February 20, 2015

Duncan Is New Co-Leader at Stark County Library

Welcome Jean Duncan McFarren, as the Deputy Director of the Stark County District Library - The Smart Store, where everything is free�.

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Facilitated Online Dual Credit Courses Result in Deep Learning

A recent Stark Education Partnership study - funded by the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation - sought to answer the question "Do facilitated online dual credit courses result in deep learning?"[1]

The answer? They definitely can. Stark County students, facilitating teachers, and college faculty from the study agreed that a number of the components of deep learning were present in the online dual credit courses students were enrolled in with Stark State College in the fall of 2014.

The role of the facilitating teacher in online dual credit courses may be particularly crucial in bridging the gap for low income and first generation college students providing guidance on college knowledge and serving a function similar to collegiate success coaches.

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[1] NCES (2013). Dual Credit and Exam-Based Courses in U.S. Public High Schools: 2010-11 Retrieved from http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2013/2013001.pdf

The Stark Education Partnership, Inc., is a 501(c)-3 non-profit education reform support organization in Stark County, Ohio crossing the lines of 17 public school districts. The Partnership collaborates with educators, business, community and civic leaders to create and respond to opportunities that will add substantial and measurable value to education.
Questions or comments? Email [email protected] or call 330-452-0829. Visit our website at http://www.edpartner.org