What Online College Educators need to Know about Evolving Online and Blended Learning Trends in K-12

September 27, 2010 - 12:32pm | by Chinkley
Presenter(s)
Cathy Cavanaugh (University of Florida College of Education, US)
Session Information
November 4, 2010 - 9:40am
Track: 
K-12 Online Education
Session Type: 
Featured Session
Location: 
Grand Sierra C
Session Duration: 
80
Concurrent Session: 
3
Virtual Session
Abstract
A growing cadre of virtual high school alumni has gone to college during the past decade, and these students have a vastly different educational experience and set of expectations than either previous generations of college students or their peers who do not take high school courses online.  This session reviews current research on who is participating in virtual high schools and the virtual school experience, focusing on implications for college instructors for working with students who have learned in various physical, virtual and blended environments.
Final Presentation: 
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Lead Presenter

Cathy Cavanaugh, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of educational technology in the University of Florida College of Education, teaching in the areas of instructional design and distance education. Her experience includes teaching grades 6-9 science in St. Croix, Orlando, and Naples; as well as teaching at the University of North Florida. Cathy’s research includes studies of classroom technology and professional development in Florida schools, effective practices in virtual schools, online professional development, and design of online and blended courses. She holds degrees in education from  the University of South Florida, the University of Central Florida, and the University of the Virgin Islands. She has published numerous books, chapters, articles and papers in online education; she was the 2009 recipient of the Researcher Award from the International Association for K-12 Online Learning and she is a 2010 Fulbright Senior Scholar preparing for a project in Nepal.