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Research Clearinghouse for K-12 Blended & Online Learning

Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute:Joe Freidhoff, DirectorKristen DeBruler, ResearcherJustin Bruno, Research Associate

October 2013

http://k12onlineresearch.org

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Overview

1.) Background and evolution of Clearinghouse project

2.) Current use and functionalities

3.) Ideas for future

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About MVLRI• Established in 2012 under operation of

Michigan Virtual University

• Charged with producing original research and reports to inform K-12 knowledge and policy regarding online and blended learning

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Clearinghouse Initiative

• Result of rewriting of Michigan Public Act 60, known as the State School Aid Act

– Legislation requires its provision to house research reports, academic studies, evaluations, and other information related to online learning

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iNACOL & NGLC Partnerships

• iNACOL’s K-12 online research database supported by Next Generation Learning Challenges had considerable overlap

• Avoid duplication – collaborate to manage and offer the site housing resources

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Clearinghouse Evolution• Early contributor – UF’s Virtual School

Clearinghouse– Focus on virtual schooling and VS evaluation– Directed by Dr. Rick Ferdig, sponsored by AT&T

Foundation– Shared hundreds of references for this project

• Many references identified by MVLRI and iNACOL staff

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Clearinghouse Evolution, Cont.• Current contributor – Center on Online

Learning and Students with Disabilities

• Now houses 493 references to impactful research in the field of online and blended learning

• http://k12onlineresearch.org

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Using the Clearinghouse• Recommended browsers: Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox• Search functionality includes a number of search criteria (title,

author, keywords, etc.) across 4 separate fields– Using an asterisk “*” after your search term is strongly

recommended. Acts as wildcard and returns more results

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Topic KeywordsHyperlinked on the home page to create easy, one-click searches by keyword

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Date Added Keywords• One of the most useful search functions is the “Date

Added” keyword search– Allows you to see the most recently added references

to keep abreast of research in the field

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Project Contributor KeywordThis keyword search organizes records by the project contributor

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Search Results OptionsFrom the results screen after your search, users can click the “Details” link to get more detailed information on the record

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Navigating Search ResultsUsers can click the <Record or Record> to navigate forward or backward through search results

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Creating a BibliographyTo create a bibliography, place a check next to your selected records from the results, and click the “Bibliography” button from the top of the page

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Creating a Bibliography, Cont.Users then have the option of saving or printing the bibliography, in APA 6th edition citation style

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Exporting RecordsUsers can export selected records in either RIS or XML format for the purposes of adding to their own reference library. Simply check the box next to your selected records, choose your file type from the drop down menu, and click “Export”

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Getting Started Guide

For further assistance, please refer to our “Getting Started” guide at:

http://k12onlineresearch.org/templates/PDF/gettingstarted.pdf

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Clearinghouse Future

• MVLRI and iNACOL seek project contributors– Contributors: organizations wishing to provide

research references and promote the Clearinghouse to their audiences

– MOU outlining contribution and promotion expectations

• Project contributor guidelines are located at http://k12onlineresearch.org/templates/PDF/contributorguide.pdf

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Clearinghouse Future, Cont.

• Vision: crowd-sourced, community driven by involvement from the field– Maintaining balance of growth while ensuring

quality references

• Sustainability: value-add opportunities?– Linking to paywalled articles from contributors

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Ideas for the Future

• Keyword tagging– Selecting a featured keyword for each month– Interested individuals could survey a certain

set of resources for one specific keyword– Identify resources already in your EndNote

library housed in the Clearinghouse, submit your own keywords

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Ideas for the Future

• Seeking individuals to help tag resources with appropriate keywords– Many references currently housed are not

exhaustively tagged

• Interested individuals can contact Kathryn Kennedy at [email protected]

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Questions? Ideas?

Please use the chat box to submit any questions for the presenters, thoughts, ideas, etc.

http://k12onlineresearch.org


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