Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Tennessee developing eLearning model

The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that the Hamilton County school System is leading schools across Tennessee in developing statewide curriculum for online courses. The system is the beneficiary of a three-year, $2.7 million grant to write online course curriculums. Seven other systems are receiving $100,000 each per year to serve as the pilot sites that offer Hamilton County online courses. Stacy Schaudel, one of the coordinators of Tennessee's e4 TN initiative, says: "We're building the model of what e-learning will look like in Tennessee." The e4 TN initiative aims to create 26 courses aligned with state standards required by the No Child Left Behind Act...

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