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''Omaha Public Schools eLearning'' ('''OPS''') is a | ''Omaha Public Schools eLearning'' ('''OPS''') is a district-run school programme in the [[US]] state of [[Nebraska]], founded in 2006. OPS was initially designed to meet the needs of credit recovery students in grades 9-12, but evolved into a blended learning programme for all students. Credit recovery students access online content while at a physical school with in-person teachers. | ||
In 2010-2011 there were nearly 15,000 blended face-to-face students; 600 full-time online students; and 2,500 supplemental students. | |||
OPS uses [[OER]] content from NROC (Monterey Institute for Technology and Education). | |||
The Omaha Public Schools web site is at http://www.ops.org/district/. There is no web site for its eLearning programme. | The Omaha Public Schools web site is at http://www.ops.org/district/. There is no obvious web site for its eLearning programme. | ||
''Note: most of this content is drawn from a single report, "Keeping Pace With K-12 Online Learning," and at a glance, content has proven difficult to confirm via other sources (Sept 2011).'' | |||
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[[Category:Virtual schools in the US]] | [[Category:Virtual schools in the US]] | ||
[[Category:Large virtual schools]] | |||
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[[Category:US supplemental virtual school providers]] | |||
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[[Category:VISCED]] | [[Category:VISCED]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:46, 19 December 2011
Omaha Public Schools eLearning (OPS) is a district-run school programme in the US state of Nebraska, founded in 2006. OPS was initially designed to meet the needs of credit recovery students in grades 9-12, but evolved into a blended learning programme for all students. Credit recovery students access online content while at a physical school with in-person teachers.
In 2010-2011 there were nearly 15,000 blended face-to-face students; 600 full-time online students; and 2,500 supplemental students.
OPS uses OER content from NROC (Monterey Institute for Technology and Education).
The Omaha Public Schools web site is at http://www.ops.org/district/. There is no obvious web site for its eLearning programme.
Note: most of this content is drawn from a single report, "Keeping Pace With K-12 Online Learning," and at a glance, content has proven difficult to confirm via other sources (Sept 2011).
References
- "Keeping Pace With Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice". Evergreen Education Group, 2010, http://kpk12.com/reports/
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