Nebraska Partnership for Innovation (PFI) joins the NROC Network
November 10, 2008
The versatility of NROC membership lets school districts serve diverse populations across Nebraska by customizing NROC materials to meet the specific needs of their students and faculty.
MITE to Study University Press Marketing
November 4, 2008
The Monterey Institute for Technology and Education was recently awarded a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the purposes of studying marketing practices and strategies for university presses.
Online Education Ratchets Up for Georgia Students: Georgia Virtual School Joins the NROC Network
September 8, 2008
Taking classes in cyberspace just got better for Georgia
high school students. Georgia Virtual School (GAVS) has become a supporting member of the National Repository of Online Courses (NROC), making this library of top notch online courses available to students and educators
across Georgia.
MITE is 2008 MacArthur Grant Recipient
March 17, 2008
The Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE) has received a $2 million grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to support the development and publication of a new quarterly journal, the International Journal of Learning and Media (IJLM) to be published by MIT Press.
Free online materials could save schools billions
This article on Free Online Content which appeared in the November 6, 2007 edition of USA Today prominently mentions Hippocampus.
Distance Learning Today
Supplement on distance learning that appeared in the November 9, 2007 issue of USA Today.
NROC- SREB Partnership
A regional leader in helping state leaders create and expand effective uses of technology in schools and colleges, The Southern Regional Education Board’s (SREB) Educational Technology Cooperative has partnered with the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE) to provide high schools and colleges in SREB’s 16 member states with online content from the National Repository of Online Courses (NROC).
MITE is Proud to Announce the Official Launch of HippoCampus
On September 13, 2007, MITE officially launched HippoCampus (www.hippocampus.org), a free interactive homework help site designed for students and teachers. Teachers will have the ability to create their own customized pages with just the content they want their students to view. They can also add bookmarks and custom announcements. Over the next several months, MITE will continue to add features that will make the site more useful for teachers and students.
Conversations from the Field: part II
In the second of this continuing series, Bob Threlkeld addresses the faculty point of view of online learning and course development. Bob also presents two case studies from schools with different approaches to course development.
NROC Network Advisory Panel Summit a Huge Success!
On October 3 - 6, 2006, NROC held its annual Advisory Panel Summit at the offices of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation in Menlo Park. The Advisory Panel includes leaders in the online education community from institutions across the country. After two days of insightful discussions, the Advisory Panel members left with a new understanding of the NROC Network and the importance of their role, and the NROC staff came away with outstanding recommendations for advancing the mission of NROC.
Launch of the NROC Network
On August 1, the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education launched its new member community. This collaborative site provides NROC members a central location to go to find technical support, interact with colleagues, attend webinars, find articles and tech tips, as well as a variety of other resources.
Social Authoring Collaborations
In August, the NROC Network is launching its social authoring project with two teams of faculty who will work on collaboratively authoring online courses for use in online and hybrid introductory psychology and anatomy and physiology courses. The teams will be using online collaboration tools through nrocnetwork.org and opencourse.org to contribute, review and organize course objects.
Conversations from the Field
In the first feature: "Conversations from the Field," the former Dean of Distance Learning at Cal State Fresno, Bob Threlkeld, shares insights and reports from interviews with over 50 administrators, thought leaders and distance learning directors about the state of online education. Bob will publish topical reports and write a monthly column based on his conversations and research. Read Bob's first report, "Online Education in Community Colleges," at www.nrocnetwork.org.
Quality Course Guidelines Website
The Online Course Evaluation Project (www.edutools.info) is a set of guidelines that expert reviewer teams use to evaluate existing courses submitted for review. Reviews may be privately commissioned for independent assessment and feedback, or made publicly available to other institutions searching for sources of online courses to adopt.
Introducing Quality Course Guidelines
The National Repository of Online Course Guidelines shape the development and redevelopment of courses that make up the NROC library. These guidelines, based on learning theory and best practices in online education, cover ten essential domains and describe how to create effective high-quality online learning experiences. In August, members of the NROC Network will be participating in online discussions and training session about using the guidelines in their institutions.
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