Locate online learning references for students, parents and educators. Find links to
Minnesota based and national resources providing general information
about online learning as well as teaching websites, quality measures
and rubrics, cost guidelines and strategies.
Minnesota resources
ATLAS Academy Website
ATLAS (Arrowhead Technology Literacy Association of Schools) introduces the academy’s curriculum repository of lesson plans along with online resources for teachers, students and libraries.
Minnesota Department of Education – Online Learning
The official website of the Minnesota Department of Education. General information about online learning plus State statutes, forms and resources.
Minnesota Online Learning Alliance (MNOLA)
MNOLA fosters and enriches student
learning by promoting and supporting the viability of quality K-12 online programs
throughout Minnesota.
National resources
Digital Learning Commons
The Digital Learning Commons (DLC) is a nonprofit organization working
to improve access to educational opportunities and learning resources
by providing high-quality educational materials, online courses, and
technology tools to all students and teachers in Washington State.
National Repository of Online Courses (NROC)
NROC is a growing library of high-quality online courses for students and faculty in higher education, high school and Advanced Placement.
North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL)
The mission of NACOL is to increase educational opportunities and enhance learning by providing collegial expertise and leadership in K-12 online teaching and learning.
Educators
Essential Principles of Quality, Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
This checklist is based on the SREB Essential Principles of Quality and is designed to assist states in determining the quality and effectiveness of web-based courses for Middle and High School students.
Guide to Teaching Online Courses, National Education Association, 2006
This guide is designed to provide an overview of the development of an effective online education system, focusing particularly on the skills teachers need to teach effectively online, the professional development necessary to acquire those skills, and the models schools need to evaluate and improve online teaching. It is critically important that school systems and school administrators contemplate such issues before launching online courses or enrolling significant numbers of their students in such courses.
Investigating Quality of Internet Courses (IQ)
Locate reports on courses that have been evaluated against the IQ guidelines and have met or exceeded criteria made available on this site to assist school administrators, parents and students in making purchasing and enrollment decisions.
Minnesota Learning Innovations Council
This Council was created to review and approve education projects that keep Minnesota at the forefront of learning innovations. The vision and action plan will provide the foundation for meeting the digital learning needs in the K-20 learning environments by providing a strategic direction, promoting a collaborative model, and developing services to fulfill identified needs.
Rubric for Online Instruction (ROI)
This site is designed to answer the question being asked: What does a high quality online course look like? Instructors and instructional designers will use this site to learn more about the rubric, and be able to view examples of exemplary courses that instructors have done in implementing the different components of the rubric.
Source: Minnesota Department of Education
Page last updated in July 2008.
K-12 Online Learning
