Educational Resources…

This presentation addresses three topics: (1) the assessment of professional learning communities in schools; (2) the design and development of professional learning communities in schools; and (3) the effects of professional learning communities in schools. The purpose of this brief document is to share descriptions, processes, and materials…