mvlri initiatives - august 27, 2014 (mvlri webinar series)
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For this inaugural edition of the MVLRI Webinar Series, the MVLRI Team talked about the many initiatives that are launching for the K-12 online and blended learning research community. Hear about publishing and presenting opportunities and ways to build your network of researchers and collaborators!TRANSCRIPT
MVLRI Initiatives
Presented by: MVLRI TeamJoe Freidhoff, Justin Bruno, Kristen DeBruler,
Kathryn Kennedy, and Rebecca Stimson
• Research, Policy, Innovation & Networks• expands Michigan’s capacity to • support new learning models, • engage in active research to inform new
policies in online and blended learning, and • strengthen the state’s infrastructures for
sharing best practices.• http://www.mvlri.org
About MVLRI
• Fellows• Publications• Clearinghouse• Social media – Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn,
Google+, YouTube• Blog• Webinars• Collaborative Meetings
Overview
• Augmenting capacity, bringing in experts• One-year appointments• Current fellows – Jered Borup, Susan Lowes,
Tom Clark, Keryn Pratt, Sean Smith• Past fellows – Rick Ferdig, Leanna
Archambault, Michael Barbour, Phoebe Winter, Gordon Freedman
Fellows
• Blog
Publications
• Partnership with iNACOL to build resource• Current Project Contributors – COLSD,
CANeLearn, Quality Matters• Over 650 references!• http://k12onlineresearch.org
Clearinghouse
• Twitter @MVLRI_MVU • Facebook facebook.com/mvlrinstitute • LinkedIn linkedin.com
/company/michigan-virtual-learning-research-institute• Google+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/109025642272697379955/posts
• YouTube /mvlri1
Social Media
• Weekly posts• If you have anything to share,
please let us know!• Guest bloggers welcome!
Blog
• FREE registration through Eventbrite• Advertising through social media• Want to present? Let us know!• Timing is flexible, all throughout the year• If you can’t attend, will be recorded• Formal webinars on finished research• Informal webinars on works in progress
Webinars
• Quarterly meetings• Fall – October• Winter – January• Spring – April • Summer – July
• First Collaborative October 2014• Conference get-togethers
Collaborative Meetings
• Email – [email protected] • Twitter – @MVLRI_MVU • Facebook – facebook.com/mvlrinstitute • LinkedIn – linkedin.com/company
/michigan-virtual-learning-research-institute
Contact the MVLRI Team