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The Boston College Lynch School of Education has released a new set of studies, published in the Journal of Technology, Learning and Assessment that confirms what many have always claimed in the online learning community: teachers are integral to an online curriculum in any classroom. Schools use online curriculum in a variety manners, though in most circumstances it is used to provide one-to-one computing to students. Although effective in self-paced instruction, studies such as those released by Boston College and the thoughts of many advocates in the field recommend that teachers, well-trained in the practice, be a part of instruction that incorporates online curriculum.

E School News reports the summary of those findings and interviews Boston College’s education experts for their views:

According to Bebell and O’Dwyer [study analysts], a big mistake that both researchers and educators make in talking about 1-to-1 computing programs is assuming that by adding computers to the classroom, nothing else has to change. One-to-one computing ‘refers to the level at which access to technology is available to students and teachers; by definition, it says nothing about actual educational practices,’ say the editors.

ODYSSEYWARE® fully agrees that teachers are an integral part of the online learning atmosphere. For that reason, we offer training sessions conducted by our professional staff to achieve proficiency with teachers who will use our curriculum. Although our curriculum is extremely easy to learn how to use, we ensure that our partner schools are well-prepared prior to deploying ODYSSEYWARE within their classrooms. That is our commitment to you.