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What Can Congress and the Federal Government Do to Promote Quality Online Learning Opportunity for All Students?
This infographic portrays how Congress and the federal government can take actionable steps to promote quality online learning opportunities. By explaining specific policy approaches, and how to achieve each approach, iNACOL informs policymakers and...
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iNACOL National Standards for Quality Online Programs
The standards in this document address what is needed for a quality online program, elements of which include quality course design and quality online teaching. This report provides the encompassing and over-arching set of standards program leaders...
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Promising Practices in Online Learning: Funding and Policy Frameworks for Online Learning
What do strong policy and funding frameworks look like, and what specific benefits do they afford? Which online learning policy and funding structures hold promise for all modes of learning? This report lays the groundwork by creating frameworks for...
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Promising Practices in Online Learning: A Parent's Guide to Choosing the Right Online Program
This guide assists parents in understanding what online learning is and in selecting the right online school, program, or course for their children. As part of the Promising Practices series, the authors explain online learning promising practices...
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Clearing the Path: Creating Innovation Space for Serving Over-Age, Under-Credited Students in Competency-Based Pathways
This report provides guidance on creating competency-based approaches for over-age, under-credited students that have fallen off the track toward graduation. Drawing on a wide range of expertise, this paper explores how states can create space for...
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Lessons Learned from Virtual Schools: Experiences and Recommendations from the Field
No two virtual schools are alike. There is vast complexity and uniqueness in what these virtual schools do, how they do it, and the stages of growth and progress they have experienced. This report analyzes the dynamic models, progress, and pitfalls...
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When Success is the Only Option: Designing Competency-Based Pathways for Next Generation Learning
This paper provides an introduction to competency-based pathways, a necessary condition to realizing the potential of next generation learning. Significantly, this report finds that competency-based pathways are re-engineering our education system...
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Statement of Principles for Model Legislation in States
Globally, the highest performing nations have competency-based education systems – not systems based on seat time. iNACOL believes in student-centered learning and makes policy recommendations based on doing what is right for kids to have greater...
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Online Learning: Top 5 Federal Policy Issues
iNACOL released this policy brief providing federal legislators with background information and concrete, actionable recommendations on 5 key issues within student-centered, competency-based education. Online Learning: Top 5 Federal Policy Issues...
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State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in Canada (2011)
Online and blended learning are educational innovations that provide courses, teachers, and opportunities for students who may not otherwise have access due to geographic isolation. Canada was one of the first countries to embrace technology and the...
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The Online Learning Definitions Project
The Online Learning Definitions Project is designed to provide states, districts, online programs, and other organizations with a set of definitions related to online and blended learning in order to develop policy, practice, and an understanding of...
