Iowa Distance Education Alliance. Final Evaluation Report. Abbreviated Version [electronic resource] / Chris Sorenson and Others.
This report describes 2-year outcomes of the Iowa Distance Education Alliance (IDEA), a partnership involving educational institutions across Iowa that received funding from the federal Star Schools Program to demonstrate the use of the Iowa Communication Network's (ICN's) fiber-optic tech...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This report describes 2-year outcomes of the Iowa Distance Education Alliance (IDEA), a partnership involving educational institutions across Iowa that received funding from the federal Star Schools Program to demonstrate the use of the Iowa Communication Network's (ICN's) fiber-optic technology for K-12 instruction. First-year project activities focused on teacher training and public relations. When the fiber-optic network was "lit" during the second year, the focus changed to using the network to deliver programming for K-12 students and teachers. Data were obtained from surveys of regional partnerships and coordinators, Iowa citizens, students, teachers, department chairs of teacher-preparation programs, workshop participants, and members of the Teacher Education Alliance. Database user logs were also analyzed. The data show that the project has been extremely successful. All of the objectives outlined in the proposal were accomplished. Cooperation and collaboration among educational organizations improved and innovative instructional activities were initiated. Students and teachers who use the system view it positively, as do other Iowans who have seen the system in operation. However, implementation occurred at a slower pace than anticipated. Continued success may hinge on future developments in the following key areas: access to the system, policy issues, operational issues, teacher inservice, preservice teacher education, information access and coordination, and collaboration. (LMI) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED389060. Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. Contract Number: R203B2001-93. ERIC Note: For full report, see EA 026 866. |
| Physical Description: | 37 p. |