NROC Network Members Meeting
March 1 & 2, 2010
Monterey, California
Registration is open for the second annual NROC Network members meeting which will be held at the Monterey Beach Resort. There will be tracks on Professional Development, Growing OER, and Managing Change in Programs, Policies and Strategies. Member organizations and those interested in becoming members are invited to send representatives.
New Resource Available to Southern State Educators
December 3, 2009
The Kentucky Learning Depot is now open to P-20 educators across Kentucky looking for a one-stop, low-cost, high-tech solution to their digital content needs. Their collection of content includes the robust multimedia learning objects from the National Repository of Online Courses (NROC).
Feasibility Study for Creating an Online Catalogue for University Presses
November 17, 2009
In October 2008, MITE received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to do research into the marketing practices of university presses. The results of that research are available here in an abridged version of the full report prepared for the Foundation.
Continuity of Learning During the Flu Season
November 2009
With the flu season underway, educational institutions are utilizing NROC content to keep homebound students engaged.
MITE Receives $5 Million Grant for Developmental Math Project
October 9, 2009
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently awarded the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education a $5 million grant to fund a new developmental math project. The program will combine the four courses required in most remedial math sequences. Using pre-assessments and multiple learning approaches, MITE hopes to create coursework that can be customized to each individual student's needs.
AMATYC and MITE Team Up To Tackle Developmental Math
August 25, 2009
The Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently brought together subject-matter experts from AMATYC (American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges) and representatives from the Gates Foundation to develop a new vision for a developmental mathematics curriculum. The framework that came out of the Seattle workshop is a "new vision" for mathematics courses.
Improving Education via Open Educational Resources (OER) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
June 10, 2009
Some states have already started using the federal stimulus funding to get involved in the OER movement through a membership in the National Repository of Online Courses (NROC). According to Barbara Chow, Education Program Director for The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. "It works, it is cost effective, it improves instruction and it can have a profound impact on improving student outcomes."
MIT Press works with the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education on groundbreaking online-only journal
March 30, 2009
MIT Press, in cooperation with The Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE), is pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of The International Journal of Learning and Media (IJLM). A first of its kind, the journal is devoted to examining the intersection of media and learning in multiple contexts. The development and publication of IJLM is supported by a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation as part of its 5-year, $50 million, initiative in digital media and learning.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Developmental Math Project
March 10, 2009
The Monterey Institute for Technology and Education has been chosen by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to design new developmental math content which will help students overcome current obstacles to success. MITE will be holding focus groups around the country with various groups from middle school, high school and community colleges as it designs this new material.
Monterey Institute For Technology and Education’s Innovative Online Learning Algebra Project
December 10, 2008 The Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE) has received a grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation for a new project to combat the breakdown of algebra education by using cutting edge online learning methods and technologies.
Innovative Online Learning Spreads Across Mississippi
December 3, 2008
Teachers across the state of Mississippi can now use the top-notch online courses in the NROC library and other innovative teaching tools to help their students learn.
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