Online Learning JASON Project

The JASON Project• Created by JASON

Learning founded in 1989 by Dr. Robert Ballard

• Science-based interactive multimedia curricular program

• Includes After-School curriculum programs

including Immersion Learning

The JASON Project

• Articles, hands-on lab activities, videos, games / digital labs

• Contains customizable lesson plans, extensions, interdisciplinary connections

Policies and Regulations

• Policies and regulations are the rules and actions of society (or its surrogates) that affect the diffusion and use of Instructional Technology” (Seels & Richey, 1994, p. 47).

• Examples Include: – Web-based instruction, – Instructional and community

television, – Copyright law, – Standards for equipment and

programs, – Use policies,

The JASON Project

JASON's curricula cover core contentareas in STEM fields and are designed tobe used as replacements for traditional textbooks or as enriching supplementalmaterials in upper elementary, middleschool, and high school classrooms.

The JASON Project

The multimedia curricula include reading

selections, hands-on activities, videos,

and online games for students, andlesson plans, implementation tips,

and a powerful digital platform for

educators.All curricular components are

rigorouslyaligned to national and state

sciencestandards along with Common Coremathematics and English language

arts standards.

JASON Learning offers a comprehensive example of flipped classroom that combines set of online learning and classroom instruction for middle school and high school and is taught by certified and licensed teachers that align to national and state standards.

Empirical research on the flipped classroom in higher education is limited and has mainly been conducted with undergraduate students and in science fields, but the existing research shows relatively positive results (Bishop & Verleger, 2013).

District’s Strengths

• Use of Distance Learning Facilitators

• Incorporation of an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

• 3.5 Hour Staff Development Training on AUP for district personnel

• Maintains compliance with Alternative Methods for Earning Credit, (Distance Learning ) EHDE ( Legal)

• Needs-Assessment completed by all teachers in order to develop personal plans for incorporation and use of IT

Distance Learning Facilitators helps:• Keep students progress on track,• Provide resources,• Assist in tutoring,• Challenging ideas raised and encourage students to complete the problem-solving process.

JASON Learning Strengths

• Collaboration among students,• Engaged social networking• Interactive and visual• Ability of students to learn independently• STEM and scientific discovery

Issues in Online Learning

• Teachers concern about the security of online environment.• Making sure that students are honest about their online identity.• Cyber bullying

BibliographyBishop, J. L.,& Verleger, M. A. (2013,

June). The flipped classroom: A survey of the research. Paper presented at the meeting of American Society of Engineering Education, Atlanta, GA.

JASON Learning (n.d). About JASON. Retrieved from https://www.jason.org/about

Richey, R.C., & Seels, B. (1994). Defining a field: A case study of the development of the 1994 definition of instructional technology. In D.P.Ely (Ed.), Educational media and technology yearbook: 1994. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited