The Haiku Team has long believed that teaching and learning online complements the traditional classroom setting and that it can also stand on its own – that’s why we do what we do. A recent study conducted by SRI International for the Department of Education concludes that, on average, students learn better online.
This article in the New York Times summarizes the report well. The complete report is available as a PDF as well.
Web 2.0 tools invite innovation
eSchoolNews further touched on this topic of online learning with its article “Schools get help in using Web 2.0 tools” that summarizes a whitepaper by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) about using the Web in the classroom. In short, the CoSN found an increasing interest in identifying new needs for new systems rather than looking for new systems to solve old needs; in other words, it’s crucial to rethink existing structures and whether they require an overhaul.
Web 2.0 tools make it possible for convenient collaboration, which means more people are engaged and have a voice — and that includes everyone from administrators to community members.
We’re encouraged by these findings because they demonstrate just how much online education has evolved in the past few years in terms of its advantages, acceptance and wide-spread use, and quality and effectiveness of the available tools. Haiku LMS will constantly evolve as we continue to collaborate with teachers, schools, and districts to brainstorm new ideas and features that will make their online environment an even more effective teaching and learning framework.
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